បើក

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer បេក (pek). Cognate with Northern Khmer เบฺิก, Thai เบิก (bə̀ək), Lao ເບີກ (bœ̄k).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic បើក
poek
WT romanisation baək
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓaək/

Verb

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បើក (baək) (abstract noun ការបើក)

  1. to open, uncover, unmask, reveal
  2. to begin, start (a meeting, etc.)
  3. to free, release; to ease, relax
  4. to raise (a curtain), hoist (a sail)
  5. to grant access to, allow, permit, authorize, sanction
  6. to issue, distribute
  7. to get, receive
  8. to withdraw (money, etc.), to cash (a check), to draw (a salary)
  9. to turn on (faucet, lamp, switch)
  10. to drive, steer, pilot (car, ship, plane), to sail

Derived terms

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Affixed forms

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