ក៏ដោយ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ក៏ (kɑɑ) +‎ ដោយ (daoy)

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic ក៏ដោយ
kʿṭoy
Phonemic ក ដោយ
k ṭoy
WT romanisation kɑɑ daoy
(standard) IPA(key) /kɑː ˈɗaoj/

Conjunction[edit]

ក៏ដោយ (kɑɑ daoy)

  1. (who)soever, (what)soever, whether or not, it makes no difference if, even if
    ឯងទៅមិនទៅក៏ដោយ...
    ʼaeng tɨw mɨn tɨw kɑɑ daoy
    whether you go or not...
    សើចក៏ដោយ យំក៏ដោយ  ―  saəc kɑɑ daoy · yum kɑɑ daoy  ―  whether you laugh or cry (it makes no difference).