លួច

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *luc ~ *luəc ~ *ləc ~ *ləəc ~ *lac (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លួច luac WT romanisation luəc (standard) IPA(key) /luəc/

Verb

លួច • (luəc) (abstract noun ការលួច)

1. to steal, pilfer, filch, purloin
2. to do something secretly, furtively, sneakily, in an underhanded way

Adjective

លួច • (luəc) (abstract noun ភាពលួច)

1. sneaky, stealthy

Derived terms

• ការលបចូលលួច (kaa lɔɔp coul luəc, “burglary”)

See also

• ចោរ (cao)