ទន្លេ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer danle, danley (“large body of water”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d(n)liʔ (“large river, sea”); cognate with Chong /tʰəleː/, Phong-Kniang /sleː/ and possibly Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kamalē (“sea”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic	ទន្លេ dn̥le
Phonemic	ទ-ន្ល៉េ / ទ-ន្លេ d-n̥l″e / d-n̥le
WT romanisation	tŭənlee, tŭənlei
(standard) IPA^(key)	/tŭən.ˈleː/ ~ /tŭən.ˈlei/

Noun

ទន្លេ • (tŭənlee)

river

Descendants

→ Thai: ทะเล (tá-lee)
- → Lao: ທະເລ (tha lē)
- → Lü: ᦒᦰᦵᦟ (th!le)