កេះ

See also: កាំ, កែ, កុំ, កោះ, ក៏, and ក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កេះ keḥ WT romanisation keh (standard) IPA(key) /keh/

Verb

កេះ • (keh) (abstract noun ការកេះ)

1. to scratch, flick, tap (with the finger tip, especially to get someone’s attention)
2. to lift, scrape off (especially with the finger tip or the fingernail)
3. to engender, give rise to

Derived terms

• ដែកកេះ (daek keh, “cigarette lighter”)

Noun

កេះ • (keh)

1. kind of deer or mountain goat renowned for its horns which are believed to have medicinal powers
2. hermaphrodite

Affixed forms

• កកេះ (kɑkeh)
• កំណេះ (kɑmneh)
• ខ្វេះ (khveh)