ផ្លេក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្លេក p̥ʰlek WT romanisation phleek (standard) IPA(key) /pʰleːk/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pliik (“to flash, to flicker”).

Verb

ផ្លេក • (phleek) (abstract noun ការផ្លេក)

1. to flash

Adjective

ផ្លេក • (phleek) (abstract noun ភាពផ្លេក)

1. to be clear and twinkling; twinkling

Etymology 2

From Pali phalika, see ផលិក (phɑlək),​ by attraction with Etymology 1.

Noun

ផ្លេក • (phleek)

1. crystal