ស៊ិនសែ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Teochew 先生 (sing1 sên1).[1] Cognate with Thai ซินแส (sin-sɛ̌ɛ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស៊ិនសែ
s′insae
WT romanisation sɨnsae
(standard) IPA(key) /sɨn.ˈsae/

Noun

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ស៊ិនសែ (sɨnsae)

  1. teacher
  2. traditional Chinese doctor
  3. fortune teller

References

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  1. ^ Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])‎[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 104