ទន្លេ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ទន្លេ ~ ទន្លេយ (danle ~ danley, “large body of water”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d(n)liʔ (“large river, sea”).

Cognate with Chong tʰəleː, Phong-Kniang sleː and possibly Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kamalē (“sea”). Also cognate with non-Austroasiatic Thai ทะเล (tá-lee).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ទន្លេ
dn̥le
WT romanisation tŭənlei
(standard) IPA(key) /tŭən.ˈlei/

Noun[edit]

ទន្លេ • (tŭənlei)

  1. large river.
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