ឯក

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Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic ឯក
ek
Phonemic អែក
ʼaek
WT romanisation ʼaek
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaek/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Pali eka (one) or Sanskrit एक (eka, one).

Noun[edit]

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. one; one person

Adjective[edit]

ឯក (ʼaek) (abstract noun ភាពឯក)

  1. first
  2. one, single, sole
  3. chief, prime, main, principal,
  4. leading, great, excellent, outstanding, important
  5. sharp (of a musical note)

Proper noun[edit]

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. Ek, a surname

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaik (bow). Cognate with Kuy ʔɛːk (sound-producing bow attached to kite), Bulo Stieng aːk (cotton-beating bow), Shwe Palaung (bow).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. kind of stringed noisemaker attached to kites, producing humming sounds as the wind blows through the strings
Derived terms[edit]

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Numeral[edit]

ឯក (eka)

  1. Khmer script form of eka (“one”)

Declension[edit]