Khmer

Adverb

ថី • ‎(tʰəy)

1. why? what?

Synonyms

• ថ្វី ‎(tvəy)

Derived terms

• ថីមិន ‎(tʰəy mɨn)

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese thầy ‎(“master, teacher”)

Noun

ថី • ‎(tʰəy)

1. (historical) secretary, government clerk, civil servant (in French colonial times, especially one who knew French; used with a proper name as a title)
2. (historical) teacher (used mainly during French colonial times for those who knew French)
3. (poetic) girl (variant of ស្ត្រី ‎(sâtrei))

Derived terms

• ថីបក ‎(theibkâ)
• ថីបកភាសា ‎(theibkâphéasa)