Where does “ខ្លាឃ្លោក” come from?
ខ្លាឃ្លោក (Khmer) comes from Khmer ខ្លា, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.
ខ្លាឃ្លោក (Khmer): a traditional Cambodian gambling game played by throwing dice on a board containing pictures of a tiger, gourd, fish, lobster, crab, chicken, etc
Definitions
- a traditional Cambodian gambling game played by throwing dice on a board containing pictures of a tiger, gourd, fish, lobster, crab, chicken, etc
Ancestry of “ខ្លាឃ្លោក”, step by step
ខ្លាឃ្លោក traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ឃ្លោក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឃ្លោក | kind of gourd (esp. Lagenaria siceraria) |