លើក
Khmer edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləək (“to lift, raise”). Cognate with Thai เลิก (lə̂ək).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
លើក • (ləək) (abstract noun ការលើក)
- to lift, raise, elevate, hoist, boost
- to erect, build, establish, create
- to form
- to levy, raise (e.g. troops)
- to perform, celebrate (a ritual or ceremony)
- to exalt
- to rouse
- to transport
- to exhume, dig up
- to adjourn, postpone, cancel
Derived terms edit
- លើកឲ្យ (ləək ʼaoy)
Noun edit
លើក • (ləək)
- time, occasion, instance, session
- សង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទី២ ― sɑngkriəm look ləək tii pii ― World War 2 (literally: war / world / time / number / 2)
Conjunction edit
លើក • (ləək)
Interjection edit
លើក • (ləək)
- alley oop (an exclamation used to order people to lift simultaneously, or an animal to lift its feet)