បញ្ចុក

Khmer

នំបញ្ចុក

Etymology

From ចុក (cok, “to stuff”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បញ្ចុក pñ̥cuk WT romanisation bɑñcok (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑɲ.ˈcok/

Verb

បញ្ចុក • (bɑñcok) (abstract noun ការបញ្ចុក)

1. to feed, especially infants, by hand
2. to stuff food into the mouth
3. to force-feed
4. to gulp down
5. to nurse an infant

Noun

បញ្ចុក • (bɑñcok)

1. (នំ~) a kind of vermicelli-like noodle made of rice flour, usually served in coiled masses with sauce and fresh vegetables

Derived terms

• នំបញ្ចុក (numbɑɑñcok)
• បញ្ចុកបន្សី (bânhchŏkbânsei)
• បញ្ចុកបន្ស៉ី (bânhchŏkbânsei)

Further reading

• “បញ្ចុក” in Cambodian-English Dictionary (Aggregated) (Catholic University Press 1977, Dunwoody Press 1997) (plus additional data from the Chuon Nath Khmer Dictionary (Buddhist Institute, Phnom Penh, 1966)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.