រ៉ែ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រ៉ែ
r″ae
WT romanisation rae
(standard) IPA(key) /rae/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Thai แร่ (rɛ̂ɛ)

Noun

រ៉ែ • (rae)

  1. ore; mineral
    Synonym: ខនិជ (khɑnɨc)
    ដែក  ―  rae daek  ―  iron ore
  2. mine (for minerals)

Etymology 2

Compare Thai แร (rɛɛ).

Verb

រ៉ែ • (rae) (abstract noun ការរ៉ែ)

  1. to perforate, to make an indentation
    ក្រដាស  ―  rae krɑdaah  ―  to punch paper