ស្ដេច

Khmer

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

ស្ដេច • (sdac) (abstract noun ការស្ដេច)

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

Particle

ស្ដេច • (sdac)

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

See also

Affixed forms
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