Khmer

Preposition

ឲ្យ • ‎(aoy)

1. for, to, in order to, so as to, so that
2. on behalf of
3. in a (manner)

Alternative forms

• ឱ្យ
• អោយ ‎(qaôy)

Verb

ឲ្យ • ‎(aoy)

1. to give, donate, grant (a more polite word is ជូន ‎(chun))

   ហុចសៀវភៅនេះមកឲ្យខ្ញុំ‎

   hoc siev pʰɨv nih mɔɔk aoy kɲom

   Hand me that book.

2. to allow, let (someone to do something)

Synonyms

• ជូន ‎(chun) (more polite)

Derived terms

• ឲ្យខ្ចី ‎(aoy kcəy)
• ធ្វើឲ្យខ្វល់ ‎(tvəə aoy kvɑl)