Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Teochew 壓腰压腰 (dêh4 io1).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic តេកអៀ
tekʼia
WT romanisation teek ʼiə
(standard) IPA(key) /teːk ˈʔiə/

Noun

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តេកអៀ (teek ʼiə)

  1. a monetary gift which is given during Chinese New Year