វែក
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Khmer[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vek ~ ʼahvek, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *()waik (“ladle, spoon”). Cognate with Northern Khmer เว็ฮ, Kensiu ʔawɛk, Kuy (ʔaː)wɛ̀ːʔ.
Pronunciation[edit]
|
Verb[edit]
វែក • (vɛɛk) (abstract noun ការវែក)
- to separate, disconnect, move aside, shove aside, put to one side, slide apart, rake aside
- to clear (the way), make way (for)
Noun[edit]
វែក • (vɛɛk)
- ladle, scoop
- scoopful, scoop, ladleful
- hood (of a cobra)
- Indian cobra (Naja naja) (ពស់វែក (pŭəhvɛɛk))
Derived terms[edit]
Classifier[edit]
វែក • (vɛɛk)