លីងលាជ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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លីង (liing, to roast) +‎ លាជ (liəc, popped grains).

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic លីងលាជ
līṅlāj
WT romanisation liing liəc
(standard) IPA(key) /liːŋ ˈliəc/

Verb

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លីងលាជ (liing liəc) (abstract noun ការលីងលាជ)

  1. to roast small grains (as rice, corn)
  2. to fly high in circles (of bird flocks)

Adverb

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លីងលាជ (liing liəc)

  1. in circles high up in the air