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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Khmer បូក (pūka, “hump; mound; to heap up; to accumulate; to total”). Cognate with Thai บวก (bùuak), Lao ບວກ (būak).
Noun
បូក • (bouk)
- hump
Verb
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ការបូក)
- (arithmetic) to add, to make an addition
- to mix together
Adjective
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ភាពបូក)
- (mathematics) to be positive (greater than zero)
Etymology 2
Compare Middle Chinese 抹 (MC mat, “to smear”). Cognate with Thai โบก (bòok), Lao ໂບກ (bōk).
Verb
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ការបូក)
- to smear; to plaster.