ឆែក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆែក cʰaek WT romanisation chaek (standard) IPA(key) /cʰaek/

Etymology 1

From ចែក (caek, “to share, divide”) with infixed -h-.

Verb

ឆែក • (chaek) (abstract noun ការឆែក)

1. to cut, notch, slice, split
2. to seek, look for; to check, inspect

Adjective

ឆែក • (chaek) (abstract noun ភាពឆែក)

1. to be cut, notched, split

Noun

ឆែក • (chaek)

1. notch, slit, indentation

Etymology 2

From French Tchèque.

Proper noun

ឆែក • (chaek)

1. Czech

   សាធារណរដ្ឋឆែក  ―  saathiərĕəʼnaʼrŏət chaek  ―  Czech Republic

   ភាសាឆែក  ―  phiəsaa chaek  ―  Czech (language)