គ្រឿង

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Thai เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang), Lao ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ (xoeng¹), Shan ၶိူင်ႈ (khōeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គ្រឿង g̥rẏaṅ WT romanisation krɨəng (standard) IPA(key) /krɨəŋ/

Noun

គ្រឿង • (krɨəng)

1. equipment, tool, implement
2. mechanism, device, apparatus
3. component, accessory
4. thing
5. ingredient, parts, materials and supplies (for construction, as for a house)
6. spice, seasoning

Derived terms

• គ្រឿងសំអាង (krɨəng sɑmʼaang, “makeup”)
• គ្រឿងអាវុធ (krɨəng ʼaavut, “weapon”)

Descendants

• → English: kroeung

See also

• ទេស (teeh)
• យន្ត (yŭən)
• ឡេវ (leew)

Classifier

គ្រឿង • (krɨəng)

1. classifier for machines, motorized vehicles, bicycles