ចៅ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចៅ cau WT romanisation caw (standard) IPA(key) /caw/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *cuʔ. Cognate with Bahnar sŏu/sâu, Pacoh achau, Vietnamese cháu, Khasi 'siew.

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

1. grandchild

Derived terms

• កូនចៅ (kouncaw, “children, descendants”)

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master, owner”). Compare Thai เจ้า (jâao), Vietnamese chủ and chúa.

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

1. chief, boss, head