ភ្ញាក់

Khmer

Etymology

From ញាក់ (ñĕək, “to jerk, have a spasm”) with prefixed p- (specializing).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្ញាក់ b̥ʰñāk´ WT romanisation phñĕək (standard) IPA(key) /pʰɲĕəʔ/

Verb

ភ្ញាក់ • (phñĕək) (abstract noun ការភ្ញាក់)

1. to wake up, be awakened
2. to be startled, surprised, stunned
3. to appear, arise
4. to become aware, conscious of, come to one's senses, realize

Derived terms

• ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល (phñĕək phʼaəl)​

See also

• ដាស់ (dah)
• ដឹងខ្លួន (dəng khluən)
• តើន (taən)