ពុក

See also: ពួក and ពេក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ពុក buk WT romanisation puk (standard) IPA(key) /puk/

Etymology 1

Adjective

ពុក • (puk) (abstract noun ភាពពុក)

1. to be rotten, decayed

Affixed forms

• កំពុក (kɑmpuk)

Etymology 2

Contraction of ឪពុក (ʼəwpuk, “father”).

Noun

ពុក • (puk)

1. father

See also

• ឳ (ʼəw)

Etymology 3

Noun

ពុក • (puk)

1. beard, whiskers, bristles

Derived terms

• ពុកចង្កា (puk cɑngkaa)

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

ពុក • (puk)

1. plop, thud (like a fruit falling on the ground)

Affixed forms

• ខ្ពុក (khpuk)
• រពុក (rɔpuk)