សៃយ

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Khmer *សេយ្យ (*seyya), សយ្យ (sayya, “excellent”) (first attested in 1579 as sayya), from Pali seyya (“better; excellent”). Compare Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas). Cognate with Thai ไสย (sǎi).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សៃយ saiy Phonemic សៃ sai WT romanisation say (standard) IPA(key) /saj/

Adjective

សៃយ • (say) (abstract noun ភាពសៃយ)

1. to be supreme, excellent, prominent, outstanding