ខាក

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik. Cognate with Vietnamese khạc and Khasi kyrkhah (“phlegm”), ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of ខែក (khaek).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic	ខាក kʰāk
WT romanisation	khaak
(standard) IPA^(key)	/kʰaːʔ/

Verb edit

ខាក • (khaak) (abstract noun ការខាក)

to spit out, clear one's throat

Affixed forms edit

កំហាក (kɑmhaak)
បង្ខាក (bɑngkhaak)

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