សប្បាយ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali sappāya (beneficial), from Sanskrit सभेय (sabheya, decent, well-behaved). Compare Lao ສະບາຍ (sa bāi), Thai สบาย (sà-baai).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សប្បាយ
sp̥pāy
Phonemic ស័ប-បាយ
s˘p-pāy
WT romanisation sapbaay
(standard) IPA(key) /sap.ˈɓaːj/

Verb

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សប្បាយ (sapbaay) (abstract noun ការសប្បាយ)

  1. to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun
  2. to be kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome

Adverb

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សប្បាយ (sapbaay)

  1. well

Noun

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សប្បាយ (sapbaay)

  1. happiness, contentment
  2. health