ប្រាយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រាយ
p̥rāy
WT romanisation praay
(standard) IPA(key) /praːj/

Etymology 1

Noun

ប្រាយ • (praay)

  1. pellets, buckshot, birdshot

Etymology 2

From រាយ (riəy, “scattered”) with prefixed p- (causative).

Verb

ប្រាយ • (praay) (abstract noun ការប្រាយ)

  1. to kick with the hind legs; to push off with both feet (e.g. for a jump); to lunge; to spurt (forward)
  2. to scatter or throw (especially grains of rice during various religious ceremonies)
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