ឆ្ងាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ (“far”). Cognate with Chong [tʰŋɯ̤əˀj], Khasi jngái, Koho ngae and Vietnamese ngái. Munda cognates include Santali ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ (sẵgiñ, “far”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ឆ្ងាយ c̥ʰṅāy
WT romanisation	chngaay
(standard) IPA^(key)	/cʰŋaːj/

Adjective

ឆ្ងាយ • (chngaay) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្ងាយ)

far; distant