Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer laṅvēka, luṅvēka, from វែក (vɛɛk, to separate) with prefixed lVN-..

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic លង្វែក
lṅ̥vaek
WT romanisation lŭəngvɛɛk
(standard) IPA(key) /lŭəŋ.ˈʋɛːk/

Noun

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លង្វែក (lŭəngvɛɛk)

  1. time interval, period
  2. gap, space, interstice

Proper noun

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លង្វែក (lŭəngvɛɛk)

  1. Longvek, former capital of Cambodia.

Alternative forms

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  NODES
Note 1