Where does “ឬទេ” come from?
ឬទេ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទេ — final interrogative particle; no, not.
ឬទេ (Khmer): or not? phrase-final interrogative particle
Definitions
- or not? phrase-final interrogative particle
Ancestry of “ឬទេ”, step by step
ឬទេ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទេ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទេ | final interrogative particle; no, not |
via Khmer ឬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឬ | Independent vowel representing the Sanskrit vowel ऋ / पॄ |