ភួយ

Khmer

Alternative forms

  • ផួយ (phuəy)

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *phuuj ~ *phuəj ~ *pʔuuj (“blanket”); cognate with Northern Khmer พูํย. Also compare Thai ผวย (pǔai).

Pou and Jenner (1973) connects this term to Teochew 被 (pʰue³⁵, “blanket”) but they are most likely look-alikes.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភួយ
bʰuay
WT romanisation phuəy
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰuəj/

Noun

ភួយ • (phuəy)

  1. blanket
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