លុយ

See also: លាយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លុយ
luy
WT romanisation luy
(standard) IPA(key) /luj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lujʔ ~ *luuj() ~ *luəj() ~ *ləəj() (to wade; to swim). Cognate with Mon လုဲ, Vietnamese lội, Riang luj². Doublet of លយ (lɔɔy, to​ float). Compare Thai ลุย (lui, to wade), Thai ลอย (lɔɔi, to float).

Verb

លុយ • (luy) (abstract noun ការលុយ)

  1. to wade; to ford; to walk or cross through shallow water or vegetation (as hay); to step (on crops)
    លុយទឹក   luy tɨk   to walk through shallow water
    លុយភក់   luy phŭək   to walk through mud
    លុយដំណាំ   luy dɑmnam   to step on crops
  2. to run by or through; to pass by; to cross into

Etymology 2

From either French louis (type of coin) or Teochew (lui1, money) or Hokkien (lui, money; coin).

Noun

លុយ • (luy)

  1. money
  2. small change; coins
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