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.

Verb

លុយ • (luy) (abstract noun ការលុយ)

1. to wade; to ford; to walk through shallow water or vegetation
2. to run by or through; to pass by; to cross into

Etymology 2

From French Louis, the name of the King of France.

Noun

លុយ • (luy)

1. money; small change; coins

Derived terms

• បង់លុយ (bɑng luy)

See also

• ប្រាក់ (prak)
• សាច់ប្រាក់ (sac prak)