ដី

See also: ដ, ដុំ, ដ៏, ដៃ, ដោះ, and ដាំ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iʔ ~ *t₁ih ~ *t₁iəh (“earth; soil”). Cognate with Semai tei, Bahnar teh (along with other Bahnaric cognates with nasal infix), Pacoh cuteq, Khmu /pteʔ/, Mang /teː⁶/ and Mon တိ (tɔeˀ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ដី ṭī
WT romanisation	dəy
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ɗəj/

Noun

ដី • (dəy)

land, soil, ground
territory
Piper retrofractum, Balinese Long Pepper (medicinal usage and as a seasoning)

Derived terms

ដីខ្សាច់ (dəyksac, “sand”)
ដីប្លី (dəyplii)
សណ្ដែកដី (sɑɑndaekdəy, “peanut”)