ស្នង

See also: ស្នែង

Khmer

Etymology

From សង (sɑɑng, “to return something, to replace”) with infixed -n-.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្នង s̥nṅ WT romanisation snɑɑng (standard) IPA(key) /snɑːŋ/

Noun

ស្នង • (snɑɑng)

1. representative, representation
2. successor
3. something returned
4. former rank of civil servant in the Cambodian provincial government
5. former administrative division of a province in Cambodia

Verb

ស្នង • (snɑɑng) (abstract noun ការស្នង)

1. to represent, to be a representative/representation of
2. to replace (someone), to substitute for
3. to succeed (someone, to the throne)
4. to be in charge of
5. to return (something), to pay back, to repay

Adverb

ស្នង • (snɑɑng)

1. back, in reply

Derived terms

• ស្នងភ្នែក (snɑɑng phnɛɛk)