រថភ្លើង

Khmer

Etymology

From រថ (rŭət, “wheeled vehicle”) +‎ ភ្លើង (phləəng, “fire”). Perhaps calque of Thai รถไฟ (rót-fai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic រថភ្លើង
rtʰb̥ʰloeṅ
Phonemic រថ់-ភ្លើង
rtʰ´-b̥ʰloeṅ
WT romanisation rŭətphləəng
(standard) IPA(key) /rŭət.ˈpʰləːŋ/

Noun

រថភ្លើង • (rŭətphləəng)

  1. (rail transport) train

Synonyms

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