គ្រឿង

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang).[1] Compare Thai เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang), Lao ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ (xoeng¹), Shan ၶိူင်ႈ (khōeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic គ្រឿង
g̥rẏaṅ
WT romanisation krɨəng
(standard) IPA(key) /krɨəŋ/

Noun

គ្រឿង • (krɨəng)

  1. equipment, tool, implement
  2. mechanism, device, apparatus
  3. component, accessory
  4. thing
  5. ingredient, parts, materials and supplies (for construction, as for a house)
  6. spice, seasoning

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: kroeung

See also

Classifier

គ្រឿង • (krɨəng)

  1. classifier for machines, motorized vehicles, bicycles

References
  1. Sakamoto, Y."The Sources Of Khmer /ɯə/", , in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, vol. 6, pp. 273-278. Retrieved from
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