ខាង

Khmer

Etymology

Derived from កាង (kaang, to extend to the side) with infixed -h-. Compare similar derivation in ឃាំង (khĕəng, to obstruct) from គាំង (kĕəng, to be stuck). Possibly related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaiŋ (side, edge), Tampuan kɛɛŋ (side), Eastern Lawa kaŋ (side, to spread), Thavung cakɛ̀ːŋ/cakhɛ̀ːŋ (to lean to one side, side). See also similar forms in Tai, including ข้าง (kâang, side).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាង
kʰāṅ
WT romanisation khaang
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ/

Noun

ខាង • (khaang)

  1. side, direction, part

Preposition

ខាង • (khaang)

  1. in the field of, on the side of
  2. concerning, with regard to, relative to, pertaining to

Conjunction

ខាង • (khaang)

  1. so long as, provided that

Derived terms

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