ខាងជើង

Khmer

Etymology

ខាង (khaang) +‎ ជើង (cəəng, “foot”). Refers to the traditional sleeping position, head to the south, feet to the north.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាងជើង kʰāṅjoeṅ WT romanisation khaang cəəng (standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ ˈcəːŋ/

Noun

ខាងជើង • (khaang cəəng)

1. north, northern, northward