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Khmer
Etymology
From Old Khmer ក្រុង៑ (kruṅ), ក្រុង (kruṅa), កុរុង៑ (kuruṅ, “to rule, to govern; king, prince; ruler, governor; head, chief, master; kingdom, realm; city-state; etc”); ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (“to confine”). Cognate with Thai กรุง (grung), Lao ກຸງ (kung).
Pronunciation
Noun
ក្រុង • (krong)
- city, town, municipality (administrative divisions)
- king; realm
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Verb
ក្រុង • (krong) (abstract noun ការក្រុង)
- to lock up, confine, put into a cage, to catch something by putting a net or other container over it, to cover
- to protect, to take care of