បូក
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Khmer[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Khmer បូក (pūka, “hump; mound; to heap up; to accumulate; to total”). Cognate with Thai บวก (bùuak), Lao ບວກ (būak).
Noun[edit]
បូក • (bouk)
Verb[edit]
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ការបូក)
- (arithmetic) to add, to make an addition
- to mix together
Adjective[edit]
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ភាពបូក)
- (mathematics) to be positive (greater than zero)
Affixed forms[edit]
- ផ្នូក (phnouk)
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Middle Chinese 抹 (MC mat, “to smear”). Cognate with Thai โบก (bòok), Lao ໂບກ (bōk).