ព្យាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali vyāma, from Sanskrit व्याम (vyāma, “fathom”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ព្យាម
b̥yām
WT romanisation pyiəm
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰjiəm/

Noun

ព្យាម • (pyiəm)

  1. fathom (unit of length equal to the distance between the tips of the fingers of both arms stretched out to either side, equal to 4 ហត្ថ (hat)​ or about six feet)
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