ទូរស័ព្ទ

See also: ទូរសព្ទ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ទូរសព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap)

Etymology

From Sanskrit दूर (dūra, “far”) + शब्द (śabda, “word; sound”); equivalent to ទូរ (tuu) +‎ ស័ព្ទ (sap). Compare Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap), Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទូរស័ព្ទ dūrs˘b̥d Phonemic ទូ-រៈ-សាប់ dū-r`-sāp´ WT romanisation tuurĕəʼsap (standard) IPA(key) /tuː.rĕəʔ.sap/

Noun

ទូរស័ព្ទ • (tuurĕəʼsap)

1. telephone; phone

Derived terms

• ទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត (tuurĕəʼsap caʼlat)