វែក

Khmer

Etymology

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
Orthographic and Phonemic វែក
vaek
WT romanisation vɛɛk
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋɛːk/

Verb

វែក • (vɛɛk) (abstract noun ការវែក)

  1. to separate, disconnect, move aside, shove aside, put to one side, slide apart, rake aside
  2. to clear (the way), make way (for)

Noun

វែក • (vɛɛk)

  1. ladle, scoop
  2. scoopful, scoop, ladleful
  3. hood (of a cobra)
  4. Indian cobra (Naja naja) (ពស់វែក (pŭəhvɛɛk))

Derived terms

Classifier

វែក • (vɛɛk)

  1. classifier for ladlesful, scoopsful

Affixed forms
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