ងាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai ง่าย (ngâai). Cognate with Northern Khmer เงียย.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ងាយ ṅāy WT romanisation ngiəy (standard) IPA(key) /ŋiəj/

Adjective

ងាយ • (ngiəy) (abstract noun ភាពងាយ)

1. to be easy

Adverb

ងាយ • (ngiəy)

1. easily
2. (in a few compounds) lightly, condescendingly, scornfully

   មើលងាយ  ―  məəl ngiəy  ―  to​ look down on, to despise

Derived terms

• ងាយស្រួល (ngiəy sruəl)
• មើលងាយ (məəlngiəy)
• មាក់ងាយ (mĕəkngiəy)