Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Thai ง่าย (ngâai). Cognate with Northern Khmer เงียย.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ងាយ
ṅāy
WT romanisation ngiəy
(standard) IPA(key) /ŋiəj/

Adjective edit

ងាយ (ngiəy) (abstract noun ភាពងាយ)

  1. to be easy

Adverb edit

ងាយ (ngiəy)

  1. easily
  2. (in a few compounds) lightly, condescendingly, scornfully
    មើលងាយ  ―  məəl ngiəy  ―  to​ look down on, to despise

Derived terms edit