ខ្នើយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Middle Khmer ខ្នើយ (khnœya), ខ្នេយ (khneya, “pillow”) (first attested in 1684), extended forms of *កើយ (*kœya, “to rest (something, as the head) on”). Cognate with Northern Khmer คเนฺิย, Thai เขนย (kà-nə̌əi), Lao ຂະເໜີຍ (kha nœ̄i).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្នើយ k̥ʰnoey WT romanisation khnaəy (standard) IPA(key) /kʰnaəj/

Noun

ខ្នើយ • (khnaəy)

1. pillow