កំណាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From កាយ (kaay, “to scratch”) with infixed -Vmn- (processive).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កំណាយ kṃṇāy WT romanisation kɑmnaay (standard) IPA(key) /kɑm.ˈnaːj/

Noun

កំណាយ • (kɑmnaay)

1. excavating, burrowing

   កំណាយបុរាណវិទ្យា  ―  kɑmnaay boraan vityiə  ―  archaeological excavation

2. things found by excavation