ថ្វាយ

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Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ថ្វាយ
t̥ʰvāy
WT romanisation thvaay
(standard) IPA(key) /tʰʋaːj/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *waj ~ *waaj (“to transfer ownership”). Cognate with Mon တွာဲ.

Verb[edit]

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay) (abstract noun ការថ្វាយ)

  1. to give, offer (to royalty, clergy, or deities)
  2. to worship, venerate, make obeisance to

Preposition[edit]

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay)

  1. to, for (royalty, clergy, or deities)

Affixed forms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), from Mon ထဝဲါ (“to sit cross-legged”).

Proper noun[edit]

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay)

  1. Tavoy (a city in southern Burma)
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