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

   បោយដៃហៅ  ―  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