"យាយ" meaning in Khmer

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Noun

Forms: yiəy [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai). Cognate with Northern Khmer แย็ย. Etymology templates: {{bor+|km|th|ยาย}} Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai), {{cog|kxm|แย็ย}} Northern Khmer แย็ย Head templates: {{km-noun}} យាយ • (yiəy)
  1. grandmother Synonyms: ដូន, អយ្យកា
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-noun-wE2HqnCn
  2. (colloquial, slang) sugar mama Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-noun-nQU5gGFG Categories (other): Khmer entries with incorrect language header, Khmer terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Khmer terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female family members Disambiguation of Khmer entries with incorrect language header: 1 80 4 4 7 4 Disambiguation of Khmer terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 73 4 6 11 4 Disambiguation of Khmer terms with redundant script codes: 2 62 7 9 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 74 5 5 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 86 2 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 83 0 1 1 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: yiəy [romanization], ការយាយ [abstract-noun]
Etymology: Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy) Etymology templates: {{clipping|km|និយាយ}} Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy) Head templates: {{km-verb|alt=និយាយ}} យាយ • (yiəy) (abstract noun ការយាយ)
  1. (slang) Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-verb-9LBa3zY4
  2. (slang) to narrate Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-verb-rCkDvnQi
  3. (slang) to discuss, talk over Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-verb-2CtWV5VI
  4. (slang) to be involved (with), get involved (with) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-យាយ-km-verb-fgVqlczJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "km",
        "2": "th",
        "3": "ยาย"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxm",
        "2": "แย็ย"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Khmer แย็ย",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai). Cognate with Northern Khmer แย็ย.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yiəy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "យាយ • (yiəy)",
      "name": "km-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Khmer",
  "lang_code": "km",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-noun-wE2HqnCn",
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ដូន"
        },
        {
          "word": "អយ្យកា"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 80 4 4 7 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Khmer entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 73 4 6 11 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Khmer terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 62 7 9 12 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 74 5 5 10 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 86 2 3 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 83 0 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "km",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "km:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar mama"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-noun-nQU5gGFG",
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar mama",
          "sugar mama"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) sugar mama"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "យាយ"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "km",
        "2": "និយាយ"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy)",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yiəy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ការយាយ",
      "tags": [
        "abstract-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "alt": "និយាយ"
      },
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      "name": "km-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Khmer",
  "lang_code": "km",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-verb-9LBa3zY4",
      "links": [
        [
          "និយាយ",
          "និយាយ#Khmer"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "relate",
          "relate"
        ],
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to narrate"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-verb-rCkDvnQi",
      "links": [
        [
          "narrate",
          "narrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to narrate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to discuss, talk over"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-verb-2CtWV5VI",
      "links": [
        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ],
        [
          "talk over",
          "talk over"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to discuss, talk over"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to be involved (with), get involved (with)"
      ],
      "id": "en-យាយ-km-verb-fgVqlczJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "involved",
          "involved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to be involved (with), get involved (with)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "យាយ"
}
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    "Khmer entries with incorrect language header",
    "Khmer lemmas",
    "Khmer nouns",
    "Khmer palindromes",
    "Khmer terms borrowed from Thai",
    "Khmer terms derived from Thai",
    "Khmer terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Khmer terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
    "Khmer verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "km:Female family members"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "3": "ยาย"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxm",
        "2": "แย็ย"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Khmer แย็ย",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Thai ยาย (yaai). Cognate with Northern Khmer แย็ย.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yiəy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "យាយ • (yiəy)",
      "name": "km-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Khmer",
  "lang_code": "km",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ដូន"
        },
        {
          "word": "អយ្យកា"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Khmer colloquialisms",
        "Khmer slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar mama"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar mama",
          "sugar mama"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, slang) sugar mama"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "យាយ"
}

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    "Khmer clippings",
    "Khmer entries with incorrect language header",
    "Khmer lemmas",
    "Khmer palindromes",
    "Khmer terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Khmer terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
    "Khmer verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "km:Female family members"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "km",
        "2": "និយាយ"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy)",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of និយាយ (niyiəy)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yiəy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ការយាយ",
      "tags": [
        "abstract-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "alt": "និយាយ"
      },
      "expansion": "យាយ • (yiəy) (abstract noun ការយាយ)",
      "name": "km-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Khmer",
  "lang_code": "km",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Khmer aphetic forms",
        "Khmer slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "និយាយ",
          "និយាយ#Khmer"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "relate",
          "relate"
        ],
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Khmer slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to narrate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "narrate",
          "narrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to narrate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Khmer slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to discuss, talk over"
      ],
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        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ],
        [
          "talk over",
          "talk over"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to discuss, talk over"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Khmer slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be involved (with), get involved (with)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "involved",
          "involved"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to be involved (with), get involved (with)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "យាយ"
}

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