Khmer edit

Etymology edit

ឯក (ʼaek) +‎ ទេស (teeh).

Pronunciation edit

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 edit

ឯកទេស (ʼaekteih) (abstract noun ភាពឯកទេស)

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