រាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raay (to be scattered). Perhaps related to សាយ (saay).

Compare Thai ราย (raai) for the meaning "to make a report".

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រាយ
rāy
WT romanisation riəy
(standard) IPA(key) /riəj/

Verb

រាយ • (riəy) (abstract noun ការរាយ)

  1. to spread, to scatter, to disseminate
  2. to divide up, to distribute
  3. to change (money into smaller denominations)
  4. to stretch, to extend
  5. to make a report, give an account of

Adjective

រាយ • (riəy) (abstract noun ភាពរាយ)

  1. to be scattered, messy
  2. to be divided up, apportioned
  3. to be small, retail
    ទិញ  ―  tɨñ riəy  ―  to buy retail
    ប្រាក់  ―  prak riəy  ―  small notes

Noun

រាយ • (riəy)

  1. change (money)
    ដូរ  ―  dou riəy  ―  to get change
    មាន  ―  miən riəy  ―  to have change

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