ចង់

From Old Khmer caṅa (“to wish, to want”). Compare Old Chinese 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs, “will; going to”). Cognate with Thai จง (jong), Burmese ချင် (hkyang).

ចង់ • (cɑng) (abstract noun ការចង់)

1. to want, wish, desire, covet (to do something)

   បងទៅជាមួយខ្ញុំទេ  ―  bɑɑng cɑng tɨw ciə muəy khñom tei  ―  Do you want to go with me?

2. to need
3. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
4. to approach, draw near
5. about to (do something), on the brink of, on the point of (doing something)

   ខ្ញុំអង្គុយ.

   khñom cɑng ʼɑngkuy

   I’m about to sit down.

• ចង់បាន (cɑngbaan)

• ត្រូវការ (trəw kaa)

ចង់ • (cɑng)

1. even if

• ចំណង់ (cɑmnɑng)
• ផ្ចង់ (phcɑng)