ល្ងីល្ងើ

Khmer

Etymology

From ងីងើ (ngii ngəə, foolish) with prefixed l-, applied to each term of the alliterative reduplication.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ល្ងីល្ងើ
l̥ṅīl̥ṅoe
WT romanisation lngii lngəə
(standard) IPA(key) /lŋiː ˈlŋəː/

Adjective

ល្ងីល្ងើ • (lngii lngəə) (abstract noun ភាពល្ងីល្ងើ)

  1. to be stupid, dumb
  2. to be crazy