ចែ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចែ cae WT romanisation cae (standard) IPA(key) /cae/

Etymology 1

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Noun

ចែ • (cae)

1. stump of a tusk, small tusk (of a wild boar, female elephant, and certain bull elephants); horn of a rhinoceros
2. iron hook for picking fruit
3. comb or crest of a chicken

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese chị, ultimately from Old Chinese 姊 (OC *[ts][i]jʔ) (B-S).

Noun

ចែ • (cae)

1. older sister (term of address or reference for Chinese or Vietnamese women)