ល្ហុង
Khmer
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *lhuŋ ~ *lhuuŋ (“papaya”). Cognate with Northern Khmer ลฮ็อง.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editល្ហុង • (lhong)
- papaya (Carica papaya)
- castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- kind of hollyhock (grown as a natural fence)
- kind of mango
Derived terms
edit- ស្វាយល្ហុង (svaaylhong)
- បុកល្ហុង (bok lhong, “som tam”)