ខ្មាំង

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Western Cham ꨇꨠꩃ (khamaŋ, “enemy”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មាំង
k̥ʰmāṃṅ
WT romanisation khmang
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaŋ/

Noun

ខ្មាំង • (khmang)

  1. enemy, opponent, adversary, antagonist
    Synonym: សត្រូវ (sattrəw)
  2. (ម្ទេស~) a kind of very hot pepper

Adjective

ខ្មាំង • (khmang) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មាំង)

  1. to be opposing, contradictory, hostile, aggressive

Derived terms
  • ខ្មាំងមិល (khmangmɨl)
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