ក្អក

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔɔk (“to cough”). Cognate with Halang kơ'ŏk, Pacoh carhoq, Pnar kʔɔʔ, Danau kᵊnɔʔ¹ˈ³. Compare Thai กระอัก (grà-àk, “to cough up”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្អក k̥ʼk WT romanisation kʼɑɑk (standard) IPA(key) /kʔɑːʔ/

Verb

ក្អក • (kʼɑɑk) (abstract noun ការក្អក)

1. to cough.