បញ្ញើក្អែក

Khmer

Etymology

បញ្ញើ (baññaə) + ក្អែក (kʼaek)

Pronunciation

Orthographic បញ្ញើក្អែក pñ̥ñoek̥ʼaek Phonemic ប័ញ-ញ៉ើ ក្អែក p˘ñ-ñ″oe k̥ʼaek WT romanisation baññaə kʼaek (standard) IPA(key) /ɓaɲ.ˈɲaə kʔaek/

Noun

បញ្ញើក្អែក • (baññaə kʼaek)

1. mistletoe, a parasitic plant
2. (figuratively) adopted child