ទេពារក្ស

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव (deva) + आरक्ष (ārakṣa), equivalent to ទេព (teep) +‎ អារក្ស (ʼaarak). Cognate with Thai เทพารักษ์ (tee-paa-rák).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទេពារក្ស debārk̥s Phonemic ទេ-ពា-រ័ក de-bā-r˘k WT romanisation teipiərĕək (standard) IPA(key) /tei.piə.rĕəʔ/

Noun

ទេពារក្ស • (teipiərĕək)

1. guardian angel