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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to retire from holy orders”).
Verb
សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)
- to leave the monkhood, renounce one's monastic vows, to defrock
Etymology 2
From Old Khmer សើក (sœka, “army; armed conflict”).
Noun
សឹក • (sək)
- armed forces
- battle, combat, war
Adjective
សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)
- military, martial, pertaining to war
- ច្បាប់អាជ្ញាសឹក ― cbap ʼaacñaa sək ― martial law
Etymology 3
From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted”).
Verb
សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)
- to erode, wear out, abrade
Adjective
សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)
- worn out
Etymology 4
Noun
សឹក • (sək)
- (dialectical) bottle (used by Sino-Khmer and Khmer Krom)