បោយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បោយ
poy
WT romanisation baoy
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaoj/

Etymology 1

Verb

បោយ • (baoy) (abstract noun ការបោយ)

  1. to wave (the hand), to wag
    ដៃហៅ  ―  baoy day haw  ―  to attract someone's attention by waving or gesturing.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɓooj. Cognate with Vietnamese môi.

Noun

បោយ • (baoy)

  1. dipper, ladle, scoop

Etymology 3

From English boy. Compare Thai บ๋อย (bɔ̌i), Lao ໂບຍ (bōi), Vietnamese bồi.

Noun

បោយ • (baoy)

  1. waiter, servant, boy
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