Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Mon လုဲ (lùi, to wade). Compare Khmer លុយ (luy), Lao ລຸຍ (lu nya), ລຸຽ, Vietnamese lội.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicลุย
l u y
RomanizationPaiboonlui
Royal Institutelui
(standard) IPA(key)/luj˧/(R)

Verb edit

ลุย (lui) (abstract noun การลุย)

  1. (transitive) to wade; to go through; to pass through.
  2. (slang, intransitive) to proceed; to go ahead.