ទូរទស្សន៍

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali dūra (“far; remote”) + dassana (“sight”); equivalent to ទូរ (tuu) +‎ ទស្សន (tŭəhsaʼnaʼ). Compare Lao ໂທລະທັດ (thō la that), Thai โทรทัศน์ (too-rá-tát).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទូរទស្សន៍ dūrds̥sn̊ Phonemic ទូ-រៈ-ទស់ / ទូ-រ'-ទស់ dū-r`-ds´ / dū-r'-ds´ WT romanisation tuurĕəʼtŭəh, tuurətŭəh (standard) IPA(key) /tuː.rĕəʔ.tŭəh/ ~ /tuː.rə.tŭəh/

Noun

ទូរទស្សន៍ • (tuurĕəʼtŭəh)

1. television

   កម្មវិធីទូរទស្សន៍  ―  kamvithii tuurĕəʼtŭəh  ―  television program

Synonyms

• តេឡេ (teelee)