រោយ

See also: រុយ

Khmer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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)

See also

• ស្លោក (slaok)

Adjective

រោយ • (rooy) (abstract noun ភាពរោយ)

1. to be scattered, spread far and wide