ចង្វាត

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Khmer ចង្វាត៑ (caṅvāt), ចង្វាត្ត៑ (caṅvātt), ចង្វត៑ (caṅvat), ចង្វត្ត៑ (caṅvatt), ចំវត្ត៑ (caṃvatt), ចន្វត៑ (canvat, “bounded terrain; bounded territory; circumscription”). Cognate with Thai จังหวัด (jang-wàt), Lao ຈັງຫວັດ (chang wat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ចង្វាត cṅ̥vāt
WT romanisation	cɑngviət
(standard) IPA^(key)	/cɑ.ˈŋʋiət/

Noun

ចង្វាត • (cɑngviət)

province
Synonym: ខេត្ត (khaet)