ខាង

Khmer

Etymology

Derived from កាង (kaang, “to extend to the side”) with infixed -h-. Compare similar derivation in ឃាំង (khĕəng, “to obstruct”) from គាំង (kĕəng, “to be stuck”). Possibly related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaiŋ (“side, edge”), Tampuan kɛɛŋ (“side”), Eastern Lawa kaŋ (“side, to spread”), Thavung cakɛ̀ːŋ/cakhɛ̀ːŋ (“to lean to one side, side”). See also similar forms in Tai, including ข้าง (kâang, “side”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាង kʰāṅ WT romanisation khaang (standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ/

Noun

ខាង • (khaang)

1. side, direction, part

Preposition

ខាង • (khaang)

1. in the field of, on the side of
2. concerning, with regard to, relative to, pertaining to

Conjunction

ខាង • (khaang)

1. so long as, provided that

Derived terms

• ខាងក្រោម (khaangkraom)
• ខាងក្រោយ (khaang kraoy)
• ខាងត្បូង (khaang tboung, “south”)​
• ខាងជើង (khaang cəəng, “north”)
• ខាងលិច (khaang lɨc, “west”)
• ខាងកើត (khaang kaət, “east”)
• ទិសខាងកើត (tɨh khaang kaət)