Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit आलय (ālaya), Pali ālaya.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic អាល័យ
ʼāl˘y
Phonemic អា-ល៉ៃ
ʼā-l″ai
WT romanisation ʼaalay
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.ˈlaj/

Noun

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អាល័យ (ʼaalay)

  1. home, house, residence

Verb

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អាល័យ (ʼaalay) (abstract noun ការអាល័យ)

  1. to care for, to think of, to be attached to