ថៅកែ

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 頭家／头家 (tao⁵ gê¹). Cognate with Thai เถ้าแก่ (tâo-gɛ̀ɛ). Compare English towkay.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ថៅកែ tʰaukae WT romanisation thaw kae (standard) IPA(key) /tʰaw ˈkae/

Noun

ថៅកែ • (thaw kae)

1. merchant; businessman; owner of a store