ម្ទេស

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ម្ទេស • (mteih)

red or green chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens)

See also edit

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

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ម្ទេស&oldid=78407932"