Khmer Dictionary: ខ្លែង
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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ខ្លែង
( n )
[klaeŋ]
generic term for various birds of prey, e.g. hawk, kite, eagle
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ខ្លែង
( n )
[klaeŋ]
kite (the flying toy)
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ខ្លែង
( n )
[klaeŋ]
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 -
ខ្លែងត្រី
[klaeŋ trəy]
See: ខ្លែងក្រហម
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ខ្លែងព្នង
[klaeŋ pnɔɔŋ]
: toy kite
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ខ្លែងស្រាក
[klaeŋ sraak]
: kind of owl (poss. Strix flammea) whose cry is said to presage the death of a sick person
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ខ្លែងអែក
[klaeŋ ʔaek]
: a flying kite which makes a humming noise by means of vibrating cords affixed to it
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ខ្លែងកូនមាន់
[klaeŋ koon moan]
: kind of eagle or kite which feeds on baby chickens
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ខ្លែងក្រហម
[klaeŋ krɑhɑɑm]
: fishing eagle (Haliaetus leucogaster or H. echynatus)
See: ខ្លែងត្រី -
ខ្លែងខ្មោច
[klaeŋ kmaoc]
: kind of osprey
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ខ្លែងគូក
[klaeŋ kuuk]
: kind of large owl
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ខ្លែងគោម
[klaeŋ koom]
: box kite
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ចាប់កូនខ្លែង
[cap koon klaeŋ]
: lit. to catch a kite (kind of children's game)
See: ចាប់កូនមាន់ -
ជើងខ្លែង
[cəəŋ klaeŋ]
: kind of knot used for fastening strips of flooring together
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ថ្នក់ខ្សែខ្លែង
[tnɑk ksae klaeŋ]
: sagging configuration of a kite string when the kite is flying
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បបែលខ្លែង
[bɑbael klaeŋ]
: kind of ray similar to បបែលអក
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បាំងខ្លែង
[baŋ klaeŋ]
: the hipped end (of a hip roof)
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រត់ខ្លែង
[rʊət klaeŋ]
: to fly a kite