រុយ

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See also: រោយ

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (“fly (insect)”). Cognate with Vietnamese ruồi, Pacoh riroi, Car Nicobarese ṛūöi, Bahnar roi, Eastern Lawa โร-อี.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រុយ
ruy
WT romanisation ruy
(standard) IPA(key) /ruj/

Noun

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រុយ • (ruy)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) sycophant, lackey
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