ស្ពាន

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(j)baan ~ *(j)buun (bridge, causeway), maybe related to ពាន (piən, to walk on, climb over). Cognate with Northern Khmer ซเปียน. Compare Thai สะพาน (sà-paan).

Pronunciation

    Orthographic and Phonemic ស្ពាន
    s̥bān
    WT romanisation spiən
    (standard) IPA(key) /spiən/

    Noun

    ស្ពាន • (spiən)

    1. bridge
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