ដណ្ដឹង

Khmer

Etymology

From ដឹង (dəng, “to know, to be aware”) with prefixed dVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដណ្ដឹង ṭṇ̥ṭẏṅ WT romanisation dɑndəng (standard) IPA(key) /ɗɑn.ˈɗəŋ/

Verb

ដណ្ដឹង • (dɑndəng) (abstract noun ការដណ្ដឹង)

1. (of a parent) to ask for someone's child's hand (esp. a daughter) in marriage
2. (archaic) to ask a question