Khmer

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Etymology

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From ចឹក (cək, to bite) with reduplicated initial.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ចចឹក
ccẏk
WT romanisation cɑcək
(standard) IPA(key) /cɑ.ˈcək/

Verb

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ចចឹក (cɑcək) (abstract noun ការចចឹក)

  1. to peck at repeatedly
  2. to bite, take the bait (of fish)