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
    ទិញរាយ   tɨñ riəy   to buy retail
    ប្រាក់រាយ   prak riəy   small notes

Noun

រាយ • (riəy)

  1. change (money)
    ដូររាយ   dou riəy   to get change
    មានរាយ   miən riəy   to have change

Derived terms

Affixed forms

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