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Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔik ~ *kʔiək ~ *kʔaik (“armpit”) (Shorto, 2006).
In spite of reconstruction by Shorto (2006), the bare root of this Austroasiatic etymon was most likely something like *kɛːk, reflected in Muong Bi kéch and Mal kɛʔ. The Khmer form (as with Khmu klʔɛk) are laterally infixed, while Mon ကၞက် (as in ပါၚ်ကၞက်) and Vietnamese nách are the nasally infixed forms. Compare also Malay kelek, Javanese kelek, likely Austroasiatic loans.
Pronunciation
Noun
ក្លៀក • (kliək)
- armpit, underarm
Verb
ក្លៀក • (kliək) (abstract noun ការក្លៀក)
- to scrub the back (of an elephant)