លាយ

See also: លុយ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លាយ lāy WT romanisation liəy (standard) IPA(key) /liəj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laay (“to dissolve, melt, become loose; to be idle”). Cognate with Thai ละลาย (lá-laai).

Verb

លាយ • (liəy) (abstract noun ការលាយ)

1. to mix, blend, mingle, stir together, combine
2. to mix up, confuse
3. to scatter
4. to melt, dissolve

Adjective

លាយ • (liəy) (abstract noun ភាពលាយ)

1. to be mixed, blended, mingled
2. to be liquid

Affixed forms

• រលាយ (rɔliəy)
• រំលាយ (rumliəy)

Etymology 2

From Middle Khmer លាយ (lāya) (first attested in 1628), from Thai ลาย (laai).

Noun

លាយ • (liəy)

1. track, trace, mark, line
2. pattern of lines on the palm of the hand

Etymology 3

Noun

លាយ • (liəy)

1. kind of bamboo fishing trap (two types: លាយក្រង (liəykrɑɑng) and លាយរូត (liəyruut))