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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adverb
ជាង • (ciəng)
- than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than
- (grammar) marks the comparative degree of an adjective
- ល្អជាង ― lʼɑɑ ciəng ― better, more, to a greater extent
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Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 匠 (MC dzjangH, “craftsman, artisan”). Cognate with Thai ช่าง (châang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨩ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຊ່າງ (sāng), Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧈ (tsaang¹), Shan ၸၢင်ႈ (tsāang), Phake ꩡင် (caṅ), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang cangh.
Noun
ជាង • (ciəng)
- craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith
Derived terms