សម្ដេច

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer សំតេច៑ (saṃtec), from ស្ដេច (sdac, “king, member of royalty”) with infixed -VN-. Cognate with Thai สมเด็จ (sǒm-dèt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សម្ដេច sm̥ṭec Phonemic សំ-ដាច់ sṃ-ṭāc´ WT romanisation sɑmdac (standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈɗac/

Noun

សម្ដេច • (sɑmdac)

1. an honorific for or term of address to gods, priests, royal persons, and noble persons.