Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic របាយ
rpāy
WT romanisation rɔbaay
(standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈɓaːj/

Etymology 1

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Compare Thai ระบาย (rá-baai).

Verb

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របាយ (rɔbaay) (abstract noun ការរបាយ)

  1. to draw, to paint, to illustrate with colors

Etymology 2

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From រាយ (riəy, to distribute; to make a report) with infixed -b- (processive).

Noun

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របាយ (rɔbaay)

  1. distribution
  2. reporting, providing details
Derived terms
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