Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक (loka, world).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic លោក
lok
Phonemic លោក / លោ-កៈ-
lok / lo-k`-
WT romanisation look, lookaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /loːk/ ~ /loː.kaʔ./

Noun edit

លោក (look)

  1. world, sphere of existence
  2. universe
  3. monk, respected man

Pronoun edit

លោក (look)

  1. you, your (to males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)
  2. he, him, his (referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)
  3. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name)

See also edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

លោក m

  1. Khmer script form of loka (“world”)

Declension edit