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ละแวก

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Thai

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Old Khmer ល្វេក៑ (lvek), លវេក (lavēka, to be opened (up), parted, sectioned, separated, or divided; opening, part, section, separation, division; Longvek, former capital of Cambodia). Cognate with Modern Khmer ល្វែក (lvɛɛk). Extended as Old Khmer លង្វេក (laṅvēka), លុង្វេក (luṅvēka), from which Modern Khmer លង្វែក (lŭəngvɛɛk) was derived.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicละแวก
l a æ w k
Phonemic
ละ-แวก
l a – æ w k
RomanizationPaiboonlá-wɛ̂ɛk
Royal Institutela-waek
(standard) IPA(key)/la˦˥.wɛːk̚˥˩/(R)

Proper noun

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ละแวก (lá-wɛ̂ɛk)

  1. Longvek, former capital of Cambodia.

Noun

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ละแวก (lá-wɛ̂ɛk)

  1. neighbourhood; vicinity; proximity; locality.