Khmer Dictionary: ញ

Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
  1. ញ ( n ) [ɲɔɔ]
    kind of small tree of which there are several varieties (one, Morinda citrifolia, has edible fruit and roots which produce a red dye)
  2. ញ [ɲɔɔ]
    tenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet

    1. ដោះញ [dɑh ɲɔɔ] : breast(s) shaped like the ញ fruit (refers to the rough bumpy areas around the nipples)
    2. ពោះភ្លាញ [pʊəh plie ɲɔɔ] : kind of very painful disease characterized by swelling of the ends of the fingers or toes (caused by abscesses or boils under a fingernail or toenail)
    3. ស្វិតស្វាញ [svǝt svaa ɲɔɔ] : to be miserly, stingy; tightfisted; grudging; persistent, resolute, stubborn, tenacious, obstinate
      Eg. កងកំឡាំងយើងបានខំតស៊ូ​យ៉ាងស្វិតស្វាញ: Our forces resisted stubbornly.