ឈូង

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See also: ឈឹង and ឈោង

Khmer

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ឈូង
jʰūṅ
WT romanisation chuung
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰuːŋ/

Noun

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ឈូង (chuung)

  1. bay, gulf; corner
  2. a children's game, involving a pillow shaped like a heart. It is usually played by two groups or sides, one of boys and one of girls. Each side throws the pillow to the other and they scramble for it. The one who gets the pillow goes to a neutral area and may hit the thrower with the pillow. Often accompanied by singing.