ព្យុះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali bāyu (“wind”) or Sanskrit वायु (vāyu). Cognate with Lao ພາຍຸ (phā nyu), Thai พายุ (paa-yú).

Shorto (2006) posits a Proto-Mon-Khmer root, *by(əw)h (“storm”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ព្យុះ b̥yuḥ
WT romanisation	pyuh
(standard) IPA^(key)	/pʰjuh/

Noun

ព្យុះ • (pyuh)

storm, typhoon
range, anger

See also

ព្យុះភ្លៀង (pyuh phliəng)

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