ទេពី

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ទេវី (teivii)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali devī, Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទេពី debī WT romanisation teipii (standard) IPA(key) /tei.ˈpiː/

Noun

ទេពី • (teipii)

1. queen (wife of the reigning king)
2. princess (official wife of a prince)
3. goddess

   Synonym: ព្រះម៉ែ (prĕəh mae)