Khmer

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ភ្នែក (phnɛɛk)

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

Derived terms

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Verb

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ភ្នែក (phnɛɛk) (abstract noun ការភ្នែក)

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