Where does “សប្បាយ” come from?
សប្បាយ (Khmer) comes from Pali sappāya, from Sanskrit सभेय, from Sanskrit सभा, from Sanskrit -एय.
សប្បាយ (Khmer): to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; to be kind,...
Definitions
- to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; to be kind,...
Ancestry of “សប្បាយ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | sappāya | beneficial |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सभेय | decent, well-behaved; decent; well-behaved |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सभा | an assembly, congregation, meeting, council,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -एय | — |