ថៅកែ

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 頭家／头家 (tao5 gê1). Cognate with Thai เถ้าแก่ (tâo-gɛ̀ɛ). Compare English towkay.

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ថៅកែ
tʰaukae
WT romanisation thaw kae
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰaw ˈkae/

Noun

ថៅកែ • (thaw kae)

  1. merchant; businessman; owner of a store
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