ភ្នំពេញ

Khmer

proper noun

Definitions

Phnom Penh (capital city in Cambodia)

Etymology

Compound from Central Khmer ភ្នំ (hill, mountain) + Central Khmer ពេញ (the name of the old lady who had built the pagoda on the hill, Penh).

Origin

Khmer

ពេញ

Gloss

the name of the old lady who had built the pagoda on the hill, Penh

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

พนมเปญ Thai
Nam Vang Vietnamese
Nam Vinh Vietnamese
ពេញ Central Khmer
ភ្នំ Central Khmer
ភ្នំភ្លើង Central Khmer
*bn₂uum, *bn₂əm Proto-Mon-Khmer
*tbiiɲ, *[d]pu[ə]ŋ, *tbiəɲ, *tbiɲ, *tbəɲ, *dpəɲ Proto-Mon-Khmer