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Khmer
Etymology
From Old Khmer ក្រេង (kreṅa), ក្រេង៑ (kreṅ, “to be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid, timorous; etc”). Compare Old Chinese 驚 (OC *kreŋ). Cognate with Thai เกรง (greeng), Lao ເກງ (kēng).
Pronunciation
Verb
ក្រែង • (kraeng) (abstract noun ការក្រែង)
- to fear
Conjunction
ក្រែង • (kraeng)
- lest, for fear that, in case, in the event, (to fear) that
- យកអាវក្រាស់ផង ក្រែងរងា
- yɔɔk ʼaaw krah phɑɑng · kraeng rɔngiə
- Take a coat in case it's cold.
- ខ្ញុំបារម្ភក្រែងប្រឡងធ្លាក់
- khñom baarɑm kraeng prɑlɑɑng thlĕək
- I am worried that I will fail the examination.