ដី

See also: ដ, ដុំ, ដ៏, ដៃ, ដោះ, and ដាំ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iʔ ~ *t₁ih ~ *t₁iəh (“earth; soil”). Cognate with Semai tiiq, Bahnar teh (along with other Bahnaric cognates with nasal infix), Pacoh cuteq, Khmu pteʔ, Mang teː⁶, Mon တိ (tɔeˀ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ដី ṭī
WT romanisation	dəy
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ɗəj/

Noun

ដី • (dəy)

earth; soil
land; ground
territory
Piper retrofractum, Balinese Long Pepper (medicinal usage and as a seasoning)

Derived terms

ដីខ្សាច់ (dəy khsac, “sand”)
ដីប្លី (dəyplii)
សណ្ដែកដី (sɑndaek dəy, “peanut”)

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