ចៅ

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Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ចៅ
cau
WT romanisation caw
(standard) IPA(key) /caw/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuuʔ; cognate with Bahnar sŏu/sâu, Pacoh achau, Vietnamese cháu, Khasi 'siew.

Noun[edit]

ចៅ • (caw)

  1. grandchild
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master, owner”). Compare Thai เจ้า (jâao).

Noun[edit]

ចៅ • (caw)

  1. chief, boss, head
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