Khmer

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ខ្នើយ (khnaəy)

  1. pillow