ចុង

See also: ចង and ចង់

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចុង cuṅ WT romanisation cong (standard) IPA(key) /coŋ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(ʔ)cuŋ.

Noun

ចុង • (cong)

1. end, tip, extremity
2. top, peak, apex
3. limit

Adjective

ចុង • (cong) (abstract noun ភាពចុង)

1. last

Derived terms

• ចុងក្រោយ (cong kraoy)
• ចុងបូព៌ា (cong boupiə)
• ចុងជួន (congcuən, “rhyme”)​

Affixed forms

• ផ្ចុងផ្តើម (phcongphtaəm)

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *juŋ. Compare ជង់ (cŭəng, “snare, noose”).

Noun

ចុង • (cong)

1. trap, snare, noose

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ចុង • (cong)

1. a traditional Cambodian unit of weight, equal to 50 នាលិ (niəl) or 66 pounds (30 kg)
2. used in the compound ជ័រ​ចុង (cɔə-cong, “resin, pitch”) (used to caulk boats)