សាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *saay (“dispersed”). Maybe related to រាយ (riəy, “to scatter”), via the prefixed forms ស្រាយ (sraay, “to untie”), រសាយ (rɔsaay, “to be untied, scattered”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic សាយ
sāy
WT romanisation saay
(standard) IPA(key) /saːj/

Verb

សាយ • (saay) (abstract noun ការសាយ)

  1. to scatter, spread, disperse, diffuse

Adjective

សាយ • (saay) (abstract noun ភាពសាយ)

  1. to be spread out, diffused
  2. to be prolific

Noun

សាយ • (saay)

  1. dispersal, dissemination, scattering

Proper noun

សាយ • (saay)

  1. Say, a surname

Affixed forms
  • ត្រសាយ (trɑsaay)
  • បន្សាយ (bɑnsaay)
  • ផ្សាយ (phsaay)
  • រសាយ (rɔsaay)
  • រំសាយ (rumsaay)
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