ឈើ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer ឈេ (jhe), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (tree, wood). Cognate with Semai jehuuq (tree, wood), Temiar jehuk (tree, wood), Mon ဆု (chuˀ, tree, log, wood, timber), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] chīa (tree) Mang hɔː⁶ (tree) and Thai เฌอ (chəə)

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ឈើ
jʰoe
WT romanisation chəə
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰəː/

Noun

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ឈើ (chəə)

  1. wood
  2. tree
  3. timber
  4. piece of wood

Verb

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ឈើ (chəə) (abstract noun ការឈើ)

  1. to be wooden

Derived terms

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