សឹក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សឹក
sẏk
WT romanisation sək
(standard) IPA(key) /sək/

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to retire from holy orders).

Verb

សឹក (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

  1. to leave the monkhood, renounce one's monastic vows, to defrock

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer សើក (sœka, army; armed conflict).

Noun

សឹក (sək)

  1. armed forces
  2. battle, combat, war

Adjective

សឹក (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

  1. military, martial, pertaining to war
    ច្បាប់អាជ្ញាសឹក   cbap ʼaacñaa sək   martial law

Etymology 3

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted).

Verb

សឹក (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

  1. to erode, wear out, abrade

Adjective

សឹក (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

  1. worn out

Noun

សឹក (sək)

  1. (dialectical) bottle (used by Sino-Khmer and Khmer Krom)
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