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)

  1. province
    Synonym: ខេត្ត (khaet)
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