ចង់

See also: ចង and ចុង

Khmer

From Old Khmer caṅa (“to wish, to want”). Compare Old Chinese 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs, “will; going to”). Cognate with Thai จง (jong), Burmese ချင် (hkyang).

ចង់ • (cɑng) (abstract noun ការចង់)

to want, wish, desire, covet (to do something)
to need
to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
to approach, draw near
about to (do something), on the brink of, on the point of (doing something)
ខ្ញុំចង់អង្គុយ.
khñom cɑng ʼɑngkuy
I’m about to sit down.

ចង់ • (cɑng)