អយ្យ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Pali ayya.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic អយ្យ
ʼy̥y
Phonemic អ័យ-យៈ / អ័យ-យ៉ៈ
ʼ˘y-y` / ʼ˘y-y″`
WT romanisation ʼayyĕəʼ, ʼayyaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaj.ˈjĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔaj.ˈjaʔ/

Noun[edit]

អយ្យ (ʼayyĕəʼ)

  1. nobility, aristocracy