Etymology

From Old Khmer `amnoy, `aṃnoy, ʼaṃnoya, ʼaṃmnoya ‎(“donation; gift”), extended forms of oʼaya, oy, oya, oyy, oyya, oyaya, uy, ūya ‎(“to cause, to make; to give; to allow, to let, to permit; on behalf of; so that; etc”), from which Thai อวย ‎(uai) was derived. Compare Modern Khmer អំណោយ ‎(qâmnaôy).

Pronunciation