ឆ្លង

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្លង
c̥ʰlṅ
WT romanisation chlɑɑng
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰlɑːŋ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *clɔɔŋ (to cross; to pass).

Verb

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)

  1. to cross, move across
    ផ្លូវ  ―  chlɑɑng phləw  ―  to cross the street
  2. to spread (disease)
  3. to communicate, transmit, copy
    យើងដំណឹងដល់អ្នកគាំទ្រនេះ
    yəəng chlɑɑng dɑmnəng dɑl nĕək kŏəm trɔɔ nih
    We pass the news onto this fan.

Adjective

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្លង)

  1. to be contagious
    ជំងឺ  ―  cumngɨɨ chlɑɑng  ―  contagious disease
  2. to be infected
    គាត់មេរោគ  ―  kŏət chlɑɑng mei rook  ―  he was infected with the virus.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ฉลอง (chà-lɔ̌ɔng).

Verb

ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)

  1. to celebrate