យាយ

Noun 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 លោក​យាយ​, ម៉ែយាយ, or ម៉ាក់យាយ

Verb (slang) Aphetic form of និយាយ (niyiəy): to speak, say, talk, relate, tell

Verb (slang) to narrate

Verb (slang) to discuss, talk over

Verb (slang) to be involved (with), get involved (with)

(ន.) ដូន, ជីដូន (សៀមហៅ យ៉ាយ ចំពោះតែជីដូនខាងមាតាឬហៅស្រ្តី ដទៃដែលមានចំណាស់ស្មើនឹងជីដូនខាងមាតាក៏បាន; បើជីដូនខាងបិតាហៅថា យ៉ា អ. ថ. យ៉ា) ។ យាយទួត, យាយលួត, យាយលា ជីដូនទួត, –លួត, –លា ។