Khmer edit

Etymology edit

កូន (koun, child) +‎ ចៅ (caw, grandchild). Compare Mon ကောန်စဴ (kon cau), Vietnamese con cháu.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic កូនចៅ
kūncau
WT romanisation kouncaw
(standard) IPA(key) /koun.ˈcaw/

Noun edit

កូនចៅ (kouncaw)

  1. children, descendants
  2. followers
  3. employees
  4. subjects (citizens in a monarchy or empire)
  5. subordinates
  6. henchmen

References edit

  • Robert K. Headley; Rath Chim; Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.