សឹក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សឹក sẏk WT romanisation sək (standard) IPA(key) /sək/

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to retire from holy orders”).

Verb

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

1. to leave the monkhood, renounce one's monastic vows, to defrock

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer សើក (sœka, “army; armed conflict”).

Noun

សឹក • (sək)

1. armed forces
2. battle, combat, war

Adjective

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

1. military, martial, pertaining to war

   ច្បាប់អាជ្ញាសឹក  ―  cbap ʼaacñaa sək  ―  martial law

Etymology 3

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, “to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted”).

Verb

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

1. to erode, wear out, abrade

Adjective

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

1. worn out

Etymology 4

Noun

សឹក • (sək)

1. (dialectical) bottle (used by Sino-Khmer and Khmer Krom)