របុក

Khmer

Etymology

From រុក (ruk, “to shove forcibly, to thrust into a narrow space”) with infixed -b- (instrumental).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic របុក rpuk WT romanisation rɔbok (standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈɓok/

Noun

របុក • (rɔbok)

1. rod, stick, prod
   1. stick used to chase animals from their burrows
   2. cleaning rod, small brush (for bottles)
2. used in the compound របររបុក (rôbârrôbŏk, “odd jobs, trivial tasks”)