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

Derived terms

• បង់លុយ (bɑng luy)

See also

• ប្រាក់ (prak)
• សាច់ប្រាក់ (sac prak)