Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk (boat; canoe). Cognate with Halang dùk, Vietnamese nốc, Ngeq tṳuk.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ទូក
dūk
WT romanisation tuuk
(standard) IPA(key) /tuːk/

Noun

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ទូក (tuuk)

  1. boat, sampan, canoe (especially boats without motors)
  2. bamboo toy canoe used for racing
  3. (chess) rook

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Khmer · កូនចត្រង្គ (koun caʼtrɑng) (layout · text)
           
ខុន (khon) នាង (niəng) ទូក (tuuk) គោល (kool) សេះ (seh) ត្រី (trəy)