ខ្យងក្ដក់

Khmer

Etymology

ខ្យង (khyɑɑng, “snail”) +‎ ក្ដក់ (kdɑk, “to make a clicking sound”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ខ្យងក្ដក់ k̥ʰyṅk̥ṭk´ Phonemic ខ្យ៉ង ក្ដក់ / ខ្ចង ក្ដក់ k̥ʰy″ṅ k̥ṭk´ / k̥ʰcṅ k̥ṭk´ WT romanisation khyɑɑng kdɑk, khcɑɑng kdɑk (standard) IPA(key) /kjɑːŋ ˈkɗɑʔ/ ~ /kʰcɑːŋ ˈkɗɑʔ/

Noun

ខ្យងក្ដក់ • (khyɑɑng kdɑk)

1. a kind of tree snail that makes a clicking sound