Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer sroṅ, sraṅ (to bathe; to cleanse with water; to wash; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស្រង់
s̥rṅ´
WT romanisation srɑng
(standard) IPA(key) /srɑŋ/

Verb

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ស្រង់ (srɑng) (abstract noun ការស្រង់)

  1. to pull or fish something out (of a liquid); to save (a drowning person); to extract (e.g. an article from a newspaper); to rescue, save
  2. to bathe (a Buddha statue, divinity, clergy)
  3. (royal) to wash oneself (of a king or monks)