រទេះភ្លើង

Khmer

Etymology

From រទេះ (rɔteh, “cart, vehicle”) +‎ ភ្លើង (phləəng, “fire”). Perhaps calque of Thai รถไฟ (rót-fai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic រទេះភ្លើង rdeḥb̥ʰloeṅ Phonemic រ-តេះ ភ្លើង r-teḥ b̥ʰloeṅ WT romanisation rɔteh phləəng (standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈteh pʰləːŋ/

Noun

រទេះភ្លើង • (rɔteh phləəng)

1. (rail transport) train

Synonyms

• រថភ្លើង (rŭətphləəng)