បើក

See also: បែក, បាក់, ប៉ិកួៈ, and ប៉ាកា

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer បេក (pek). Cognate with Northern Khmer เบฺิก, Thai เบิก (bə̀ək), Lao ເບີກ (bœ̄k).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បើក poek WT romanisation baək (standard) IPA(key) /ɓaək/

Verb

បើក • (baək) (abstract noun ការបើក)

1. to open, uncover, unmask, reveal
2. to begin, start (a meeting, etc.)
3. to free, release; to ease, relax
4. to raise (a curtain), hoist (a sail)
5. to grant access to, allow, permit, authorize, sanction
6. to issue, distribute
7. to get, receive
8. to withdraw (money, etc.), to cash (a check), to draw (a salary)
9. to turn on (faucet, lamp, switch)
10. to drive, steer, pilot (car, ship, plane), to sail

Derived terms

• អ្នកបើកឡាន (nĕək baək laan, “driver”)

Affixed forms

• បំណើក (bɑmnaək)
• របើក (rɔbaək)