ចៅ

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

grandchild

Derived terms

កូនចៅ (kouncaw, “children, descendants”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

chief, boss, head

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