ពីរោះ

Khmer

Etymology

From Middle Khmer biroḥ ~ biyaroḥ (“to resound; to be resounding, sonorous, full, sweet-sounding, melodious”), probably an anomalous expansion of Khmer ព្រោះ (prŭəh, “to sow, to broadcast”). Related to Thai พิเราะ, เพราะ (prɔ́), ไพเราะ (pai-rɔ́).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ពីរោះ bīroḥ
WT romanisation	piirŭəh
(standard) IPA^(key)	/piː.ˈrŭəh/

Adjective

ពីរោះ • (piirŭəh) (abstract noun ភាពពីរោះ)

melodious; harmonious; pleasing to the ear

Derived terms

ពីរោះពិសា (piirŭəhpisaa)