Khmer

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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សោយ (saoy) (abstract noun ការសោយ)

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

Affixed forms

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