ល្ហុង

ល្ហុង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lhuŋ ~ *lhuuŋ (“papaya”). Compare Isan บักหุ่ง, Lao ໝາກຫຸ່ງ (māk hung) and ຫຸ່ງ (hung), Northern Khmer ลฮ็อง.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ល្ហុង l̥huṅ WT romanisation lhong (standard) IPA(key) /lhoŋ/

Noun

ល្ហុង • (lhong)

1. papaya (Carica papaya)
2. castor bean plant (Ricinus communis)
3. kind of hollyhock (grown as a natural fence)
4. kind of mango

Derived terms

• ស្វាយល្ហុង (svaaylhong)