រថភ្លើង

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From រថ (rŭət, wheeled vehicle) +‎ ភ្លើង (phləəng, fire). Perhaps calque of Thai รถไฟ (rót-fai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic រថភ្លើង
rtʰb̥ʰloeṅ
Phonemic រថ់-ភ្លើង
rtʰ´-b̥ʰloeṅ
WT romanisation rŭətphləəng
(standard) IPA(key) /rŭət.ˈpʰləːŋ/

Noun edit

រថភ្លើង (rŭətphləəng)

  1. (rail transport) train

Synonyms edit