ខាងជើង

Khmer

Etymology

ខាង (khaang) +‎ ជើង (cəəng, “foot”). Refers to the traditional sleeping position, head to the south, feet to the north.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាងជើង
kʰāṅjoeṅ
WT romanisation khaang cəəng
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ ˈcəːŋ/

Noun

ខាងជើង • (khaang cəəng)

  1. north, northern, northward
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