ខ្វែក

Khmer

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្វែក
k̥ʰvaek
WT romanisation khvaek
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰʋaek/

Noun

ខ្វែក • (khvaek)

  1. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    ក្រពើស្លាប់នឹងស្បែកខ្វែកស្លាប់នឹងអាចម៍
    krɑpəə slap nɨng sbaek khvaek slap nɨng ʼac
    The crocodile is killed for its hide and the khvaek is killed for its dung (Cambodian proverb)
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