Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer ក្ជាយ (kjāya), ខ្ចាយ (khcāya, to disperse; to scatter; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្ចាយ (khcaay).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicขจาย
kʰ t͡ɕ ā y
Phonemic
ขะ-จาย
kʰ a – t͡ɕ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonkà-jaai
Royal Institutekha-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰa˨˩.t͡ɕaːj˧/(R)

Verb edit

ขจาย (kà-jaai)

  1. (dated, poetic) to circulate; to disseminate; to distribute; to propagate; to spread.
  2. (dated, poetic) to dissipate; to disperse; to scatter.

Derived terms edit