ឲ្យ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ឱ្យ (ʼaoy)
• អោយ (ʼaoy)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឲ្យ o̥y Phonemic អោយ ʼoy WT romanisation ʼaoy (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaoj/

Preposition

ឲ្យ • (ʼaoy)

1. for, to, in order to, so as to, so that
2. on behalf of
3. in a (manner)

Verb

ឲ្យ • (ʼaoy) (abstract noun ការឲ្យ)

1. to give, donate, grant (a more polite word is ជូន (cuun))

   ហុចសៀវភៅនេះមកឲ្យខ្ញុំ

   hoc siəw phɨw nih mɔɔk ʼaoy khñom

   Hand me that book.

2. to allow, let (someone to do something)

Synonyms

• ជូន (cuun) (more polite)

Derived terms

• ឲ្យខ្ចី (ʼaoy khcəy)
• ធ្វើឲ្យខ្វល់ (thvəə ʼaoy khvɑl)

Affixed forms

• អំណោយ (ʼɑmnaoy)