ង៉ាវ

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Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ង៉ាវ
ṅ″āv
WT romanisation ngaaw
(standard) IPA(key) /ŋaːw/

Etymology 1

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Compare Thai ง้าว (ngáao), Lao ງ້າວ (ngāo).

Noun

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ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. long-handled sword; sabre

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic?

Noun

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ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. used in the compound ឯកង៉ាវ (ʼaek ngaaw, “a kind of noise-maker usually made of palm leaves and attached to a kite”)

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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ង៉ាវ • (ngaaw)

  1. meow
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