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)

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

Adverb

លីងលាជ • (liing liəc)

1. in circles high up in the air