គង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គង gṅ WT romanisation kɔɔng (standard) IPA(key) /kɔːŋ/

Etymology 1

Verb

គង • (kɔɔng) (abstract noun ការគង)

1. to lean something long up against something, to place something long across something else, to pile something up in a staggered / alternating fashion
2. to rest / support the legs across something

Adjective

គង • (kɔɔng) (abstract noun ភាពគង)

1. to be in a crossed position
2. to be opposite, antagonistic (words, opinions)
3. to be hurtful, offending

Affixed forms

• គំនង (kumnông)
• ឆ្គង (chkɔɔng)
• បង្គង (bɑngkɔɔng)
• ប្រគង (brâkông)
• ផ្គង (phkɔɔng)
• រគង (rôkông)
• ល្គង (lkɔɔng)

Etymology 2

From Malay gong.

Noun

គង • (kɔɔng)

1. gong