រកស៊ី

Khmer

Etymology

រក (rɔɔk, “search for”) +‎ ស៊ី (sii, “eat”). Compare the literal meaning of Thai หากิน (hǎa-gin) or Lao ຫາກິນ (hā kin).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រកស៊ី rks′ī WT romanisation rɔɔk sii (standard) IPA(key) /rɔːʔ ˈsiː/

Verb

រកស៊ី • (rɔɔk sii) (abstract noun ការរកស៊ី)

1. to earn, to make one's living