Khmer

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Etymology

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From ចាយ (caay, to spend) with infixed -VN-.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ចំណាយ
cṃṇāy
WT romanisation cɑmnaay
(standard) IPA(key) /cɑm.ˈnaːj/

Verb

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ចំណាយ (cɑmnaay) (abstract noun ការចំណាយ)

  1. to spend (money, time)

Noun

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ចំណាយ (cɑmnaay)

  1. spending (act)
  2. expense, expenditure (thing being spent)