Where does “រូបតំណាង” come from?
រូបតំណាង (Khmer) comes from Khmer តំណាង, from Khmer តាង, from Chinese 唐, from Chinese 唐氏綜合症, from English Down syndrome — A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids.
រូបតំណាង (Khmer): icon; picture representation
Definitions
- icon; picture representation
Ancestry of “រូបតំណាង”, step by step
រូបតំណាង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer តំណាង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | តំណាង | substitute, delegate |
| 2 | Khmer | តាង | deputy, assistant, representative, replacement, substitute, delegate |
| 3 | Chinese | 唐 | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 唐氏綜合症 | Down syndrome |
| 5 | English | Down syndrome | A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids |