លីងលាជ

Khmer

Etymology

លីង (liing, “to roast”) +‎ លាជ (liəc, “popped grains”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Origin of the second meaning?”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	លីងលាជ līṅlāj
WT romanisation	liing liəc
(standard) IPA^(key)	/liːŋ ˈliəc/

Verb

លីងលាជ • (liing liəc) (abstract noun ការលីងលាជ)

to roast small grains (as rice, corn)
to fly high in circles (of bird flocks)

Adverb

លីងលាជ • (liing liəc)

in circles high up in the air