ថ្ងៃ

See also: ថាំង

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂ŋiiʔ (“sun; day”). Cognates include Vietnamese ngày.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ថ្ងៃ t̥ʰṅai WT romanisation thngay (standard) IPA(key) /tʰŋaj/

Noun

ថ្ងៃ • (thngay)

1. day (unit of time)
2. sun

Derived terms

• ថ្ងៃខួប (thngay khuəp)
• ថ្ងៃនេះ (thngaynih)
• ថ្ងៃលិច (thngaylɨc, “sunset”)
• ថ្ងៃរះ (tŋay reah, “sunrise”)