ខែក
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
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Verb edit
ខែក • (khaek) (abstract noun ការខែក)
- to spit
Affixed forms edit
- កំហែក (kɑmhaek)