ត្បូង (tboung, “head”) with infixed -VN-. <span class="searchmatch">ដំបូង</span> • (dɑmboung) (abstract noun ភាព<span class="searchmatch">ដំបូង</span>) to be first, initial <span class="searchmatch">ដំបូង</span> • (dɑmboung) beginning, start, origin...
discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ដូង • (doung) coconut ដើមដូង (daəm doung) ទឹកដូង (tɨk doung, “coconut milk”) ត្បូង (tboung) <span class="searchmatch">ដំបូង</span> (dɑmboung)...
the head should point south when sleeping; compare ជើង (cəəng, “foot”) ~ "north") gemstone, precious stone compass points: [edit] <span class="searchmatch">ដំបូង</span> (dɑmboung)...