និយាយ

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Thai นิยาย (ní-yaai, “fiction”), Lü ᦓᦲᧉᦍᦻ (nii²yaay, “fiction”), Northern Khmer อันแย็ย (“to speak; to tell”).

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic និយាយ niyāy WT romanisation niyiəy (standard) IPA(key) /ni.ˈjiəj/

Verb

និយាយ • (niyiəy) (abstract noun ការនិយាយ)

1. to speak, say, talk, relate, tell
2. to narrate
3. to discuss, talk over
4. to be involved (with), get involved (with)

Derived terms

• និយាយជាប់អណ្ដាត (niyiəycŏəpʼɑɑndaat)
• និយាយថា (niyiəythaa)
• ពាក្យនិយាយលេង (piək niyiəy leing)

See also

• ជំរាប (cumriəp)
• ថា (thaa)