ឆាក

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Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆាក
cʰāk
WT romanisation chaak
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰaːʔ/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ฉาก (chàak), Lao ສາກ (sāk).

Noun

ឆាក (chaak)

  1. act, scene, section (of a story)
  2. set, stage, arena, studio

Etymology 2

Possibly from Middle Khmer ឆាក (chāka, areca nut slicer) (first attested in 1701).

Noun

ឆាក (chaak)

  1. bow (of a violin or ទ្រ (trɔɔ))
  2. (dated) areca nut slicer