ខ្វែក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្វែក k̥ʰvaek WT romanisation khvaek (standard) IPA(key) /kʰʋaek/

Noun

ខ្វែក • (khvaek)

1. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

   ក្រពើស្លាប់នឹងស្បែកខ្វែកស្លាប់នឹងអាចម៍

   krɑpəə slap nɨng sbaek khvaek slap nɨng ʼac

   The crocodile is killed for its hide and the khvaek is killed for its dung (Cambodian proverb)