ស៊ិនសែ
Khmer edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Teochew 先生 (sing1 sên1).[1] Cognate with Thai ซินแส (sin-sɛ̌ɛ).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ស៊ិនសែ • (sɨnsae)
- teacher
- traditional Chinese doctor
- fortune teller
References edit
- ^ Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 104