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Khmer
Etymology
From Old Khmer បេក (pek). Cognate with Northern Khmer เบฺิก, Thai เบิก (bə̀ək), Lao ເບີກ (bœ̄k).
Pronunciation
Verb
បើក • (baək) (abstract noun ការបើក)
- to open, uncover, unmask, reveal
- to begin, start (a meeting, etc.)
- to free, release; to ease, relax
- to raise (a curtain), hoist (a sail)
- to grant access to, allow, permit, authorize, sanction
- to issue, distribute
- to get, receive
- to withdraw (money, etc.), to cash (a check), to draw (a salary)
- to turn on (faucet, lamp, switch)
- to drive, steer, pilot (car, ship, plane), to sail
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