ចៅ

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *cuʔ. Cognate with Bahnar sŏu/sâu, Pacoh achau, Vietnamese cháu, Khasi 'siew.

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

  1. grandchild
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master, owner”). Compare Thai เจ้า (jâao), Vietnamese chủ and chúa.

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

  1. chief, boss, head
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