Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer bhneka, bhnēka, phneka, an -n- infixed form of the verb bek, vek (to part, to separate) (whence Modern Khmer វែក (vɛɛk)).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្នែក
b̥ʰnaek
WT romanisation phnɛɛk
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰnɛːk/

Noun edit

ភ្នែក (phnɛɛk)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. (botany) bud
  3. future

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

ភ្នែក (phnɛɛk) (abstract noun ការភ្នែក)

  1. to be next, to be forthcoming, to be in the future