គង្វាល

Khmer

Etymology

From ឃ្វាល (khviəl, to tend animals) with infixed -VN- (agentive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គង្វាល
gṅ̥vāl
WT romanisation kŭəngviəl
(standard) IPA(key) /kŭəŋ.ˈʋiəl/

Noun

គង្វាល • (kŭəngviəl)

  1. guard, guardian, keeper; shepherd