បន្តក់

Khmer

Etymology

From តក់ (tɑk, to drip) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្តក់
pn̥tk´
WT romanisation bɑntɑk
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtɑʔ/

Verb

បន្តក់ • (bɑntɑk) (abstract noun ការបន្តក់)

  1. to drip, dribble
  2. to let drip
  3. to shorten a vowel by using the bantak sign (់).
  4. to shoot over a barrier or in a steep trajectory so that the projectile hits a target.

Noun

បន្តក់ • (bɑntɑk)

  1. A small vertical mark () written above the final consonant of a syllable, indicating the shortening (and corresponding change in quality) of the inherent long vowel or of the vowel ().
    1st series: បក (bɑɑk) បក់ (bɑk) / កាត (kaat) កាត់ (kat)
    2nd series: គក (kɔɔk) គក់ (kŭək) / រាប (riəp) រាប់ (rŏəp)

Synonyms

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