ដំរី

See also: ដែរ and ដើរ

Khmer

Etymology

Extended form (infixed -m- ^?) of ត្រី (trəy, “to wiggle, to swing”), i.e. "wiggler", referring to the elephant trunk. Cognate with Northern Khmer ตำแร็ย.

Pronunciation

Orthographic ដំរី ṭṃrī Phonemic ដំ-រ៉ី ṭṃ-r″ī WT romanisation dɑmrəy (standard) IPA(key) /ɗɑm.ˈrəj/

Noun

ដំរី • (dɑmrəy)

1. elephant

Derived terms

• ហ្មដំរី (mɑɑ dɑmrəy, “mahout”)