Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *clɔɔŋ (“to cross; to pass”).
Verb
ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)
- to cross, move across
- ឆ្លងផ្លូវ ― chlɑɑng phləw ― to cross the street
- to spread (disease)
- to communicate, transmit, copy
- យើងឆ្លងដំណឹងដល់អ្នកគាំទ្រនេះ
- yəəng chlɑɑng dɑmnəng dɑl nĕək kŏəm trɔɔ nih
- We pass the news onto this fan.
Adjective
ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្លង)
- to be contagious
- ជំងឺឆ្លង ― cumngɨɨ chlɑɑng ― contagious disease
- to be infected
- គាត់ឆ្លងមេរោគ ― kŏət chlɑɑng mei rook ― he was infected with the virus.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Thai ฉลอง (chà-lɔ̌ɔng).
Verb
ឆ្លង • (chlɑɑng) (abstract noun ការឆ្លង)
- to celebrate