ង៉ាវ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ង៉ាវ
ṅ″āv
WT romanisation ngaaw
(standard) IPA(key) /ŋaːw/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ง้าว (ngáao), Lao ງ້າວ (ngāo).

Noun

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. long-handled sword; sabre

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic?

Noun

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. used in the compound ឯកង៉ាវ (ʼaek ngaaw, “a kind of noise-maker usually made of palm leaves and attached to a kite”)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. meow
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