ចម្លង

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ចំឡង (cɑmlɑɑng)

Etymology

From ឆ្លង (chlɑɑng, “to cross”) with infixed -VN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចម្លង cm̥lṅ Phonemic ចម-ឡង cm-ḷṅ WT romanisation cɑmlɑɑng (standard) IPA(key) /cɑm.ˈlɑːŋ/

Verb

ចម្លង • (cɑmlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការចម្លង)

1. to make or help someone cross; to ferry, to carry across; to transport, convey
2. to spread, transmit (a disease)

   អ្នកអាចចម្លងជំងឺកញ្ជ្រឹលទៅមនុស្សផ្សេងទៀតបាន.

   nĕək ʼaac cɑmlɑɑng cumngɨɨ kɑñcrɨl tɨw mɔnuh phseeng tiət baan

   You​ can also transmit measles to other people.

3. to communicate, copy, recopy, transcribe, rewrite
4. to survive (such as a disaster)