ខែក

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik. Cognate with Vietnamese khạc and Khasi kyrkhah (phlegm), ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of ខាក (khaak).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic ខែក
kʰaek
WT romanisation khaek
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaek/

Verb[edit]

ខែក (khaek) (abstract noun ការខែក)

  1. to spit

Affixed forms[edit]