វែក

Khmer

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vek ~ ʼahvek, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *()waik (“ladle, spoon”). Cognate with Northern Khmer เว็ฮ, Kensiu ʔawɛk, Kuy (ʔaː)wɛ̀ːʔ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	វែក vaek
WT romanisation	vɛɛk
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ʋɛːk/

Verb

វែក • (vɛɛk) (abstract noun ការវែក)

to separate, disconnect, move aside, shove aside, put to one side, slide apart, rake aside
to clear (the way), make way (for)

Noun

វែក • (vɛɛk)

ladle, scoop
scoopful, scoop, ladleful
hood (of a cobra)
Indian cobra (Naja naja) (ពស់វែក (pŭəhvɛɛk))

Derived terms

ពស់វែក (pŭəhvɛɛk)
វែកកូរ (vɛɛk kou)

Classifier

វែក • (vɛɛk)

classifier for ladlesful, scoopsful

Affixed forms

ចង្វែក (cɑngvɛɛk)
លង្វែក (lŭəngvɛɛk)
ល្វែក (lvɛɛk)