ខែ

See also: ខាំ and ខ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *khəjʔ (“moon; month”). Cognate with Northern Khmer แค, Bahnar khei (“moon, month”), Pacoh kixay (“moon, month”), Mlabri kiʔ, Eastern Lawa เคะ, Western Lawa เคอ-อิ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខែ kʰae WT romanisation khae (standard) IPA(key) /kʰae/

Noun

ខែ • (khae)

1. moon
2. month (unit of time)

See also

• (units of time) ឯកតានៃពេលវេលា ('aektaa nɨy peil veiliə); ឆ្នាំ (chnam, “year”), ខែ (khae, “month”), សប្តាហ៍ (sappədaa, “week”) / អាទិត្យ (ʼaatɨt, “week”), ថ្ងៃ (thngay, “day”), ម៉ោង (maong, “hour”), នាទី (niətii, “minute”), វិនាទី (viniətii, “second”)