យ៉ាក

Khmer

Etymology

From Thai ยาก (yâak).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic យ៉ាក y″āk WT romanisation yaak (standard) IPA(key) /jaːʔ/

Adjective

យ៉ាក • (yaak) (abstract noun ភាពយ៉ាក)

1. to be in a difficult situation
2. to be poor, miserable
3. to be difficult (to do something)

Noun

យ៉ាក • (yaak)

1. pain, misery