ដី

See also: ដ, ដុំ, ដ៏, ដៃ, ដោះ, and ដាំ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iʔ ~ *t₁ih ~ *t₁iəh (“earth; soil”). Cognate with Semai tiiq, Bahnar teh (along with other Bahnaric cognates with nasal infix), Pacoh cuteq, Khmu pteʔ, Mang teː⁶, Mon တိ (tɔeˀ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដី ṭī WT romanisation dəy (standard) IPA(key) /ɗəj/

Noun

ដី • (dəy)

1. earth; soil
2. land; ground
3. territory
4. Piper retrofractum, Balinese Long Pepper (medicinal usage and as a seasoning)

Derived terms

• ដីខ្សាច់ (dəy khsac, “sand”)
• ដីប្លី (dəyplii)
• សណ្ដែកដី (sɑndaek dəy, “peanut”)

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: mèng đéc ơi, chèng đéc ơi