ចៃ

See also: ច, ចំ, ចេះ, and ចាំ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចៃ
cai
WT romanisation cay
(standard) IPA(key) /caj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ (“louse”). Cognate with Vietnamese chí/chấy, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Noun

ចៃ • (cay)

  1. louse; mite
  2. parasite
See also
  • មមង់ (mômông)

Etymology 2

From Thai ใจ (jai).

Noun

ចៃ • (cay)

  1. heart
  2. sense; feeling
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