បញ្ញើក្អែក

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Khmer

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Etymology

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បញ្ញើ (baññaə) + ក្អែក (kʼaek)

Pronunciation

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Orthographic បញ្ញើក្អែក
pñ̥ñoek̥ʼaek
Phonemic ប័ញ-ញ៉ើ ក្អែក
p˘ñ-ñ″oe k̥ʼaek
WT romanisation baññaə kʼaek
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaɲ.ˈɲaə kʔaek/

Noun

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បញ្ញើក្អែក (baññaə kʼaek)

  1. mistletoe, a parasitic plant
  2. (figuratively) adopted child