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ស្ដេច

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer stec, stac, stāc (to be supreme in status and power). Compare Thai เสด็จ (sà-dèt).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ស្ដេច
s̥ṭec
Phonemic ស្ដ័ច
s̥ṭ˘c
WT romanisation sdac
(standard) IPA(key) /sɗac/

Noun

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ស្ដេច (sdac)

  1. king, member of the royal family, royalty
  2. (colloquial) (preceding an adjective) the king/prince of ..., very
    ក្មេងនេះចំជាស្ដេចខូច
    kmeeng nih cɑm ciə sdac khouc
    This child is very naughty (literally, this child is the king of naughty)

Verb

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ស្ដេច (sdac) (abstract noun ការស្ដេច)

  1. (royal) to go, come, depart, walk

Particle

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ស្ដេច (sdac)

  1. honorific particle used before a verb of motion if the king is the subject

See also

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Affixed forms

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