ទូរស័ព្ទ

Khmer

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit दूर (dūra, far) + शब्द (śabda, word; sound); equivalent to ទូរ (tuu) + ស័ព្ទ (sap). Compare Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap), Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទូរស័ព្ទ
dūrs˘b̥d
Phonemic ទូ-រៈ-ស័ប / ទូ-រ'-ស័ប
dū-r`-s˘p / dū-r'-s˘p
WT romanisation tuurĕəʼsap, tuurəsap
(standard) IPA(key) /tuː.rĕəʔ.sap/ ~ /tuː.rə.sap/

Noun

ទូរស័ព្ទ • (tuurĕəʼsap)

  1. telephone, phone
    ទូរស័ព្ទលោកលេខប៉ុន្មាន   tuurĕəʼsap look leek ponmaan   What is your phone number?
    និយាយទូរសព្ទ   niyiəy tuurĕəʼsap   to telephone

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