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ម៉ែយាយ
Grandmother
ម៉ែយាយ
Transliteration
mê yéay
C2
IPA
/mae jiəj/
GD
mae yeay
ម៉ែយាយ Meaning in English
Definitions
grandmother (term of address used by grandchild)
Headley
Stems
ម៉ែ
Mother
ម៉ែ / Mother
A1
mother, mama.
យាយ
Grandmother
យាយ / Grandmother
A1 - Advanced
grandmother; old woman; polite form of address used to old women; if the woman has a high status she may be addressed as លោកយាយ (this term is also used to address a female spirit); a child may call its grandmother លោកយាយ, ម៉ែយាយ, or ម៉ាក់យាយ
Possible Synonyms
ជីដូន
Grandmother
ជីដូន / Grandmother
C2
ជីដូនមីង
Grandmother
ជីដូនមីង / Grandmother
C2
ជីដូនលា
Grandmother
ជីដូនលា / Grandmother
C2
ជីតាជីដូន
Grandmother
ជីតាជីដូន / Grandmother
C2
អយ្យធីតា
Grandmother
អយ្យធីតា / Grandmother
C2
រយាយ
Grandmother
រយាយ / Grandmother
C2
/
C2
យាយ
Grandmother
យាយ / Grandmother
C2
ដូន
Grandmother
ដូន / Grandmother
C2
អយ្យិកា
Grandmother
អយ្យិកា / Grandmother
C2
លោកយាយ
Grandma
លោកយាយ / Grandma
C2
អ្នកដូន
Grandmother
អ្នកដូន / Grandmother
C2
Topics
Family
Sentences with ម៉ែយាយ
ឱន / Stoop
0/3864
B1 - Advanced
to bend forward and down to condescend, to lower oneself morally, to do something beneath one's dignity.
ឱន
aôn
Stoop
ក្រាបសំពះ / Bow down
0/16256
C2
to prostrate oneself in rendering homage,
ក្រាប,សំពះ
ក្រាបសំពះ
grab sâmbeăh
Bow down
ពុក / Father
0/2180
A2
father (address form) (contraction of ឪពុក )
ពុក
bŭg
Father
ម៉ែយាយ / Grandmother
0/0
C2
grandmother (term of address used by grandchild)
ម៉ែ,យាយ
ម៉ែយាយ
mê yéay
Grandmother
តា / Grandpa
0/507
A1 - Advanced
grandfather, ancestor (often used in the names of spirits).
តា
da
Grandpa
Bow down to parents and grandparents
បើ / If
0/55
Starter - Advanced
if, may be; although
បើ
baeu
If
អូន / Dear
0/2495
Essential
I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)
អូន
'n
Dear
ព្រម / Consent
0/452
A2 - Advanced
to agree / consent / approve
ព្រម
brôm
Consent
ស្ម័គ្រ / Volunteer
0/2402
B2
to be voluntary, of one's own free will.
ស្ម័គ្រ
smeăg
Volunteer
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
ប៉ង / Wish
0/3639
A2 - Advanced
to want, wish, desire; to intend, purpose
ប៉ង
pâng
Wish
ថែ / Care For/Protect
0/1810
A2 - Advanced
to take care of, watch over, look after; to guard, protect; to observe; to administer; to be concerned
ថែ
tê
Care For/Protect
ចូល / Enter
895/76
Starter - Advanced
to enter, go in, penetrate; to approach; to reach; to begin, set in; may indicate the adverbial meaning of `inwardly' or `forwardly' directed movement
ចូល
jol
Enter
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dâl
For
ពុក / Father
0/2180
A2
father (address form) (contraction of ឪពុក )
ពុក
bŭg
Father
ម៉ែយាយ / Grandmother
0/0
C2
grandmother (term of address used by grandchild)
ម៉ែ,យាយ
ម៉ែយាយ
mê yéay
Grandmother
តា / Grandpa
0/507
A1 - Advanced
grandfather, ancestor (often used in the names of spirits).
តា
da
Grandpa
If you love me, I wish to ask for your parents’ blessing following our tradition.
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