Khmer

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Etymology

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From ទុក (tuk, to keep in reserve) with prefixed p- (causative).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្ទុក
p̥ʰduk
WT romanisation phtuk
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰtuk/

Verb

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ផ្ទុក (phtuk) (abstract noun ការផ្ទុក)

  1. to load
  2. to carry a load to destination
  3. (figuratively) to turn over responsibility to someone else

Affixed forms

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