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)

elephant

Derived terms

ហ្មដំរី (mɑɑ dɑmrəy, “mahout”)

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