ផ្លូវ

Khmer

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Khmer เพลฺิ็ว.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The general morphology of this word, C-[l/r]-V, is similar to Proto-Austroasiatic *kraʔ, Proto-Hmong-Mien *kləuX (“road”) and Old Chinese 道 (OC *[kə.l]ˤuʔ).”

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្លូវ p̥ʰlūv WT romanisation phləw (standard) IPA(key) /pʰləw/

Noun

ផ្លូវ • (phləw)

1. road, street, path
2. way; style
3. chance, opportunity, possibility

Derived terms

• តាមផ្លូវ (taam phləw)
• ផ្លូវជើង (phləwcəəng)
• ផ្លូវធំ (phləw thum)
• ផ្លូវលំ (phləwlum)
• ផ្លូវវង់មូល (phləw vŭəng muul)

See also

• មហាវិថី (mĕəʼhaa vithəy)
• រុក្ខវិថី (rukkhɑɑvithəy)
• វិថី (vithəy), វីថិ (vithəy)