កែវ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Khmer កេវ (kēva, crystal; glass; jewelry). Cognate with Thai แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic កែវ
kaev
WT romanisation kaew
(standard) IPA(key) /kaew/

Noun[edit]

កែវ (kaew)

  1. glass (material and the container)
  2. crystal, jewelry
  3. lens

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

កែវ (kaew)

  1. a unisex given name, Keo

Classifier[edit]

កែវ (kaew)

  1. classifier for glassfuls of water, wine, juice, etc.