ក្រាំង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រាំង k̥rāṃṅ WT romanisation krang (standard) IPA(key) /kraŋ/

Etymology 1

Noun

ក្រាំង • (krang)

1. manuscript; scroll; ancient parchment book folded into several sections.
2. (colloquial) document(s); textbook(s).
3. (colloquial) almanac; guest book.

Etymology 2

Compare Thai กรัง (grang, “to dry off; to dry and be stuck”) (etymology 1).

Verb

ក្រាំង • (krang) (abstract noun ការក្រាំង)

1. to bury itself in the mud (of a rhinoceros, etc).
2. to dry oneself in the sun (of crocodiles).
3. to lie down and die on the spot.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Angkorian Old Khmer ក្រង៑ (kraṅ), ក្រាង៑ (krāṅ), ករង៑ (karaṅ) (first attested in 979). Cognate with Thai กรัง (grang) (etymology 2).

Noun

ក្រាំង • (krang)

1. (archaic) elevated area in a plain or lawn; hill; knoll; hillock.

Etymology 4

Adjective

ក្រាំង • (krang) (abstract noun ភាពក្រាំង)

1. stiff; hard; tough (of leather).