Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស្វ័យ
s̥v˘y
WT romanisation svay
(standard) IPA(key) /sʋaj/

Prefix

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ស្វ័យ (svay)

  1. auto-, self-, autonomous, automatic
    ស្វ័យចល័ត  ―  svay caʼlat  ―  self-propelling