ចៅហ្វាយ

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Khmer

Etymology

ចៅ (caw) +‎ ហ្វាយ

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចៅហ្វាយ
cauh̥vāy
Phonemic ចៅ វ៉ាយ / ចៅ ហ្វាយ
cau v″āy / cau h̥vāy
WT romanisation caw vaay, caw faay
(standard) IPA(key) /caw ˈʋaːj/ ~ /caw ˈfaːj/

Noun

ចៅហ្វាយ (caw vaay)

  1. chief, manager, boss
    • 1938, រីម គីន [Rim Kin], chapter 1, in សូផាត [Sophat], published 1942:
      លោក សួន ចៅហ្វាយស្រុក ស្រុកសិរីសោភ័ណ ជានាហ្មឺនប្រកប ដោយរូបឆោមល្អឆើតឆាយ សមសួននឹងតម្រិះវិជ្ជា …
      look suən caw vaay srok srok serəy saophŏən ciə niəməɨn prɑkɑɑp daoy ruup chaom lʼɑɑ chaətchaay sɑɑmsuən nɨng tɑmreh vɨcciə
      Mr. Suon, district chief of Serei Saophoan, was an official endowed with a handsome form, grace and intelligence