មឹក

Khmer

Etymology

From Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”). Cognate with Thai หมึก (mʉ̀k), Lao ຫມຶກ (mưk), Vietnamese mực.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic មឹក mẏk WT romanisation mɨk (standard) IPA(key) /mɨk/

Noun

មឹក • (mɨk)

1. (ត្រី~) squid
2. (ទឹក~) ink