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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Northern Khmer แย็ย and Thai ยาย (yaai).
Noun
យាយ • (yiəy)
- grandmother
- (colloquial, slang) sugar mama
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy)
Verb
យាយ • (yiəy) (abstract noun ការយាយ)
- (slang) Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell
- (slang) to narrate
- (slang) to discuss, talk over
- (slang) to be involved (with), get involved (with)
Pali
Pronoun
យាយ
- Khmer script form of yāya, which is genitive/dative/ablative/instrumental/locative singular of យា (yā, “who (f.)”)