Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Khmer svoya ~ soya, from Old Khmer svey. Doublet of ស្វោយ (svaoy).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic សោយ
soy
WT romanisation saoy
(standard) IPA(key) /saoj/

Verb edit

សោយ (saoy) (abstract noun ការសោយ)

  1. (royal) to eat, to drink, to enjoy
  2. to accept, to sustain, to bear, to endure

Affixed forms edit