កន្ទុយ

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese đuôi, Proto-Vietic *dɔːj ~ *tɔːj (“tail”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic កន្ទុយ kn̥duy WT romanisation kɑntuy (standard) IPA(key) /kɑn.ˈtuj/

Noun

កន្ទុយ • (kɑntuy)

1. queue, line
2. tail
3. end, tip

Classifier

កន្ទុយ • (kântŭy)

1. classifier for dried split fish