ដី

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iʔ ~ *t₁ih ~ *t₁iəh (“earth; soil”). Cognate with Semai tei, Bahnar teh (along with other Bahnaric cognates with nasal infix), Pacoh cuteq, Khmu /pteʔ/, Mang /teː⁶/ and Mon တိ (tɔeˀ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដី
ṭī
WT romanisation dəy
(standard) IPA(key) /ɗəj/

Noun

ដី • (dəy)

  1. land, soil, ground
  2. territory
  3. Piper retrofractum, Balinese Long Pepper (medicinal usage and as a seasoning)

Derived terms

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