រាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raay (“to be scattered”). Perhaps related to សាយ (saay).

Compare Thai ราย (raai) for the meaning "to make a report".

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រាយ rāy WT romanisation riəy (standard) IPA(key) /riəj/

Verb

រាយ • (riəy) (abstract noun ការរាយ)

1. to spread, to scatter, to disseminate
2. to divide up, to distribute
3. to change (money into smaller denominations)
4. to stretch, to extend
5. to make a report, give an account of

Adjective

រាយ • (riəy) (abstract noun ភាពរាយ)

1. to be scattered, messy
2. to be divided up, apportioned
3. to be small, retail

   ទិញរាយ  ―  tɨñ riəy  ―  to buy retail

   ប្រាក់រាយ  ―  prak riəy  ―  small notes

Noun

រាយ • (riəy)

1. change (money)

   ដូររាយ  ―  dou riəy  ―  to get change

   មានរាយ  ―  miən riəy  ―  to have change

Derived terms

• រាយការណ៍ (riəy kaa)

Affixed forms

• ប្រាយ (praay)
• ពង្រាយ (pŭəngriəy)
• របាយ (rɔbaay)
• ររាត់ររាយ (rɔɔrŏətrɔɔriəy)
• ស្រាយ (sraay)
• សំរាយ (sɑmriəy)