Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ខែក
kʰaek
WT romanisation khaek
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰaek/

Verb edit

ខែក (khaek) (abstract noun ការខែក)

  1. to spit

Affixed forms edit