រងចាំ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

រង (rɔɔng, “endure”) +‎ ចាំ (cam, “wait”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic រងចាំ
rṅcāṃ
WT romanisation rɔɔng cam
(standard) IPA(key) /rɔːŋ ˈcam/

Verb[edit]

រងចាំ • (rɔɔng cam) (abstract noun ការរងចាំ)

  1. to wait patiently, to wait for a long time

Usage notes[edit]

Although widely used, this compound verb is considered incorrect. Prescriptors recommend the use of រង់ចាំ (rŭəng cam) instead.

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