ថយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 退 (MC thwojH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Thai ถอย (tɔ̌i).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ថយ tʰy WT romanisation thɑɑy (standard) IPA(key) /tʰɑːj/

Verb

ថយ • (thɑɑy) (abstract noun ការថយ)

1. to recede, to fall / pull back, to regress
2. to withdraw, to retreat, to back up
3. to decrease, to diminish, to be reduced (in quantity, quality or size), to weaken

Affixed forms

• កន្ថយ (kɑnthɑɑy)
• បន្ថយ (bɑnthɑɑy)