ខក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខក kʰk WT romanisation khɑɑk (standard) IPA(key) /kʰɑːʔ/

Verb

ខក • (khɑɑk) (abstract noun ការខក)

1. to abstain, refrain from, fail to
2. to put off, to postpone (a trip)
3. to slip out, escape (of an utterance)
4. to commit oneself to do something which is beyond one's ability to do or which one is reluctant to do

Adjective

ខក • (khɑɑk) (abstract noun ភាពខក)

1. to be prevented from achieving some planned goal
2. (military) to be surrounded