វែក

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Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vek ~ ʼahvek, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *()waik (ladle, spoon). Cognate with Northern Khmer เว็ฮ, Kensiu ʔawɛk, Kuy (ʔaː)wɛ̀ːʔ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic វែក
vaek
WT romanisation vɛɛk
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋɛːk/

Verb

វែក (vɛɛk) (abstract noun ការវែក)

  1. to separate, disconnect, move aside, shove aside, put to one side, slide apart, rake aside
  2. to clear (the way), make way (for)

Noun

វែក (vɛɛk)

  1. ladle, scoop
  2. scoopful, scoop, ladleful
  3. hood (of a cobra)
  4. Indian cobra (Naja naja) (ពស់វែក (pŭəhvɛɛk))

Derived terms

Classifier

វែក (vɛɛk)

  1. classifier for ladlesful, scoopsful

Affixed forms