តែង

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer តេង (teṅ), ("v.tr. To order, regulate; to direct, manage, administer; (conjecturally) to represent one's king, serve one's king."). See also កម្រតេង (kamrateṅ), ("n. Title for divinities, royalty, and eminent ecclesiastics: High Lord").

See also Thai แต่ง (dtɛ̀ng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic តែង
taeṅ
WT romanisation taeng
(standard) IPA(key) /taeŋ/

Verb

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តែង (taeng) (abstract noun ការតែង)

  1. to arrange, decorate, beautify, adorn
  2. to compile, compose, create, write
  3. to set up, erect, establish
  4. to order, appoint
  5. to control, manage, administer

Adverb

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តែង (taeng)

  1. habitually, usually, constantly, always, being accustomed to

Affixed forms

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