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vrāy /wraːy/ A3744     †[Mod. Khmer ព្រាយ brāy /prieːy/ ``v. to scatter / spray / emit sparks, to sparkle; to spurt, gush; n. class of supernatural female beings (esp. the souls of women who have died in childbirth) usually seen as a will-o'-the-wisp; ghost, phantom; evil spirits believed to cause illnesses; n. class of guardian spirits believed to protect Buddhist temples and statues of the Buddha''; pfx /w‑/ + *rāy /raːy/]. definitions 1 v.intr. To scatter, sprinkle, spray; to sparkle, scintillate, glitter, corruscate. 2 n. A spirit recognized by the light it emits (here probably the protector of holy grounds). references K.450:1, 11, 16 (A.D. 978-1077, C III:109); K.455:4 (A.D. 978-1177, C VII:79). citations saṃtāc vrāy (K.450:1, 11, 16; K.455:4), `lord spirit, lord phantom'.