Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ញាក់
ñāk´
WT romanisation ñĕək
(standard) IPA(key) /ɲĕəʔ/

Verb

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ញាក់ (ñĕək) (abstract noun ការញាក់)

  1. to jerk, twitch, have a muscular spasm
    ញាក់ស្មា  ―  ñĕək smaa  ―  to shrug the shoulder
    ញាក់ភ្នែក  ―  ñĕək phnɛɛk  ―  to wink (literally, “to jerk the eye”)
    ញាក់ចិញ្ចើម  ―  ñĕək cəñcaəm  ―  to raise the eyebrow

Derived terms

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