វ័យ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali vaya.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic វ័យ
v˘y
Phonemic វ័យ / វៈ-យៈ-
v˘y / v`-y`-
WT romanisation vɨy, vĕəʼyĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋɨj/ ~ /ʋĕəʔ.jĕəʔ./

Noun[edit]

វ័យ (vɨy)

  1. age, age period
    វ័យក្មេង  ―  vɨy kmeeng  ―  youth
    វ័យកណ្ដាល  ―  vɨy kɑndaal  ―  middle age
    វ័យចាស់  ―  vɨy cah  ―  old age