ព្រេង

Khmer

Etymology

Cognate with Thai เพรง (preeng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ព្រេង b̥reṅ WT romanisation preing (standard) IPA(key) /preiŋ/

Adjective

ព្រេង • (preing) (abstract noun ភាពព្រេង)

1. to be old, ancient, antique
2. to be legendary

   រឿងព្រេង  ―  rɨəng preing  ―  a fairy tale

Noun

ព្រេង • (preing)

1. the past, antiquity; tradition
2. fate, chance

   ផ្សងព្រេង  ―  phsɑɑng preing  ―  to take a chance, a risk