Khmer

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Etymology

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ឯក (ʼaek) +‎ ទេស (teeh).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឯកទេស
ekdes
Phonemic អែក-ទេស / អែ-កៈ-ទេស
ʼaek-des / ʼae-k`-des
WT romanisation ʼaekteih, ʼaekaʼteih
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaek.ˈteih/ ~ /ʔae.kaʔ.teih/

Adjective

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ឯកទេស (ʼaekteih) (abstract noun ភាពឯកទេស)

  1. to be expert
  2. to special
  3. to separate