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Khmer
Etymology 1
From Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together, to assemble; group, gathering”), from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok. Cognate with Thai พวก (pûuak), Lao ພວກ (phūak), Malay puak.
Pronunciation
Noun
ពួក • (puək)
- group (especially an informal ad hoc group), grouping, society, association, detachment, herd, gathering, squad (of 3 to 5 men) (often merely conveys the meaning of plurality)
- (with place name) native of, resident of
- (taxonomy) genus
Derived terms
- (Taxonomy) វគ្គីករណ៍វិទ្យា (vĕəkkiikaa vityiə); វិស័យ (visay, “domain”), រជ្ជៈ (raccĕəʼ, “kingdom”), សាខា (saakhaa, “phylum”), ថ្នាក់ (thnak, “class”), លំដាប់ (lumdap, “order”), អំបូរ (ʼɑmbou, “family”), ពួក (puək, “genus”), ប្រភេទ (prɑpheit, “species”), (Category: km:Taxonomy)
Etymology 2
Verb
ពួក • (puək) (abstract noun ការពួក)
- (obsolete) to gild, cover with gold or silver leaf