Etymology

Phnom Penh

Today it means: The capital city of Cambodia. Full definition →

Khmer ភ្នំពេញ
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  1. Khmer · borrowed fromភ្នំពេញ
  2. English todayPhnom Penh

From Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ, literally “Penh’s hill”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.