Khmer Dictionary: អង្គញ់
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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អង្គញ់
( n )
[ʔɑŋkʊəɲ]
kind of vine (Entada phaseoloides) from which pods containing large black or maroon seeds are obtained (these seeds are used in playing a popular children's game called ល្បែងអង្គញ់ )
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អង្គញ់
( n )
[ʔɑŋkʊəɲ]
kneecap
Reference: អង្គញ់ជង្គង់ -
ឆ្អឹងអង្គញ់
[cʔəŋ ʔɑŋkɔǝɲ]
: kneecap, patella
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លេងអង្គញ់
[leeŋ ʔɑŋkɔǝɲ]
: to play the popular game ល្បែង(បោះ)អង្គញ់ (First the players are divided into two groups. Three or five អង្គញ់ seeds (called កោយដាំ ) are placed on the ground in a triangular formation and the players attempt to knock the កោយដាំ down by tossing, kicking, flicking, or rolling other nuts, called កោយបោះ, at them)
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អង្គញ់ស្វា
[ʔɑŋkɔǝɲ svaa]
: kind of tree with large leaves and fruits which contain two or three seeds (it is used for firewood and as a shade tree)