រលាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From លាយ (liəy, “to mix, to dissolve”) with prefixed r-.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is the "shrub" sense related to the "melt" sense? Like "shrub with leaves that melt in medicine" or something along those lines?”

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	រលាយ rlāy
WT romanisation	rɔliəy
(standard) IPA^(key)	/rɔ.ˈliəj/

Verb

រលាយ • (rɔliəy) (abstract noun ការរលាយ)

to melt, to liquify, to dissolve
to resolve
to destroy

Noun

រលាយ • (rɔliəy)

a kind of shrub (Neonauclea sessilifolia), used to make a medicine for mothers who have recently given birth

Derived terms

មហារលាយ (mɔɔhaaliəy)
រលាយកំហឹង (rɔɔliəykɑmhəng)
រលាយខ្លួន (rɔɔliəykhluən)
រលាយខ្សុល (rɔɔliəykhsol)
រលាយទ្រព្យ (rɔɔliəytrɔɔpyɔɔ)
រលាយសាច់មួយ (rɔɔliəysacmuəy)
រលុបរលាយ (rôlŭbrôléay)
រលំរលាយ (rɔɔlumliəy)

Affixed forms

រំលាយ (rumliəy)

Descendants

→ Thai: ละลาย (lá-laai)