ទេស

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See also: ទស and ទិស

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ទេស (teeh)

  1. country, land, settlement
  2. place
Synonyms

Adverb

ទេស (teeh)

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

Adjective

ទេស (teeh) (abstract noun ភាពទេស)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

ទេស (teeh)

  1. spice, seasoning
  2. cotton cloth

See also

Etymology 3

From Pali desana.

Verb

ទេស (teeh) (abstract noun ការទេស)

  1. to preach

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ទេស m

  1. Khmer script form of desa (place)

Declension