ឆ្ងាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ (“far”). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Mon ဇ္ၚဲ, Khasi jngái, Koho ngae and Vietnamese ngái. Munda cognates include Santali ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ (sẵgiñ, “far”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្ងាយ c̥ʰṅāy WT romanisation chngaay (standard) IPA(key) /cʰŋaːj/

Adjective

ឆ្ងាយ • (chngaay) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្ងាយ)

1. far, distant

Affixed forms

• ចម្ងាយ (cɑmngaay)