ល្ងីល្ងើ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ងីងើ (ngii ngəə, foolish) with prefixed l-, applied to each term of the alliterative reduplication.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ល្ងីល្ងើ
l̥ṅīl̥ṅoe
WT romanisation lngii lngəə
(standard) IPA(key) /lŋiː ˈlŋəː/

Adjective[edit]

ល្ងីល្ងើ (lngii lngəə) (abstract noun ភាពល្ងីល្ងើ)

  1. to be stupid, dumb
  2. to be crazy