ស្លែង

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer sleṅ (“to discharge, to spew, to vomit; to induce vomiting; to be nauseating, poisonous, or toxic; etc”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ស្លែង
s̥laeṅ
WT romanisation slaeng
(standard) IPA(key) /slaeŋ/

Adjective

ស្លែង • (slaeng) (abstract noun ភាពស្លែង)

  1. to be harmful to the health.
  2. gruff, blunt, brusque.

Noun

ស្លែង • (slaeng)

  1. strychnine (Strychnos nux-vomica)
    ទួលស្លែង  ―  tuəl slaeng  ―  Tuol Sleng (literally "Strychnine Hill")
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