Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Chinese (jiān, “pan-fry”). Compare Vietnamese chiên.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ជៀន
jian
WT romanisation ciən
(standard) IPA(key) /ciən/

Verb edit

ជៀន (ciən) (abstract noun ការជៀន)

  1. to fry, be fried

Noun edit

ជៀន (ciən)

  1. fried food (especially meat or fish)

Alternative forms edit

See also edit