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ស្លឹក

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See also: ស្លោក

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaʔ (leaf), cognate with Vietnamese (leaf). Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (leaf), whence Chinese (chá, “tea”) and Burmese လက်ဖက် (lakhpak, tea plant). Doublet of ស្លា (slaa).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ស្លឹក
s̥lẏk
WT romanisation slək
(standard) IPA(key) /slək/

Noun

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ស្លឹក (slək)

  1. leaf
  2. sheet (e.g. of paper)

Classifier

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ស្លឹក (slək)

  1. classifier for 400 fruits, equal to 10 ផ្លូន (phloun)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ស្លឹក” 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.