ខ្មាំង

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Western Cham ꨇꨠꩃ (khamaŋ, “enemy”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មាំង k̥ʰmāṃṅ WT romanisation khmang (standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaŋ/

Noun

ខ្មាំង • (khmang)

1. enemy, opponent, adversary, antagonist

   Synonym: សត្រូវ (sattrəw)

2. (ម្ទេស~) a kind of very hot pepper

Adjective

ខ្មាំង • (khmang) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មាំង)

1. to be opposing, contradictory, hostile, aggressive

Derived terms

• ខ្មាំងមិល (khmangmɨl)