រថភ្លើង

រថភ្លើង

Khmer

Etymology

From រថ (rŭət, “wheeled vehicle”) +‎ ភ្លើង (phləəng, “fire”); perhaps calque of Thai รถไฟ (rót-fai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic រថភ្លើង rtʰb̥ʰloeṅ Phonemic រត់-ភ្លើង rt´-b̥ʰloeṅ WT romanisation rŭətphləəng (standard) IPA(key) /rŭət.ˈpʰləːŋ/

Noun

រថភ្លើង • (rŭətphləəng)

1. (rail transport) train.

Synonyms

• រទេះភ្លើង (rɔteh phləəng)