ខាងត្បូង

Khmer

Etymology

ខាង (khaang) +‎ ត្បូង (tboung, “head”). Refers to the traditional sleeping position, head to the south, feet to the north.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាងត្បូង kʰāṅt̥pūṅ WT romanisation khaang tboung (standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ ˈtɓouŋ/

Noun

ខាងត្បូង • (khaang tboung)

1. south, southern, southward