ក្រាំង
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Khmer[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ក្រាំង • (krang)
- manuscript; scroll; ancient parchment book folded into several sections.
- (colloquial) document(s); textbook(s).
- (colloquial) almanac; guest book.
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Thai กรัง (grang, “to dry off; to dry and be stuck”) (etymology 1).
Verb[edit]
ក្រាំង • (krang) (abstract noun ការក្រាំង)
- to bury itself in the mud (of a rhinoceros, etc).
- to dry oneself in the sun (of crocodiles).
- to lie down and die on the spot.
Etymology 3[edit]
Inherited from Angkorian Old Khmer ក្រង៑ (kraṅ), ក្រាង៑ (krāṅ), ករង៑ (karaṅ) (first attested in 979). Cognate with Thai กรัง (grang) (etymology 2).
Noun[edit]
ក្រាំង • (krang)