ដែក

ដែក

See also: ដេក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដែក ṭaek WT romanisation daek (standard) IPA(key) /ɗaek/

Noun

ដែក • (daek)

1. ferrous metal, iron, steel
2. generic term for various metal tools
3. inflexibility (of the will)

Derived terms

• ដែកកេះ (daekkeh, “cigarette lighter”)
• មេដែក (mee daek, “magnet”)
• រណារអារដែក (rɔɔnaaʾaadaek, “hacksaw”)

Adjective

ដែក • (daek) (abstract noun ភាពដែក)

1. to be tough-minded, inflexible, strict