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Khmer
Pronunciation
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)
- 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
- 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)
- money
- small change; coins
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