ខែក

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ខែក • (khaek) (abstract noun ការខែក)

  1. to spit

Affixed forms

  • កំហែក (kɑmhaek)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Thai แขก (kɛ̀ɛk)

Verb

ខែក • (khaek) (abstract noun ការខែក)

  1. to be Moslem (e.g. Malayan, Indonesian, Cham)
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