ដែក

See also: ដេក

Khmer

Chemical element
Fe
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Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដែក ṭaek WT romanisation daek (standard) IPA(key) /ɗaek/

Noun

ដែក • (daek)

1. ferrous metal, iron, steel
2. generic term for various metal tools
3. inflexibility (of the will)

Derived terms

• ដែកកេះ (daek keh, “cigarette lighter”)
• មេដែក (mei daek, “magnet”)
• រណារអារដែក (rɔnaa ʼaa daek, “hacksaw”)
• ជាងដែក (ciəng daek, “blacksmith”)

Adjective

ដែក • (daek) (abstract noun ភាពដែក)

1. to be tough-minded, inflexible, strict