Where does “អយ្យ” come from?

អយ្យ (Khmer) comes from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

អយ្យ (Khmer): nobility, aristocracy

Definitions

  1. nobility, aristocracy

Ancestry of “អយ្យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliayyanoble
2Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
3PaliอริยThai script form of ariya

Words derived from “អយ្យ”

Every word from Pali อริย →Every word from Sanskrit आर्य →Every word from Pali ayya →