លីងលាជ

Khmer

Etymology

លីង (liing, “to roast”) +‎ លាជ (liəc, “popped grains”).

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Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic លីងលាជ
līṅlāj
WT romanisation liing liəc
(standard) IPA(key) /liːŋ ˈliəc/

Verb

លីងលាជ • (liing liəc) (abstract noun ការលីងលាជ)

  1. to roast small grains (as rice, corn)
  2. to fly high in circles (of bird flocks)

Adverb

លីងលាជ • (liing liəc)

  1. in circles high up in the air
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