Khmer
Etymology
From ជ័យ (cɨy), ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya). Cognate with Thai ไชโย (chai-yoo), Hindi जय हो (jay ho).
Pronunciation
Interjection
ជយោ • (cĕəʼyoo)
- hail, long live, hurrah, viva
- ជយោព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ― cĕəʼyoo prĕəh mĕəʼhaaksat ― Long live the king!