កូនចៅ

Khmer

Etymology

កូន (koun, “child”) +‎ ចៅ (caw, “grandchild”). Compare Mon ကောန်စဴ (kon cau), Vietnamese con cháu.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កូនចៅ
kūncau
WT romanisation kouncaw
(standard) IPA(key) /koun.ˈcaw/

Noun

កូនចៅ • (kouncaw)

  1. children, descendants
  2. followers
  3. employees
  4. subjects (citizens in a monarchy or empire)
  5. subordinates
  6. henchmen

References

  • កូនចៅ in Robert K. Headley, Rath Chim, Ok Soeum (1997) Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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