លុយ
luy
The Khmer word for money is លុយ (luy). Wiktionary also lists ប្រាក់ (prak).
Meaning: currency (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| លុយ | luy |
| ប្រាក់ | prak |
Both terms refer to currency, but they are used in different contexts. In casual speech, លុយ is the standard way to refer to cash or general funds.
Which one should you use?
លុយ is the common, everyday word for money used in spoken conversation. ប្រាក់ refers to money or silver and is used as a more formal or literary term, often appearing in official contexts, banking or written documents.
How do you pronounce it?
luy
Did you know?
- The common word for money, លុយ, is likely a loanword from either the French word 'louis', referring to a gold coin, or from Chinese dialects like Teochew or Hokkien.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំអត់លុយទេ ។I don't have any money.This sentence is useful for expressing that you do not have any money with the form លុយ.Tatoeba #4568073 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #433614 by CK
- ខ្ញុំចង់បានលុយ ។I want money.This sentence is useful for expressing a desire for money with the form លុយ.Tatoeba #4456339 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #64620 by CK
- ខ្ញុំអត់មានលុយសោះ ។I don't have any money at all.This sentence is useful for emphasizing that you have no money at all with the form លុយ.Tatoeba #4568075 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4568105 by CK
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Narong and Mali are at a market.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើរបស់នេះថ្លៃលុយប៉ុន្មាន?tae robos nih thlai luy ponman?How much money does this item cost?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongវាថ្លៃប្រាំពាន់រៀល។vea thlai pram pon riel.It is five thousand riel.
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំអត់មានលុយគ្រប់ទេ។khnhom ot mean luy krop te.I don't have enough money.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមិនអីទេ ខ្ញុំចេញឱ្យ។min ey te, khnhom chenh oy.It's okay, I will pay for it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “money” translations and entries លុយ, ប្រាក់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ប្រាក់, លុយ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
