យក់
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Khmer[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Chinese 玉 (MC ngjowk, “jade”). Cognate with Thai หยก (yòk), Lao ຢົກ (yok), Javanese giok, Indonesian giok.
Noun[edit]
យក់ • (yŭək)
- jade.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *juk ~ *jək ~ *jəək (“to lift”). Cognate with Vietnamese nhấc, Muong dắc, Arem jɨ̀k, Mon ယိုက် (yàk), Nyaheun jɨk, Semelai jɔk ("to take, fetch"), Gata' jok-, Western Lawa ยวก.
Verb[edit]
យក់ • (yŭək) (abstract noun ការយក់)
- to lift up.
Interjection[edit]
យក់ • (yŭək)
- command used to make a horse lift its feet.