Khmer Dictionary: ពុំ

1. ពុំ [pum]
   negative particle not, non-, without ( ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases; like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់ according the the VK, ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior)
   
2. ពុំ ( adj ) [pum]
   to be beloved, dear, favorite; dearest, darling
   
   Reference: ពុំងា
1. កែវពុំងា [kaev pum ŋie] : beloved, darling
   
2. ទៅជាប្លែកមើលពុំស្គាល់ [tɨv~toh cie plaek məəl pum skoal] : to change beyond recognition
   
3. ទុកមាត់ពុំស្ងៀម [----- moat pum sŋiǝm] : to fail to hold one's tongue
   
4. ទៅពុំរួច [tɨv~toh pum ruəc] : to be unable to leave
   
5. នៅមាត់ពុំស្ងៀម [nɨv moat pum sŋiǝm] : to fail to hold one's tongue
   
6. ប្រដៅពុំរាបពុំរាង [prɑdav pum riep pum rieŋ] : to be incorrigible (esp. of children)
   
7. ពុំខាន [ឡើយ :: pum kʰaan laəy] : without fail, certainly, without a doubt
   
8. ពុំគាប់ចិត្ត [pum koap cət] : to be unsatisfactory
   
9. ពុំគួរ [pum kuə] : should not; to be improper
   
10. ពុំចេរ [pum ceɛ] : only if
    
11. ពុំចេះចប់ [pum ceh cɑp] : without end, infinitely, endlessly
    
12. ប្រាប់ពុំរាង [prap pum rieŋ] : to be incorrigible
    
13. ពុំជា [pum cie] : not good, not well, bad
    
14. ពុំជូកាល [pum -----] : at the wrong time, at an unusual / odd time
    
15. ពុំដែលមានហ្មង [pum dael mien maaŋ] : never to have done anything wrong
    
16. ពុំដែលសោះ [pum dael sɑh] : absolutely never, never at all
    
17. ពុំត្រាស្បើយ [pum traa sbaǝy] : to be constantly / chronically ill, unabated (of an illness)
    
18. ពុំទាន់ ... ផង ... ស្រាប់តែ : not to have time (to do something) before ... suddenly ....
    Eg. ខ្ញុំពុំទាន់ញ៉ាំ​រួចផង ស្រាប់តែសាចានចេញអស់: I didn't have time to finish eating when suddenly they took all the plates away.
19. ពុំនោះទេ [pum nuh tee] See: ពុំនោះសោត
20. ពុំនោះសោត [pum nuh saot] : or, on the other hand, further, furthermore, moreover, besides (introduces a final clause)
    Eg. លោកអាចទៅទីក្រុងកំពង់ចាម​តាមកប៉ាល់ឬកាណូត​ ពុំនោះសោតជិះរថយន្តឈ្នួលក៏បាន: You can go to Kompong Cham City by ship or motor-boat, or on the other hand you can take a bus.
21. ពុំនោះសោត [pum nuh saot]
22. ពុំបាន [pum baa nɔɔ] : not able, not possible, not all right
    
23. ពុំមានខុស [pum mien kʰoh] : without mistakes, to be innocent, perfect
    
24. ពុំលង់ឡើយ [pum lʊəŋ laəy] : quickly and certainly
    
25. ពុំលែង [pum lɛɛŋ] : inevitably
    
26. ពុំសមបើ [pum sɑɑ mɔɔ baə] : it's not such a good idea to ... (somewhat milder than ពុំជាបើ )
    
27. ពុំសូវ [pum sǝv] : without (having to)
    Eg. ... ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហាជីវភាពដោយខ្លួនឯង ពុំសូវពឹងផ្អែក លើប្រជាជនកសិករពេក ...។: to solve living problems by ourselves without depending on the peasants.
28. មាសពុំងា [mieh pum ŋie] See: មាសពៅ
29. មើលពុំយល់ [məəl pum yʊəl] : not to understand
    
30. មើលពុំយល់ [məəl pum yʊəl] : (of manner of dress) to be inappropriate, unrecognizable; to be unkempt
    
31. មោះពុំគាប់ [mʊəh pum koap] : impropriety, indecency
    
32. យកខ្លួនពុំរួច [yɔɔ kɑɑ kluən pum ruəc] : to be unable to save oneself
    
33. ស្ងួនពុំងា [sŋuǝn pum ŋie] See: ស្ងួនពិសី