ឆ្កឹះ

Khmer

Etymology

From កឹះ (kəh, “to tap with forefinger”) with prefixed c- (specializing).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្កឹះ c̥ʰkẏḥ WT romanisation chkəh (standard) IPA(key) /cʰkəh/

Verb

ឆ្កឹះ • (chkəh) (abstract noun ការឆ្កឹះ)

1. to scratch something (with the finger or a stick) a single time, to pluck, pick out

Affixed forms

• ចង្កឹះ (cɑngkəh, “chopsticks”)