ខាងត្បូង

Khmer

Etymology

ខាង (khaang, “side”) +‎ ត្បូង (tboung, “south”). Refers to the traditional sleeping position, head to the south, feet to the north.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាងត្បូង
kʰāṅt̥pūṅ
WT romanisation khaang tboung
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːŋ ˈtɓouŋ/

Noun

ខាងត្បូង • (khaang tboung)

  1. south, southern, southward
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