ម្ទេស

Khmer

Etymology

Elided compound of ម្រេច (mrɨc, “black pepper”) +‎ ទេស (teeh, “foreign”). Compare Northern Khmer มตฺิฮ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ម្ទេស m̥des
WT romanisation	mteih
(standard) IPA^(key)	/mteih/

Noun

ម្ទេស • (mteih)

red or green chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens)

See also

ម្ទេសប្លោក (mteeh plaok, “bell pepper”)
ហឹរ (haə, “piquant”)

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