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

• ទីក្រុង (tii kroŋ)
• ទីចាត់ការ (tii cat kaa)
• ទីប៉ាឆា (tii paacʰaa)