Khmer

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer បលេក (palek). From លែក (lɛɛk, to set apart, to divide) with prefixed p-. Compare Thai แปลก (bplɛ̀ɛk)

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ប្លែក
p̥laek
WT romanisation plaek
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰlaek/

Adjective

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ប្លែក (plaek) (abstract noun ភាពប្លែក)

  1. different, strange

See also

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Noun

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ប្លែក (plaek)

  1. difference