ខ្លែង

See also: ខ្លាំង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laŋ ~ *laaŋ ~ *laiŋ; cognate with Bahnar klang (“eagle, hawk, kite”), Pacoh calang (“hawk”), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kalâng (“hawk”) and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្លែង k̥ʰlaeṅ WT romanisation khlaeng (standard) IPA(key) /kʰlaeŋ/

Noun

ខ្លែង • (khlaeng)

1. a generic term for various birds of prey, e.g. hawks, kites, eagles
2. kite (flying toy)

Derived terms

• ខ្លែងព្នង (khlaeng pnɔɔng)