Phnom Penh

UK/pəˈnɔːm ˈpɛn/UK/ˈnɒm ˈpɛn/US/(pə)ˈnɑm ˈpɛn/

proper noun

The capital city of Cambodia.

OriginKhmer ភ្នំពេញ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Cambodia.
  2. metonymicallyThe Cambodian government.

Origin

  1. Khmerភ្នំពេញ
  2. EnglishPhnom Penh

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Arabic بْنُوم بِنْه
  • بْنُوم بِنْه (bnūm binh)capital city of Cambodia
Bengali প্নম পেন
  • প্নম পেন (pnom pen)capital city of Cambodia
Bulgarian Пном Пе́н
  • Пном Пе́н (Pnom Pén)capital city of Cambodia
Chinese Cantonese 金邊 /金边
  • 金邊 /金边 (gam¹ bin¹)capital city of Cambodia
Chinese Mandarin 金邊 /金边
  • 金邊 /金边 (Jīnbiān)capital city of Cambodia
Czech Phnompenh
  • Phnompenhcapital city of Cambodia
Danish Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Dutch Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Estonian Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Finnish Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
French Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
German Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Greek Πνομ Πενχ
  • Πνομ Πενχ (Pnom Pench)capital city of Cambodia
Hebrew פְּנוֹם פֶּן
  • פְּנוֹם פֶּן (pnom pen)capital city of Cambodia
Hindi फ्नॉम पेन्ह
  • फ्नॉम पेन्ह (phnŏm penha)capital city of Cambodia
Hungarian Phnompen
  • Phnompencapital city of Cambodia
Icelandic Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Indonesian Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Italian Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Japanese プノンペン
  • プノンペン (Punonpen)capital city of Cambodia
Korean 프놈펜
  • 프놈펜 (Peunompen)capital city of Cambodia
Latvian Pnompeņa
  • Pnompeņacapital city of Cambodia
Lithuanian Pnompenis
  • Pnompeniscapital city of Cambodia
Malay Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Norwegian Bokmål Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Persian پنوم پن, پنومپن
  • پنوم پن (ponom pen)capital city of Cambodia
  • پنومپن (ponom-pen)capital city of Cambodia
Polish Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Portuguese Pnom Pen
  • Pnom Pencapital city of Cambodia
Romanian Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Russian Пномпе́нь
  • Пномпе́нь (Pnompénʹ)capital city of Cambodia
Slovak Phnom Pénh
  • Phnom Pénhcapital city of Cambodia
Spanish Nom Pen
  • Nom Pencapital city of Cambodia
Swedish Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Thai พนมเปญ
  • พนมเปญ (pá-nom-bpeen)capital city of Cambodia
Turkish Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penhcapital city of Cambodia
Ukrainian Пномпе́нь
  • Пномпе́нь (Pnompénʹ)capital city of Cambodia
Urdu پنوم پن
  • پنوم پن (pnom pen)capital city of Cambodia
Vietnamese Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vang
  • Phnôm Pênhcapital city of Cambodia
  • Nam Vangcapital city of Cambodia
  • Nam Vinhcapital city of Cambodia
  • Kim Biêncapital city of Cambodia
Yiddish פּנאָם־פּען
  • פּנאָם־פּען (pnom-pen)capital city of Cambodia
Cite this entry
APA

Phnom Penh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phnom%20Penh

MLA

“Phnom Penh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phnom%20Penh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phnom Penh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phnom%20Penh.

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