Khmer Dictionary: ពឹង

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  1. ទី ( n ) [tii]   - detail »
    nominalizing particle which forms compound nouns having the general meaning `something which is worthy of VERB' or `something which is the object of VERB' eg. ទី​ពឹង​ `someone or something upon which one can depend' from ពឹង​ `to depend on' ; ទីសំអប់ `object of hatred' from សំអប់ `hatred'
  2. ពឹង ( v ) [pɨŋ]   - detail »
    to ask for a favor / help; to depend / count on, resort to; to lean / rely on something with all one's might
    Eg. ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រខ្មែរវិលមកវិញដដែល​ ខ្មែរពឹងសៀម ខ្មែរពឹងយួន ​ខ្មែរ​នឹងបាត់បង់អ្វីទៀត​? : Cambodian history returns again to Cambodians being dependent on Thailand or Cambodians being dependent on Vietnam; what else will Cambodia lose?
  3. ពឹង ( v ) [pɨŋ]   - detail »
    to straighten (out) the back after a load has been placed on it
    See:ពឹត