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 鐳/镭 (lui1, “money”) or Hokkien 鐳/镭 (lui, “money; coin”).

Noun

លុយ • (luy)

  1. money
  2. small change; coins
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