ចៅ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចៅ cau WT romanisation caw (standard) IPA(key) /caw/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuuʔ; cognate with Bahnar sŏu/sâu, Pacoh achau, Vietnamese cháu, Khasi 'siew.

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

1. grandchild

Derived terms

• កូនចៅ (kouncaw, “children, descendants”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 主 (MC tsyuX, “master, owner”). Compare Thai เจ้า (jâao).

Noun

ចៅ • (caw)

1. chief, boss, head