Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ត្យុង៑ (tyuṅ) (first attested in 611).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ធ្យូង
d̥ʰyūṅ
Phonemic ធ្យូង / ក្ជូង
d̥ʰyūṅ / k̥jūṅ
WT romanisation thyuung, kcuung
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰjuːŋ/ ~ /kʰcuːŋ/

Noun edit

ធ្យូង (thyuung)

  1. charcoal
  2. carbon
  3. coal
  4. soot