ឆ្លង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្លង c̥ʰlṅ WT romanisation chlɑɑng (standard) IPA(key) /cʰlɑːŋ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *clɔɔŋ (“to cross; to pass”).

Verb

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)

1. to cross, move across

   ឆ្លងផ្លូវ  ―  chlɑɑng phləw  ―  to cross the street

2. to spread (disease)
3. to communicate, transmit, copy

   យើងឆ្លងដំណឹងដល់អ្នកគាំទ្រនេះ

   yəəng chlɑɑng dɑmnəng dɑl nĕək kŏəm trɔɔ nih

   We pass the news onto this fan.

Adjective

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្លង)

1. to be contagious

   ជំងឺឆ្លង  ―  cumngɨɨ chlɑɑng  ―  contagious disease

2. to be infected

   គាត់ឆ្លងមេរោគ  ―  kŏət chlɑɑng mei rook  ―  he was infected with the virus.

Affixed forms

• ចម្លង (cɑmlɑɑng)

Derived terms

• ពិសឆ្លង (pɨh chlɑɑng)

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ฉลอง (chà-lɔ̌ɔng).

Verb

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)

1. to celebrate