ក៏ដោយ

Khmer

Etymology

ក៏ (kɑɑ) +‎ ដោយ (daoy)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ក៏ដោយ kʿṭoy Phonemic ក ដោយ k ṭoy WT romanisation kɑɑ daoy (standard) IPA(key) /kɑː ˈɗaoj/

Conjunction

ក៏ដោយ • (kɑɑ daoy)

1. (who)soever, (what)soever, whether or not, it makes no difference if, even if

   ឯងទៅមិនទៅក៏ដោយ...

   ʼaeng tɨw mɨn tɨw kɑɑ daoy …

   whether you go or not...

   សើចក៏ដោយ យំក៏ដោយ  ―  saəc kɑɑ daoy · yum kɑɑ daoy  ―  whether you laugh or cry (it makes no difference).