ឈ្លើយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្លើយ j̥ʰloey WT romanisation chləəy (standard) IPA(key) /cʰləːj/

Etymology 1

Adjective

ឈ្លើយ • (chləəy) (abstract noun ភាពឈ្លើយ)

1. to be impudent, insolent,
2. to be strange, odd, awkward, out of step with the times

Affixed forms

• ជំលើយ (cumləəy)

Etymology 2

From Western Cham [script needed] (jalơy). Cognate with Thai เชลย (chá-ləəi, “captive”).

Noun

ឈ្លើយ • (chləəy)

1. captive