Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *paaj (cooked rice). Cognate with Thai บาย (baai)

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic បាយ
pāy
WT romanisation baay
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaːj/

Noun

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បាយ (baay)

  1. rice (cooked rice)
  2. food, meal

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Verb

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បាយ (baay) (abstract noun ការបាយ)

  1. (rustic) to eat

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