ទេស

See also: ទស and ទិស

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទេស
des
Phonemic ទេស / ទេស-សៈ-
des / des-s`-
WT romanisation teih, teihsaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /teih/ ~ /teih.saʔ./

Etymology 1

From Pali desa, from Sanskrit देश (deśa, “country, kingdom, province, region, place”).

Noun

ទេស • (teih)

  1. country, land, settlement
  2. place
Synonyms

Adverb

ទេស • (teih)

  1. without any definite goal, aimlessly, in a strolling or sauntering manner

Adjective

ទេស • (teih) (abstract noun ភាពទេស)

  1. large (of an imported product, as opposed to a native one)
  2. foreign

Noun

ទេស • (teih)

  1. spice, seasoning
  2. cotton cloth

See also

Etymology 3

From Pali desana.

Verb

ទេស • (teih) (abstract noun ការទេស)

  1. to preach

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ទេស m

  1. Khmer script form of desa (“place”)

Declension

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