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Khmer
Etymology
From Old Khmer caṅa (“to wish, to want”). Compare Old Chinese 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs, “will; going to”). Cognate with Thai จง (jong), Burmese ချင် (hkyang).
Pronunciation
Verb
ចង់ • (cɑng) (abstract noun ការចង់)
- to want, wish, desire, covet (to do something)
- to need
- to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
- to approach, draw near
- about to (do something), on the brink of, on the point of (doing something)
- ខ្ញុំចង់អង្គុយ.
- khñom cɑng ʼɑngkuy
- I’m about to sit down.
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Conjunction
ចង់ • (cɑng)
- even if