See also: ទស and ទិស

Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic ទេស
des
Phonemic តេស / ទេស / តេស-សៈ- / ទេស-សៈ-
tes / des / tes-s`- / des-s`-
WT romanisation teeh, teih, teehsaʼ, teihsaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /teːh/ ~ /teih/ ~ /teːh.saʔ./ ~ /teih.saʔ./

Etymology 1

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From Pali desa, from Sanskrit देश (deśa, country, kingdom, province, region, place).

Noun

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ទេស (teeh)

  1. country, land, settlement
  2. place
Synonyms
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Adverb

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ទេស (teeh)

  1. without any definite goal, aimlessly, in a strolling or sauntering manner

Adjective

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ទេស (teeh) (abstract noun ភាពទេស)

  1. large (of an imported product, as opposed to a native one)
  2. foreign

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ទេស (teeh)

  1. spice, seasoning
  2. cotton cloth

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Etymology 3

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From Pali desana.

Verb

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ទេស (teeh) (abstract noun ការទេស)

  1. to preach

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ទេស m

  1. Khmer script form of desa (place)

Declension

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