Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic អំបែង
ʼṃpaeṅ
WT romanisation ʼɑmbaeng
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔɑm.ˈɓaeŋ/

Noun

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អំបែង (ʼɑmbaeng)

  1. shard (of glass, pottery, etc.)
    ឃ្លោកលិចអំបែងអណ្ដែត  ―  khlook lɨc ʼɑmbaeng ʼɑndaet  ―  when evil prevails over good (literally "when gourds sink and shards float")