ឆ្ងាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ (“far”). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Khasi jngái, Koho ngae and Vietnamese ngái. Munda cognates include 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
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