Khmer Dictionary: ខ្លែង

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  1. ខ្លែង ( n ) [klaeŋ]   - detail »
    generic term for various birds of prey, e.g. hawk, kite, eagle
  2. ខ្លែង ( n ) [klaeŋ]   - detail »
    kite (the flying toy)
  3. ខ្លែង ( n ) [klaeŋ]   - detail »
    kind of tree (Wrightia tomentosa with white, rose or yellowish flowers; the bark is medicinal; the leaves are used in certain healing rituals, and the strong, light wood is used esp. to make paddles)

    Reference: ខ្លែងគង់
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  1. ខ្លែងត្រី [klaeŋ trəy]
    See:ខ្លែងក្រហម
  2. ខ្លែងព្នង [klaeŋ pnɔɔŋ]
    toy kite
  3. ខ្លែងស្រាក [klaeŋ sraak]
    kind of owl (poss. Strix flammea) whose cry is said to presage the death of a sick person
  4. ខ្លែងអែក [klaeŋ ʔaek]
    a flying kite which makes a humming noise by means of vibrating cords affixed to it
  5. ខ្លែងកូនមាន់ [klaeŋ koon moan]
    kind of eagle or kite which feeds on baby chickens
  6. ខ្លែងក្រហម [klaeŋ krɑhɑɑm]
    fishing eagle (Haliaetus leucogaster or H. echynatus)
    See:ខ្លែងត្រី
  7. ខ្លែងខ្មោច [klaeŋ kmaoc]
    kind of osprey
  8. ខ្លែងគូក [klaeŋ kuuk]
    kind of large owl
  9. ខ្លែងគោម [klaeŋ koom]
    box kite
  10. ខ្លែងចាប់កូនមាន់ [klaeŋ cap koon moan]
    the kite catches the baby chick (kind of traditional children's game)

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