ភ្ញាក់

Khmer

Etymology

From the root ញាក់ (ñĕək, “have a reaction to”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្ញាក់ b̥ʰñāk´ WT romanisation phñĕək (standard) IPA(key) /pʰɲĕəʔ/

Verb

ភ្ញាក់ • (phñĕək) (abstract noun ការភ្ញាក់)

1. to wake up, be awakened
2. to be startled, surprised
3. to be stunned
4. to appear, arise
5. to become aware, conscious of, come to one's senses, realize

See also

• ដាស់ (dah)
• ដឹងខ្លួន (dəng khluən)
• តើន (taən)