ខ្លែង

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

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លែង
k̥ʰlaeṅ
WT romanisation khlaeng
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰlaeŋ/

Noun

ខ្លែង (khlaeng)

  1. a generic term for various birds of prey, e.g. hawks, kites, eagles
  2. kite (flying toy)

Derived terms

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