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sneng

Pronunciation: /snɛŋ/

The English word “sneng” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  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.

Etymology

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

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