គីង្គក់

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic គីង្គក់ gīṅ̥gk´ WT romanisation kiingkŭək (standard) IPA(key) /kiːŋ.ˈkŭəʔ/

Noun

គីង្គក់ • (kiingkŭək)

1. the Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus

   គីង្គក់លក់ថ្នាំស្រែង  ―  kiingkŭək lŭək thnam sraeng  ―  to not practice what one preaches (literally "a toad who sells medicine to treat skin diseases" yet still has rough skin himself)