Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Thai เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang).[1] Compare Thai เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang), Lao ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang), ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ (xoeng¹), Shan ၶိူင်ႈ (khōeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic គ្រឿង
g̥rẏaṅ
WT romanisation krɨəng
(standard) IPA(key) /krɨəŋ/

Noun edit

គ្រឿង (krɨəng)

  1. equipment, tool, implement
  2. mechanism, device, apparatus
  3. component, accessory
  4. thing
  5. ingredient, parts, materials and supplies (for construction, as for a house)
  6. spice, seasoning

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: kroeung

See also edit

Classifier edit

គ្រឿង (krɨəng)

  1. classifier for machines, motorized vehicles, bicycles

References edit

  1. ^ Sakamoto, Y."The Sources Of Khmer /ɯə/", , in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, vol. 6, pp. 273-278. Retrieved from [1]