ឈើ

See also: ឈឺ and ឈ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ឈេ (jhe), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Semai jehuuq (“tree, wood”), Temiar jehuk (“tree, wood”), Mon ဆု (chuˀ, “tree, log, wood, timber”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] chīa (“tree”) and Mang hɔː⁶ (“tree”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈើ jʰoe WT romanisation chəə (standard) IPA(key) /cʰəː/

Noun

ឈើ • (chəə)

1. wood
2. tree
3. timber
4. piece of wood

Verb

ឈើ • (chəə) (abstract noun ការឈើ)

1. to be wooden

Derived terms

• ឈើកូត (cʰəə koot)
• ឈើគូស (chəə kuuh)
• ដើមឈើ (daəm chəə)
• ផ្លែឈើ (phlae chəə)
• សំបកឈើ (sɑmbɑɑk chəə)
• ស្លឹកឈើ (slək chəə)

Descendants

• Thai: เฌอ (chəə)