ស្នែង
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See also: ស្នង
Khmer[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ. Cognate with Pacoh kineng (“tooth”), Bahnar sơnĕnh, hơnĕnh (“tooth”), Vietnamese nanh.
Noun[edit]
ស្នែង • (snaeng)
- horn (of an animal)
- horn-like musical instrument
Descendants[edit]
- → English: sneng
Etymology 2[edit]
From សែង (saeng, “to carry a load on a pole by 2 or more people”) with infixed -n- (instrumental).
Noun[edit]
ស្នែង • (snaeng)
Classifier[edit]
ស្នែង • (snaeng)
- classifier for such loads