Etymology

From ពន្ធ ‎(pʊən, “tie, bond”) + នាគា ‎(niekie, “all of the nāgas”) + រ ‎(rɔɔ, “fence, picket”), from Pali bandha ‎(“bond, fetter”) + Pali nāga ‎(“nāgas, serpent-demons”), from Sanskrit बन्ध ‎(bandha, “bond, fastening, enclosure”) + Sanskrit नाग ‎(nāga, “nāgas, serpent-demons”)