កំពង់

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer កំវង៑ (kaṃvaṅ, “shelving ground: shallow place (in a river), shoal; beach, bank, shore; crossing place, ford; landing place, landing, wharf; river port; that which rises or is high; one who is tall or big-bellied”). The form is explained as an infixed /‑əɴ‑/ form of ក្វង៑ (kvaṅ, “bulge; swell”), ultimately a derivation of វង៑ (vaṅ, “swell; rise”). Relationship to Malay kampung is considered coincidental.[1]

Synchronically, derived from ខ្ពង់ (khpŭəng, “ridge of a hill or mountain, shoulder of a hill, rise, eminence”) with infixed -VN-, ultimately from ពង់ (pŭəng).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic កំពង់
kṃbṅ´
WT romanisation kɑmpŭəng
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈpŭəŋ/

Noun

កំពង់ • (kɑmpŭəng)

  1. port, landing
  2. river town
  3. waterfront

Descendants
  • → English: kampong
  • → Thai: กำแพง (gam-pɛɛng)

References
  1. Philip N. Jenner - A Dictionary Of Pre-Angkorian Khmer (2009). Digital access at Sealang Old Khmer Etymological Dictionary.
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