ម្ទេស

Khmer

Etymology

Elided compound of ម្រេច (mrɨc, “black pepper”) +‎ ទេស (teeh, “foreign”). Compare Northern Khmer มตฺิฮ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ម្ទេស m̥des WT romanisation mteih (standard) IPA(key) /mteih/

Noun

ម្ទេស • (mteih)

1. red or green chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens)

See also

• ម្ទេសប្លោក (mteeh plaok, “bell pepper”)
• ហឹរ (haə, “piquant”)