ទី

See also: ទ, ទូ, ទៅ, ទះ, ទា, and ទេ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទី dī WT romanisation tii (standard) IPA(key) /tiː/

Etymology 1

From Chinese 第 (dì, ordinal number marker). Compare Thai ที่ (tîi).

Particle

ទី • (tii)

1. marker for ordinal numbers

   ទី១  ―  tii muəy  ―  first

   ទី២  ―  tii pii  ―  second

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Dubious Chinese etymon”)

From Chinese 的 (dì, “nominalizing particle”). Compare Thai ที่ (tîi).

Particle

ទី • (tii)

1. nominalizer for forming compound nouns with the general meaning of "that which is worthy of" the sense of the verb; or "that which is the object of" the sense of the verb.

   ទីពឹង  ―  tii pɨng  ―  someone or something upon which one can depend

   ទីសំអប់  ―  tii sɑmʼɑp  ―  object of hatred

Etymology 3

Compare Thai ที่ (tîi).

Noun

ទី • (tii)

1. location, place, spot, point
2. rank, goal

Derived terms

• ទីក្រុង (tii krong)
• ទីចាត់ការ (tii cat kaa)
• ទីប៉ាឆា (tii paachaa)

Etymology 4

Noun

ទី • (tii)

1. kind of kettle

Etymology 5

Proper noun

ទី • (tii)

1. Ti, a surname