សប្បាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali sappāya (“beneficial”), from Sanskrit सभेय (sabheya, “decent, well-behaved”). Compare Lao ສະບາຍ (sa bāi), Thai สบาย (sà-baai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សប្បាយ sp̥pāy Phonemic ស័ប-បាយ s˘p-pāy WT romanisation sapbaay (standard) IPA(key) /sap.ˈɓaːj/

Verb

សប្បាយ • (sapbaay) (abstract noun ការសប្បាយ)

1. to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun
2. to be kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome

Adverb

សប្បាយ • (sapbaay)

1. well

Noun

សប្បាយ • (sapbaay)

1. happiness, contentment
2. health