ស័ង្កសី

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Khmer

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Chemical element
Zn
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Etymology

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Possibly from the mistranscription of French zinc (zinc) [zɛ̃ɡ] or zingage (galvanization) [zɛ̃.ɡaʒ]. Cognate with Thai สังกะสี (sǎng-gà-sǐi), Lao ສັງກະສີ (sang ka sī).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ស័ង្កសី
s˘ṅ̥ksī
Phonemic ស័ង-កៈ-សី
s˘ṅ-k`-sī
WT romanisation sangkaʼsəy
(standard) IPA(key) /saŋ.kaʔ.səj/

Noun

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ស័ង្កសី (sangkaʼsəy)

  1. zinc

Alternative forms

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