ង៉ាវ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ង៉ាវ ṅ″āv WT romanisation ngaaw (standard) IPA(key) /ŋaːw/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ง้าว (ngáao), Lao ງ້າວ (ngāo).

Noun

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

1. long-handled sword; sabre

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic?

Noun

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

1. used in the compound ឯកង៉ាវ (ʼaek ngaaw, “a kind of noise-maker usually made of palm leaves and attached to a kite”)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

1. meow