ខ្ចី
Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kciʔ (“young; green”); cognate with Halang kơchĭ (“young, unripe”) and Bahnar kơsĕ (“young, unripe”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ខ្ចី • (khcəy) (abstract noun ភាពខ្ចី)
- green, unripe, fresh, raw
- young
- naive, inexperienced
- light (said of a color, especially blue, green, or yellow)
Derived terms
- ឆ្អឹងខ្ចី (chʼəng khcəy, “cartilage”)
Verb
ខ្ចី • (khcəy) (abstract noun ការខ្ចី)
- to borrow