ឲ្យ

Khmer

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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))
    ហុចសៀវភៅនេះមកខ្ញុំ
    hoc siəw phɨw nih mɔɔk ʼaoy khñom
    Hand me that book.
  2. to allow, let (someone to do something)

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