អយ្យ

អយ្យ

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali ayya.

Pronunciation

Orthographic អយ្យ ʼy̥y Phonemic អ័យ-យៈ / អ័យ-យ៉ៈ ʼ˘y-y` / ʼ˘y-y″` WT romanisation ʼayyĕəʼ, ʼayyaʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaj.ˈjĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔaj.ˈjaʔ/

Noun

អយ្យ • (ʼayyĕəʼ)

1. nobility, aristocracy