សប្បាយ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali sappāya (beneficial), from Sanskrit सभेय (sabheya, decent, well-behaved). Compare Lao ສະບາຍ (sa bāi), Thai สบาย (sà-baai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic សប្បាយ
sp̥pāy
Phonemic ស័ប-បាយ
s˘p-pāy
WT romanisation sapbaay
(standard) IPA(key) /sap.ˈɓaːj/

Verb edit

សប្បាយ (sapbaay) (abstract noun ការសប្បាយ)

  1. to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun
  2. to be kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome

Adverb edit

សប្បាយ (sapbaay)

  1. well

Noun edit

សប្បាយ (sapbaay)

  1. happiness, contentment
  2. health