Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh

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

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Cambodia.
  2. metonymically The Cambodian government.

Translations

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name capital city of Cambodia

EspañolNom Pen
한국어프놈펜 Peunompen
日本語プノンペン Punonpen
中文金邊 /金边 Jīnbiān
हिन्दीफ्नॉम पेन्ह phnŏm penha
PortuguêsPnom Pen
FrançaisPhnom Penh
DeutschPhnom Penh
ItalianoPhnom Penh
ΕλληνικάΠνομ Πενχ Pnom Pench
RomânăPhnom Penh
РусскийПномпе́нь Pnompénʹ
Tiếng ViệtPhnôm Pênh, Nam Vang, Nam Vinh, Kim Biên
العربيةبْنُوم بِنْه bnūm binh
עבריתפְּנוֹם פֶּן pnom pen

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@misc{phnom_penh_2026,
  title = {Phnom Penh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phnom%20penh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}