ច្រើន

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ច្រេន (cren), Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *cren; or Angkorian Old Khmer cren (“to celebrate; to develop, to grow; to increase, to proliferate; to promote; to improve; to cultivate; to prosper; to exist or occur in great quantity or number; etc”); extended as caṃren. Cognate with Thai เจริญ (jà-rəən), Lao ຈະເລີນ (cha lœ̄n) or ຈະເຣີນ (cha rœ̄n).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ច្រើន c̥roen WT romanisation craən (standard) IPA(key) /craən/

Verb

ច្រើន • (craən) (abstract noun ការច្រើន)

1. to be many, much, very much
2. to be numerous

Adverb

ច្រើន • (craən)

1. mostly, often
2. greatly

Affixed forms

• ចំរើន (cɑmraən)