Khmer

Noun

ខ្សែ • ‎(ksae)

1. line, rope, string, cord, wire, leash
2. necklace
3. tome, volume (books, especially of palm-leaf manuscripts)
4. band, furrow
5. current (water)
6. scroll
7. channel
8. bond, relationship
9. clique, group (of officials)
10. a period of ten years, decade

Derived terms

• ខ្សែក្រវាត់ ‎(khsêkrâvéat, “belt”)
• ខ្សែបង្ហៀរ ‎(ksae bɑŋhiə, “rein”)
• ខ្សែភ្លើង ‎(ksae pləəŋ, “electric wire”)
• ខ្សែលួសធំ ‎(ksae luǝh tʰom, “cable”)
• ខ្សែសន្ទូច ‎(ksae sɑntuuc, “fishing line”)
• ខ្សែស្បែក ‎(ksae sbaek)
• ខ្សែស្បែកជើង ‎(ksae sbaek cəəng, “shoelace”)

Verb

ខ្សែ • ‎(ksae)

1. to weaken (said of the eyes, vision)

Classifier

ខ្សែ • ‎(ksae)

1. classifier for stories, volumes of stories
2. classifier for trains, scrolls
3. classifier for elephants, files of elephants