See also: , ចំ, ចេះ, and ចាំ

Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ចៃ
cai
WT romanisation cay
(standard) IPA(key) /caj/

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ (louse). Cognate with Vietnamese chí/chấy, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Noun

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ចៃ (cay)

  1. louse; mite
  2. parasite
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Etymology 2

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From Thai ใจ (jai).

Noun

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ចៃ (cay)

  1. heart (as the seat of emotions), sense, feelings