ឲ្យ

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Khmer

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឲ្យ
o̥y
Phonemic អោយ
ʼoy
WT romanisation ʼaoy
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaoj/

Preposition

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ឲ្យ (ʼaoy)

  1. for, to, in order to, so as to, so that
  2. on behalf of
  3. in a (manner)

Verb

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ឲ្យ (ʼaoy) (abstract noun ការឲ្យ)

  1. to give, donate, grant (a more polite word is ជូន (cuun))
    ហុចសៀវភៅនេះមកឲ្យខ្ញុំ
    hoc siəw phɨw nih mɔɔk ʼaoy khñom
    Hand me that book.
  2. to allow, let (someone to do something)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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