See also: ដែក

Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiik ~ *tiək (to lie down, to sleep). Cognate with Khasi thiah, Jehai tek.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ដេក
ṭek
WT romanisation deek
(standard) IPA(key) /ɗeːk/
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Verb

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ដេក (deek) (abstract noun ការដេក)

  1. to lie down, recline
  2. to sleep
  3. to loaf, stand idle
  4. to take a nap, rest
    ដេកមួយល្បក់deɛk muəy lbɑkto take a short nap

Derived terms

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Affixed forms

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