ឈើ

See also: ឈឺ and ឈ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer jhe, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Semai jehu (“tree, wood”), Temiar jehuk (“tree, wood”), Mon ဆု (chuˀ, “tree, log, wood, timber”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] chīa (“tree”) and possibly Mang [hɔː⁶] ("tree").

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ឈើ
jʰoe
WT romanisation chəə
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰəː/

Noun

ឈើ • (chəə)

  1. wood
  2. tree
  3. timber
  4. piece of wood

Verb

ឈើ • (chəə) (abstract noun ការឈើ)

  1. to be wooden

Derived terms

Descendants
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