ឡើង
Appearance
Khmer
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋ ~ *luəŋ ~ *ləŋ (“above, on”). Cognate with Samre liɲ ("to go up; on"), Vietnamese lên and Semelai leŋ ("upwards, upstream"). Munda comparanda includes Juang aliŋ-ta ("above, from above, on; up, upon") and Korku liɲ ("up, above").
Related to ភ្លើង (phləəng, “fire, flame”), ឈ្លើង (chləəng, “leech”), ថ្លើង (thlaəng, “arrogant”).
Pronunciation
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Adverb
[edit]ឡើង • (laəng)
Preposition
[edit]ឡើង • (laeung)
Verb
[edit]ឡើង • (laəng) (abstract noun ការឡើង)
- to go up, to ascend
- to hold a ceremony (especially one paying homage to supernatural beings or a spiritual master)
Derived terms
[edit]- ក្រោកឈរឡើង (kraôkchhôrlaeung)
- ឈរឡើង (chɔɔ laəng)
- ឡើងចាស់ (laəngcah)