Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From បើក (baək, to open, to drive a vehicle) with infixed -Vmn- (causative).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic បំណើក
pṃṇoek
WT romanisation bɑmnaək
(standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑm.ˈnaək/

Noun edit

បំណើក (bɑmnaək)

  1. the action of opening
  2. the action of driving, sailing or piloting