ដៃ

See also: ដ៏, ដី, ដោះ, ដុំ, ដាំ, and ដ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ. Cognate with Pacoh ati, Bahnar ti, Bolyu ti⁵⁵, Riang [Lang] tiʔ¹. Vietnamese tay is not certainly related.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដៃ ṭai WT romanisation day (standard) IPA(key) /ɗaj/

Noun

ដៃ • (day)

1. (anatomy) arm, hand
2. handle, lever, crank
3. branch (of a tree, river), offshoot
4. tendril
5. elephant trunk
6. sleeve
7. steering wheel

Derived terms

• កដៃ (kɑɑ day, “wrist”)
• កែងដៃ (kaeng day, “elbow”)
• កាំភ្លើងដៃ (kampləəng day, “pistol”)
• ក្រចកដៃ (krɑcɑɑk day, “fingernail”)
• ក្រដាសជូតដៃ (krɑdaah cuut day, “paper napkin”)
• ខ្មៅដៃ (khmaw day, “pencil”)
• ដុំដៃ (dom day, “elbow”)
• បាតដៃ (baat day, “palm”)
• ប្រអប់ដៃ (prɑʼɑp day, “palm”)
• ម្រាមដៃ (mriəm day, “finger”)

See also

• ប្រមោយ (prɑmaoy)
• ហត្ថ (hat)
• ម៉ោងជាង (maong ciəng)

Classifier

ដៃ • (day)

1. classifier for handfuls of young rice plants, grass
2. classifier for slaps with the hand
3. classifier for a bunch of areca nuts

Interjection

ដៃ • (day)

1. command to an elephant not to move its trunk, or not to pull something with its trunk