ខ្លែង
See also: ខ្លាំង
Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laŋ ~ *laaŋ ~ *laiŋ; cognate with Bahnar klang (“eagle, hawk, kite”), Pacoh calang (“hawk”), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kalâng (“hawk”) and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ.
Pronunciation
|
Noun
ខ្លែង • (khlaeng)
- a generic term for various birds of prey, e.g. hawks, kites, eagles
- kite (flying toy)
Derived terms
- ខ្លែងព្នង (khlaeng pnɔɔng)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.