What does 'Koi' mean in Khmer?

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Re: What does 'Koi' mean in Khmer?

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Ravensnest wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:34 pm
Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:48 am
Ravensnest wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:00 am
StroppyChops wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:59 pm While we're on the subject, did anyone ever get to the bottom of kikilu? Personally I think the younguns made that up to have something of their own.
According to Sreymom, that is Vietnamese for sex... she speaks a little Vietnamese
its Khmer...



Kiki គីគី is a Khmer nickname for a dog (comes from the cheek clicking noise you make to dogs) and Lu លូ - means to Howl/Cry (like a dog/wolf)

basically "Kiki Lu" means to Howl/Cry like a Dog, basically describing the noises made during sex, so Kiki Lu basically just mean sex or something of a sexual nature
We are sitting at her moms as I type this in Kampong Luong wgere dog is. She does call her kiki at times.
But she tells my Kikilu means something sexual in Thai.... pausing to ask her... she is telling me kiki is dog in Khmai but Kikilu is sex in Thai. Idk... lollol. Im just a Florida cracker :)
it doesnt mean sex in thai, the closest i think you might get to it is กิ๊ก "Gik" which apparently is a colloquial term for a "fuck buddy",

but Kiki Lu is Khmer slang, not Thai/Viet

ive even had a look online just now trying to link Ki Ki Lu to anything Thai and come up with nothing, @phuketrichard have you ever heard this in Thailand?
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gik (กิ๊ก) is like a gf on the side, or in simple english a mistress
not quite a mia noi ( 2nd wife) or a "fen" ( girlfriend)

no idea what Koi means, nor ever heard of it in Thai
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^^ Pud thai mai koi geng!
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Username Taken wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:02 pm ^^ Pud thai mai koi geng!
mai khoi ไม่เคย means "never"
never heard anyone use Koi with out Mai

we know u dont speak thai good :beer3:
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เคยรักฉันบ้างไหม
Have you ever loved me

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newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:30 am
explorer wrote:Many girls play the game of making the foreigner believe they love them, so they can get money. When the money stops the girl is gone.
Facebook and the internet in general is a good place to start getting a better idea about the girl.

I would seriously avoid considering a girl I couldn’t get more information about.

Seen the game of fishing the foreigner for money, experienced first hand and now seeing it from the sidelines.

Girls using multiple SIM cards without a good reason, calling you ‘my husband’ on first meeting, etc. Just walk into any hostess or freelancer bar. Then you’ll get a general idea what a game player girl is like.

Good luck.
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phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:59 am
Username Taken wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:02 pm ^^ Pud thai mai koi geng!
mai khoi ไม่เคย means "never"
never heard anyone use Koi with out Mai

we know u dont speak thai good :beer3:
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phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:59 am
Username Taken wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:02 pm ^^ Pud thai mai koi geng!
mai khoi ไม่เคย means "never"
never heard anyone use Koi with out Mai

we know u dont speak thai good :beer3:
yeah เคย can be used for "Ever" the same as the Khmer ដែល "Dael" (when its being used for ever ie. Min Dael - Never)

another interesting find is that เคย is a southern Thai dialect slang term for a Vagina lol
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I’ve never heard anyone locals say Kikilu in Cambodia only westerners trying to be funny.

I have heard it in Thailand though, maybe 20 odd years ago.

Ok I just said it to my wife and she hit me so maybe I’m incorrect!
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davegorman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:54 pm I’ve never heard anyone locals say Kikilu in Cambodia only westerners trying to be funny.

I have heard it in Thailand though, maybe 20 odd years ago.

Ok I just said it to my wife and she hit me so maybe I’m incorrect!
no one really says it anymore, i remember it was a popular phrase back in 2013/2014, but as you say, i think you will only hear westerners saying it now trying to be funny
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