ចៅហ្វាយ

Khmer

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Etymology

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ចៅ (caw) +‎ ហ្វាយ

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ចៅហ្វាយ
cauh̥vāy
Phonemic ចៅ វ៉ាយ / ចៅ ហ្វាយ
cau v″āy / cau h̥vāy
WT romanisation caw vaay, caw faay
(standard) IPA(key) /caw ˈʋaːj/ ~ /caw ˈfaːj/

Noun

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ចៅហ្វាយ (caw vaay)

  1. chief, manager, boss