ចៃ

See also: ច, ចំ, ចេះ, and ចាំ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចៃ cai WT romanisation cay (standard) IPA(key) /caj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ (“louse”). Cognate with Vietnamese chí/chấy, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Noun

ចៃ • (cay)

1. louse; mite
2. parasite

See also

• មមង់ (mômông)

Etymology 2

From Thai ใจ (jai).

Noun

ចៃ • (cay)

1. heart (as the seat of emotions), sense, feelings