ពួក

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See also: ពុក and ពេក

Khmer

Etymology

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Particularly: “Related to Lao ພວກ (phūak), Thai พวก (pûuak)?”

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពួក
buak
WT romanisation puək
(standard) IPA(key) /puəʔ/

Noun

ពួក (puək)

  1. group (especially an informal ad hoc group), grouping, society, association, detachment, herd, gathering, squad (of 3 to 5 men) (often merely conveys the meaning of plurality)
  2. (with place name) native of, resident of

Derived terms

Verb

ពួក (puək) (abstract noun ការពួក)

  1. to incrust
  2. to adorn
  3. to gild, cover with gold leaf