រូង

See also: រងា and រឿង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋh (“hole”). Cognate with Northern Khmer รูง.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រូង rūṅ WT romanisation ruung (standard) IPA(key) /ruːŋ/

Noun

រូង • (ruung)

1. hole, cave, cavern, burrow, tunnel, large deep hole

Verb

រូង • (ruung) (abstract noun ការរូង)

1. to dig a hole, to enlarge or deepen a hole
2. to draw frequently on one's parents' wealth
3. to tell everything (concerning secret or personal affairs)

Affixed forms

• ពង្រូង (pŭəngruung)