Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រ៉ែ
r″ae
WT romanisation rae
(standard) IPA(key) /rae/

Etymology 1

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Compare Thai แร่ (rɛ̂ɛ).

Noun

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រ៉ែ (rae)

  1. ore; mineral
    រ៉ែដែក  ―  rae daek  ―  iron ore
  2. mine (for minerals)

Etymology 2

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Compare Thai แร (rɛɛ).

Verb

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រ៉ែ (rae) (abstract noun ការរ៉ែ)

  1. to perforate, to make an indentation
    រ៉ែក្រដាស  ―  rae krɑdaah  ―  to punch paper