ខ្មាំង

Khmer

Etymology

From Western Cham ꨇꨠꩃ (khamaŋ, “enemy”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មាំង k̥ʰmāṃṅ WT romanisation khmang (standard) IPA(key) /kʰmaŋ/

Noun

ខ្មាំង • (khmang)

1. enemy, opponent, adversary, antagonist
2. a kind of very hot pepper

Synonyms

• សត្រូវ (sattrəw)

Adjective

ខ្មាំង • (khmang) (abstract noun ភាពខ្មាំង)

1. opposing, contradictory, hostile
2. very rude, profane