រូង

See also: រងា and រឿង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋh (“hole”). Cognate with Northern Khmer รูง.

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic រូង
rūṅ
WT romanisation ruung
(standard) IPA(key) /ruːŋ/

Noun

រូង • (ruung)

  1. hole, cave, cavern, burrow, tunnel, large deep hole

Verb

រូង • (ruung) (abstract noun ការរូង)

  1. to dig a hole, to enlarge or deepen a hole
  2. to draw frequently on one's parents' wealth
  3. to tell everything (concerning secret or personal affairs)

Affixed forms
  • ពង្រូង (pŭəngruung)
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