ឯក

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ឯក • (ʼaek)

  1. one; one person

Adjective

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

ឯក • (ʼaek)

  1. Ek, a surname

Etymology 2

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

  • អែក (ʼaek)

Noun

ឯក • (ʼaek)

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

ឯក (eka)

  1. Khmer script form of eka (“one”)

Declension

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