ឈ្លើង

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer jleṅ. Based on surface analysis, from ឡើង (laəng, “to ascend; to climb”) with prefixed c- (agentive). (Jenner, 2009)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្លើង
j̥ʰloeṅ
WT romanisation chləəng
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰləːŋ/

Noun

ឈ្លើង • (chləəng)

  1. water leech (Hirudinea)
  2. parasite
  3. (figurative) bloodsucker, extortioner

See also

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