ប្រាយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រាយ p̥rāy WT romanisation praay (standard) IPA(key) /praːj/

Etymology 1

Noun

ប្រាយ • (praay)

1. pellets, buckshot, birdshot

Etymology 2

From រាយ (riəy, “scattered”) with prefixed p- (causative).

Verb

ប្រាយ • (praay) (abstract noun ការប្រាយ)

1. to kick with the hind legs; to push off with both feet (e.g. for a jump); to lunge; to spurt (forward)
2. to scatter or throw (especially grains of rice during various religious ceremonies)