បូក
Khmer edit
Pronunciation edit
|
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Khmer បូក (pūka, “hump; mound; to heap up; to accumulate; to total”). Cognate with Thai บวก (bùuak), Lao ບວກ (būak).
Noun edit
បូក • (bouk)
Verb edit
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ការបូក)
- (arithmetic) to add, to make an addition
- to mix together
Adjective edit
បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ភាពបូក)
- (mathematics) to be positive (greater than zero)
Affixed forms edit
- ផ្នូក (phnouk)
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Middle Chinese 抹 (MC mat, “to smear”). Cognate with Thai โบก (bòok), Lao ໂບກ (bōk).