កកាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From កាយ (kaay, “to scratch”) with reduplicated initial.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កកាយ kkāy WT romanisation kɑkaay (standard) IPA(key) /kɑ.ˈkaːj/

Verb

កកាយ • (kɑkaay) (abstract noun ការកកាយ)

1. to scratch rapidly (like a chicken), dig (like a dog), paw (the ground), scrape out