Khmer

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Etymology

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From Chinese (jiān, “pan-fry”). Compare Vietnamese chiên.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ជៀន
jian
WT romanisation ciən
(standard) IPA(key) /ciən/

Verb

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ជៀន (ciən) (abstract noun ការជៀន)

  1. to fry, be fried

Noun

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ជៀន (ciən)

  1. fried food (especially meat or fish)

Alternative forms

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See also

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