ឆ្ងាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *cŋaːjʔ (“distant”). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Mon ဇ္ၚဲ, Khasi jngái, Koho ngae, Vietnamese ngái, and Santali ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ (sẵgiñ, “far”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្ងាយ
c̥ʰṅāy
WT romanisation chngaay
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰŋaːj/

Adjective

ឆ្ងាយ • (chngaay) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្ងាយ)

  1. far, distant

Affixed forms

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