ស្វទេស

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वदेश (svadeśa), cognates include Hindi स्वदेश (svadeś).

Pronunciation
Orthographic ស្វទេស
s̥vdes
Phonemic ស្វៈ-តេស / ស្វៈ-ទេស
s̥v`-tes / s̥v`-des
WT romanisation svaʾteeh, svaʾteih
(standard) IPA(key) /sʋaʔ.ˈteːh/ ~ /sʋaʔ.ˈteih/

Noun

ស្វទេស • (svaʾteeh)

  1. homeland; native country
    ស្វទេសភក្តី  ―  svaʾteeh phĕəʾktəy  ―  patriotism
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