ចម្លង

Khmer

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ឆ្លង (chlɑɑng, to cross) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចម្លង
cm̥lṅ
Phonemic ចម-ឡង
cm-ḷṅ
WT romanisation cɑmlɑɑng
(standard) IPA(key) /cɑm.ˈlɑːŋ/

Verb

ចម្លង • (cɑmlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការចម្លង)

  1. to make or help someone cross; to ferry, to carry across; to transport, convey
  2. to spread, transmit (a disease)
    អ្នកអាចជំងឺកញ្ជ្រឹលទៅមនុស្សផ្សេងទៀតបាន.
    nĕək ʼaac cɑmlɑɑng cumngɨɨ kɑñcrɨl tɨw mɔnuh phseeng tiət baan
    You​ can also transmit measles to other people.
  3. to communicate, copy, recopy, transcribe, rewrite
  4. to survive (such as a disaster)