Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *រាក៑ (*rāk, to drop; to droop).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រាក
rāk
WT romanisation riək
(standard) IPA(key) /riəʔ/

Noun

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រាក (riək)

  1. diarrhea

Verb

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រាក (riək) (abstract noun ការរាក)

  1. to come out so fast or suddenly as to be impossible to stop (particularly of bodily functions)
  2. to have diarrhea