ទន្លេ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer danle, danley (“large body of water”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d(n)liʔ (“large river, sea”); cognate with Chong /tʰəleː/, Phong-Kniang /sleː/ and possibly Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kamalē (“sea”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic ទន្លេ
dn̥le
Phonemic ទ-ន្ល៉េ / ទ-ន្លេ
d-n̥l″e / d-n̥le
WT romanisation tŭənlee, tŭənlei
(standard) IPA(key) /tŭən.ˈleː/ ~ /tŭən.ˈlei/

Noun

ទន្លេ • (tŭənlee)

  1. river

Descendants
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