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Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bn₂uum ~ *bn₂əm (“hill”). Cognate with Semelai bnʉm and Koho bönöm (“mountain”) and Santali ᱵᱩᱱᱩᱢ (bunum, “termite hill, white ant hill”). Possibly related to Vietnamese nấm (“mound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ភ្នំ • (phnum)
- hill, mountain
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