បន្ទូល

Khmer

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer pandūl, pandul (“royal command; royal utterance; to issue a royal command; to speak to (a subject); etc”, literally “to cause to hear or receive with humility”), perhaps an extended form of *pdūl (“to carry, place, raise, or wear on the head”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	បន្ទូល pn̥dūl
WT romanisation	bɑntuul
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ɓɑn.ˈtuːl/

Noun

បន្ទូល • (bɑntuul)

(archaic) crown of the head
(royal) words, speech, language; royal command