កៅអី

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 交椅 (gao¹ in²). Cognate with Thai เก้าอี้ (gâo-îi), Lao ເກົ້າອີ້ (kao ʼī).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កៅអី kauʼī WT romanisation kawʼəy (standard) IPA(key) /kaw.ˈʔəj/

Noun

កៅអី • (kawʼəy)

1. chair
2. seat

   កៅអីនេះទំនេរទេ  ―  kawʼəy nih tumnei tei  ―  Is this seat free?