ល្ហុង

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lhuŋ ~ *lhuuŋ (papaya). Cognate with Northern Khmer ลฮ็อง.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ល្ហុង
l̥huṅ
WT romanisation lhong
(standard) IPA(key) /lhoŋ/

Noun

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ល្ហុង (lhong)

  1. papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
  3. kind of hollyhock (grown as a natural fence)
  4. kind of mango

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Lao: ຫຸ່ງ (hung, papaya)
  • Isan: หุ่ง (papaya)
  • Thai: ละหุ่ง (lá-hùng, castor oil plant)