ង៉ាំង៉ូវ

Khmer

Etymology

Possibly from Cantonese 檸檬／柠檬 (ning4 mung4-1, “lemon”) or Teochew 檸檬／柠檬 (nam5 mong2, “lemon”). Compare Mandarin 檸檬／柠檬 (níngméng, “lemon”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ង៉ាំង៉ូវ ṅ″āṃṅ″ūv WT romanisation ngam ngəw (standard) IPA(key) /ŋam ˈŋəw/

Noun

ង៉ាំង៉ូវ • (ngam ngəw)

1. whole preserved lemon or lime (pickled in a brine of water, lemon juice, and salt)
2. (by extension, but incorrect) ngam nguv/ngam ngau, chicken soup flavored with whole preserved lemon or lime

Derived terms

• ស្ងោរមាន់ង៉ាំង៉ូវ (sngao mŏən ngam ngəw)