លយ

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Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic លយ
ly
WT romanisation lɔɔy
(standard) IPA(key) /lɔːj/

Etymology 1

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Doublet of លុយ (luy, to​ wade). Compare also Thai ลุย (lui, to wade), Thai ลอย (lɔɔi, to float).

Verb

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លយ (lɔɔy) (abstract noun ការលយ)

  1. to float, to drift
  2. to set adrift

Etymology 2

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From Old Khmer *loy ~ *lay (to jut, to protrude, to go too far). Compare Vietnamese lòi, lồi.

Verb

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លយ (lɔɔy) (abstract noun ការលយ)

  1. to bulge, to protrude, to project

Affixed forms

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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លយ m

  1. Khmer script form of laya (a brief measure of time)

Declension

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