ទន្លេ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ ~ ទន្លេយ (danle ~ danley, “large body of water”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d(n)liʔ (“large river, sea”).

Cognate with Chong tʰəleː, Phong-Kniang sleː and possibly Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kamalē (“sea”). Also cognate with non-Austroasiatic Thai ทะเล (tá-lee).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទន្លេ dn̥le WT romanisation tŭənlei (standard) IPA(key) /tŭən.ˈlei/

Noun

ទន្លេ • (tŭənlei)

1. large river.