បន្តក់

Khmer

Etymology

From តក់ (tɑk, “to drip”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្តក់ pn̥tk´ WT romanisation bɑntɑk (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtɑʔ/

Verb

បន្តក់ • (bɑntɑk) (abstract noun ការបន្តក់)

1. to drip, dribble
2. to let drip
3. to shorten a vowel by using the bantak sign (់).
4. to shoot over a barrier or in a steep trajectory so that the projectile hits a target.

Noun

បន្តក់ • (bɑntɑk)

1. A small vertical mark (់) written above the final consonant of a syllable, indicating the shortening (and corresponding change in quality) of the inherent long vowel or of the vowel ា (ា).

   1st series: បក (bɑɑk) បក់ (bɑk) / កាត (kaat) កាត់ (kat)

   2nd series: គក (kɔɔk) គក់ (kŭək) / រាប (riəp) រាប់ (rŏəp)

Synonyms

• រស្សសញ្ញា (rŏəhsaʼ saññaa)