ក្រុង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (“to confine”). Compare Thai กรุง (grung).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រុង
k̥ruṅ
WT romanisation krong
(standard) IPA(key) /kroŋ/

Noun

ក្រុង • (krong)

  1. city, town
  2. municipality (administrative divisions)
  3. king
  4. realm

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • កូនក្រុង (kounkrong)
  • ក្រុងតូច (krongtouc)

See also

Verb

ក្រុង • (krong) (abstract noun ការក្រុង)

  1. to lock up, confine, put into a cage
  2. to catch something by putting a net or other container over it
  3. to cover
  4. to protect, to take care of
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