ទី

See also: ទ, ទូ, ទៅ, ទះ, ទា, and ទេ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទី
dī
WT romanisation tii
(standard) IPA(key) /tiː/

Etymology 1

From Chinese 第 (dì, ordinal number marker)

Particle

ទី • (tii)

  1. marker for ordinal numbers
    ទី២១ ― tii mpʰey muəy ― 21st

Etymology 2

From Chinese 的 (dì, “nominalizing particle”).

Particle

ទី • (tii)

  1. nominalizer for forming compound nouns with the general meaning of "that which is worthy of" the sense of the verb; or "that which is the object of" the sense of the verb.
    ទី​ពឹង ― tii pɨng ― someone or something upon which one can depend
    ទីសំអប់ ― tii sɑm’ɑp ― object of hatred

Etymology 3

Noun

ទី • (tii)

  1. location, place, spot, point
  2. rank, goal
  3. kind of kettle
Derived terms
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