khe

See also: khê, khế, khẽ, khə, and khə́

Translingual

Symbol

khe

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Korowai.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Korowai terms

Chiwere

Noun

khe

  1. a turtle; a reptile of the order Testudines.

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (stream, creek, SV: khê).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (classifier cái) khe • ()

    1. slit, slot
    2. stream, creek

    Derived terms

    • khe nước
    • khe suối

    Xhosa

    Pronoun

    -khe

    1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.

    Zou

    Etymology

    From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaʔ. Cognates include Burmese ခါး (hka:) and Tibetan ཁ་བ (kha ba).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʰə˧/

    Adjective

    khe

    1. bitter

    References

    • Chungkham Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

    Zulu

    Pronoun

    -khe

    1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.