ក្រុង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (“to confine”). Compare Thai กรุง (grung).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រុង k̥ruṅ WT romanisation krong (standard) IPA(key) /kroŋ/

Noun

ក្រុង • (krong)

1. city, town
2. municipality (administrative divisions)
3. king
4. realm

Synonyms

• ទីក្រុង (tii kroŋ)

Derived terms

• កូនក្រុង (kounkrong)
• ក្រុងតូច (krongtouc)

See also

• បុរី (borəy)

Verb

ក្រុង • (krong) (abstract noun ការក្រុង)

1. to lock up, confine, put into a cage
2. to catch something by putting a net or other container over it
3. to cover
4. to protect, to take care of