Etymology

From Old Khmer saṃbhabva ‎(“birth”); ultimately from Pali sambhava ‎(“birth; semen; sperm”) or from Sanskrit सम्भव ‎(sambhava, “birth; existence; sexual intercourse; union”), संभव ‎(saṃbhava, “birth; possibility”). Compare Modern Khmer សម្ភព ‎(sâmphôp).

Pronunciation