ចាប់ឆាយ

Khmer

Etymology

Likely from Teochew 雜菜／杂菜 (zab⁸ cai³, “mixed vegetables”). Compare Indonesian capcai, Singapore English chap chye, Thai จับฉ่าย (jàp-chàai), English japchae, Korean 잡채(雜菜) (japchae).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចាប់ឆាយ cāp´cʰāy WT romanisation cap chaay (standard) IPA(key) /cap ˈcʰaːj/

Noun

ចាប់ឆាយ • (cap chaay)

1. a Chinese food composed of mixed, often leftover, vegetables
2. a medley of songs
3. selections from various shows