kambodžietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Kambodža (“Cambodia”) +‎ -ietis.

Noun

kambodžietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: kambodžiete)

  1. a Cambodian man, a man from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent
    sarunājas francūzis un kambodžietis, strīdas, kas ir laime ― a Frenchman and a Cambodian (man) are talking, they disagree (about) what happiness is
    kambodžieši ir pārliecināti, ka mēnesī var saskatīt mirušā karaļa seju ― Cambodians are convinced that one can see a dead king's face on the moon
  2. (genitive plural): Cambodian, pertaining to Cambodia and its people
    kambodžiešu ģimenes ― Cambodian families
    kambodžiešu dizaineres Kim Sun ― Cambodian designer Kim Sun
    parādīsim, kā pagatavot kafiju kambodžiešu gaumē ― let us show how to prepare coffee the Cambodian way (lit. taste)

Declension

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