ថ្វាយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ថ្វាយ t̥ʰvāy WT romanisation thvaay (standard) IPA(key) /tʰʋaːj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *waj ~ *waaj (“to transfer ownership”). Cognate with Mon တွာဲ.

Verb

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay) (abstract noun ការថ្វាយ)

1. to give, offer (to royalty, clergy, or deities)
2. to worship, venerate, make obeisance to

Preposition

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay)

1. to, for (royalty, clergy, or deities)

Affixed forms

• តង្វាយ (tɑngviəy)

See also

• ឲ្យ (ʼaoy)
• ជូន (cuun)

Etymology 2

From Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), from Mon ထဝဲါ (“to sit cross-legged”).

Proper noun

ថ្វាយ • (thvaay)

1. Tavoy (a city in southern Burma)