គង្វាល

Khmer

Etymology

From ឃ្វាល (khviəl, “to tend animals”) with infixed -VN- (agentive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គង្វាល gṅ̥vāl WT romanisation kŭəngviəl (standard) IPA(key) /kŭəŋ.ˈʋiəl/

Noun

គង្វាល • (kŭəngviəl)

1. guard, guardian, keeper; shepherd