Phnom Penh
/pəˈnɔːm ˈpɛn/US/(pə)ˈnɑm ˈpɛn/
Phnom Penh proper noun: the capital city of Cambodia.
Proper noun
Phnom Penh
- The capital city of Cambodia.
- The Cambodian government.
Phnom Penh meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
Phnom Penh in Hindi
- capital city of Cambodia
- फ्नॉम पेन्ह phnŏm penha
Phnom Penh in Urdu
- capital city of Cambodia
- پنوم پن pnom pen
Phnom Penh in Bengali
- capital city of Cambodia
- প্নম পেন pnom pen
Phnom Penh in Pashto
- capital city of Cambodia
- پنوم پېن panom pen
More languagesFewer languages
- Phnom Penh in Arabic
- بْنُوم بِنْه bnūm binh
- Phnom Penh in Malay
- Phnom Penh
- Phnom Penh in Indonesian
- Phnom Penh
- Phnom Penh in Persian
- پنوم پن ponom pen, پنومپن ponom-pen
- Phnom Penh in Thai
- พนมเปญ pá-nom-bpeen
- Phnom Penh in Vietnamese
- Phnôm Pênh, Nam Vang, Nam Vinh, Kim Biên
- Phnom Penh in Myanmar
- ဖနွမ်းပင် hpa.nwam:pang, ဖနောင်ပင် hpa.naungpang
Origin of Phnom Penh
From Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ, literally “Penh’s hill”).
Questions about Phnom Penh
- What does Phnom Penh mean?
- Phnom Penh means the capital city of Cambodia.
- What is Phnom Penh in Hindi?
- Phnom Penh in Hindi is फ्नॉम पेन्ह (phnŏm penha). See Phnom Penh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Phnom Penh?
- Phnom Penh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Phnom Penh?
- Phnom Penh is pronounced /pəˈnɔːm ˈpɛn/ (UK).
Words near Phnom Penh in the dictionary
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