កែវ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer កេវ (kēva, “crystal; glass; jewelry”). Cognate with Thai แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កែវ kaev WT romanisation kaew (standard) IPA(key) /kaew/

Noun

កែវ • (kaew)

1. glass (material and the container)
2. crystal, jewelry
3. lens

Derived terms

• កែវស្ទង់កំដៅ (kaev stɔǝŋ kɑmdav)

Proper noun

កែវ • (kaew)

1. a unisex given name, Keo

Classifier

កែវ • (kaew)

1. classifier for glassfuls of water, wine, juice, etc.