ឈូង

See also: ឈឹង and ឈោង

Khmer

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈូង jʰūṅ WT romanisation chuung (standard) IPA(key) /cʰuːŋ/

Noun

ឈូង • (chuung)

1. bay, gulf; corner
2. a children's game, involving a pillow shaped like a heart. It is usually played by two groups or sides, one of boys and one of girls. Each side throws the pillow to the other and they scramble for it. The one who gets the pillow goes to a neutral area and may hit the thrower with the pillow. Often accompanied by singing.