រ៉ក

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Chinese 轆 (OC *roːɡ, “pulley”). Cognate with Thai รอก (rɔ̂ɔk), Mon ရံက်, Vietnamese *rọc (as in ròng rọc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រ៉ក r″k WT romanisation rɑɑk (standard) IPA(key) /rɑːʔ/

Noun

រ៉ក • (rɑɑk)

1. pulley; sheave.

Synonyms

• កៅឡាក់ (kawlak)