ក្រុង

Khmer

Etymology

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

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រុង k̥ruṅ WT romanisation krong (standard) IPA(key) /kroŋ/

Noun

ក្រុង • (krong)

1. city, town, municipality (administrative divisions)
2. king; realm

Synonyms

• ទីក្រុង (tii krong)

Derived terms

• កូនក្រុង (kounkrong)
• ក្រុងតូច (krongtouc)

See also

• បុរី (borəy)

Verb

ក្រុង • (krong) (abstract noun ការក្រុង)

1. to lock up, confine, put into a cage, to catch something by putting a net or other container over it, to cover
2. to protect, to take care of