Etymology

Chea

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Today it means: A surname from Khmer. Full definition →

Khmer ជា
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  1. Khmer · derived fromជា
  2. English todayChea

From Khmer ជា (ciə), in turn borrowed from Hokkien 謝／谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝／谢 (zia7).

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