ផ្កាយ

Khmer

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Khmer ปกาย.

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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្កាយ p̥ʰkāy WT romanisation phkaay (standard) IPA(key) /pʰkaːj/

Noun

ផ្កាយ • (phkaay)

1. star, planet, constellation
2. star-shaped object or marking
3. insignia of rank for general officers

   លោកផ្កាយមួយ  ―  look phkaay muəy  ―  brigadier general (one star general)

Synonyms

• តារា (taaraa, “star”)

Derived terms

• ផ្កាយសមុទ្រ (phkaay saʼmot)