ละแวก

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ลแวก (lá-wɛ̂ɛk)

 

Etymology

From Old Khmer ល្វេក៑ (lvek), លវេក (lavēka, “to be opened (up), parted, sectioned, separated, or divided; opening, part, section, separation, division; Longvek, former capital of Cambodia”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ល្វែក (lvɛɛk). Extended as Old Khmer លង្វេក (laṅvēka), លុង្វេក (luṅvēka), from which Modern Khmer លង្វែក (lŭəngvɛɛk) was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ละแวก l a æ w k
Phonemic		ละ-แวก l a – æ w k
Romanization	Paiboon	lá-wɛ̂ɛk
	Royal Institute	la-waek
(standard) IPA(key)		/la˦˥.wɛːk̚˥˩/(R)

Proper noun

ละแวก • (lá-wɛ̂ɛk)

1. Longvek, former capital of Cambodia.

Noun

ละแวก • (lá-wɛ̂ɛk)

1. neighbourhood; vicinity; proximity; locality.