លយ
Khmer
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Doublet of លុយ (luy, “to wade”). Compare also Thai ลุย (lui, “to wade”), Thai ลอย (lɔɔi, “to float”).
Verb
លយ • (lɔɔy) (abstract noun ការលយ)
Etymology 2
From Old Khmer *loy ~ *lay (“to jut, to protrude, to go too far”). Compare Vietnamese lòi, lồi.
Verb
លយ • (lɔɔy) (abstract noun ការលយ)
Affixed forms
- ព្រលយ (prôlôy)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
លយ m
- Khmer script form of laya (“a brief measure of time”)
Declension
Declension table of "លយ" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | លយោ (layo) | លយា (layā) |
| Accusative (second) | លយំ (layaṃ) | លយេ (laye) |
| Instrumental (third) | លយេន (layena) | លយេហិ (layehi) or លយេភិ (layebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | លយស្ស (layassa) or លយាយ (layāya) or លយត្ថំ (layatthaṃ) | លយានំ (layānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | លយស្មា (layasmā) or លយម្ហា (layamhā) or លយា (layā) | លយេហិ (layehi) or លយេភិ (layebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | លយស្ស (layassa) | លយានំ (layānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | លយស្មិំ (layasmiṃ) or លយម្ហិ (layamhi) or លយេ (laye) | លយេសុ (layesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | លយ (laya) | លយា (layā) |