sneng

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/snɛŋ/

noun

An ox horn or water buffalo horn used by the Khmer people as a musical instrument. It has been used to call for assembly, to summon elephants from the field and by hunters to communicate over great distances.

OriginKhmer ស្នែង ← okz sneṅ →
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Meanings

noun

alternative snaeng

  1. An ox horn or water buffalo horn used by the Khmer people as a musical instrument. It has been used to call for assembly, to summon elephants from the field and by hunters to communicate over great distances.

Origin

  1. okzsneṅ“horn”
  2. Khmerស្នែង“horn (of an animal)”
  3. Englishsneng

Borrowed from Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng, “horn (of an animal)”), from Old Khmer sneṅ (“horn”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sneng

ngengfengGautengpengmengshenglengkenggengdrengJinfengkwengskeng
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APA

sneng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneng

MLA

“sneng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneng. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneng,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneng.

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