Khmer

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Etymology

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From ស្ដឹង (sdəng, to be taut) with prefixed s- (specializing).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស្ដឹង
s̥ṭẏṅ
WT romanisation sdəng
(standard) IPA(key) /sɗəŋ/

Noun

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ស្ដឹង (sdəng)

  1. embroidery frame; stick or other implement used to stretch cloth

Verb

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ស្ដឹង (sdəng) (abstract noun ការស្ដឹង)

  1. to stretch (cloth)

Adjective

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ស្ដឹង (sdəng) (abstract noun ភាពស្ដឹង)

  1. tall or stretched out and motionless

Adverb

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ស្ដឹង (sdəng)

  1. motionlessly (of something or someone tall or stretched out)