Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic យោង
yoṅ
WT romanisation yoong
(standard) IPA(key) /joːŋ/

Verb

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យោង (yoong) (abstract noun ការយោង)

  1. to pull upward, to hoist
    យោងទឹកអណ្ដូង  ―  yoong tɨk ʼɑndoung  ―  draw water from a well.
  2. to lead, guide
  3. to help, assist
    យោងញាតិ  ―  yoong ñiət  ―  to help one's family.
  4. to refer, to relate

Noun

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យោង (yoong)

  1. winch
  2. backing, support
  3. reference

Derived terms

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