ក្រុង
Khmer edit
Etymology edit
From Old Khmer ក្រុង៑ (kruṅ), ក្រុង (kruṅa), កុរុង៑ (kuruṅ, “to rule, to govern; king, prince; ruler, governor; head, chief, master; kingdom, realm; city-state; etc”); ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (“to confine”). Cognate with Thai กรุง (grung), Lao ກຸງ (kung).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ក្រុង • (krong)
- city, town, municipality (administrative divisions)
- king; realm
Synonyms edit
- ទីក្រុង (tii krong)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- បុរី (borəy)