See also: ពួក and ពេក

Khmer edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុក
buk
WT romanisation puk
(standard) IPA(key) /puk/

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

ពុក (puk) (abstract noun ភាពពុក)

  1. to be rotten, decayed

Affixed forms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Contraction of ឪពុក (ʼəwpuk, father).

Noun edit

ពុក (puk)

  1. father

See also edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ពុក (puk)

  1. beard, whiskers, bristles
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection edit

ពុក (puk)

  1. plop, thud (like a fruit falling on the ground)

Affixed forms edit