ទេពារក្ស

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ទេពារក្ស (teipiərĕək)

  1. guardian angel