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Khmer
Etymology
From Angkorian Old Khmer prāk, derived from Old Khmer បាក់ (pak, “to break”) with infix -r-. Compare with Arabic فضة (fiḍḍa, “silver”), from the root ف ض ض (f-ḍ-ḍ) which forms words relating to "removing", "breaking", and Proto-Finnic *hopëda (“soft, brittle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ប្រាក់ • (prak)
- money
- silver
- button orchid, string of nickels, kind of epiphytic vine (Dischidia nummularia)
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Proper noun
ប្រាក់ • (prak)
- Prak, a surname