See also: រុយ

Khmer

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Etymology

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Doublet of រួយ (ruəy). Compare Thai โรย (rooi).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រោយ
roy
WT romanisation rooy
(standard) IPA(key) /roːj/

Verb

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រោយ (rooy) (abstract noun ការរោយ)

  1. to fade, wither, wilt, droop (of flowers only), to fall (of flower petals)
  2. to pour, sift, winnow (by pouring or letting fall from a height)
  3. to scatter, sprinkle, sow, broadcast, spray
  4. to draw (rice paste through a press to form noodles), to form or mold something (by passing it through a die)
  5. (dialect, Surin) to be weary (of) , be discouraged (about)

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Adjective

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រោយ (rooy) (abstract noun ភាពរោយ)

  1. to be scattered, spread far and wide