Khmer edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ឯក
ek
Phonemic អែក
ʼaek
WT romanisation ʼaek
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaek/

Etymology 1 edit

From Pali eka (one) or Sanskrit एक (eka, one).

Noun edit

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. one; one person

Adjective edit

ឯក (ʼaek) (abstract noun ភាពឯក)

  1. first
  2. one, single, sole
  3. chief, prime, main, principal,
  4. leading, great, excellent, outstanding, important
  5. sharp (of a musical note)

Proper noun edit

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. Ek, a surname

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaik (bow). Cognate with Kuy ʔɛːk (sound-producing bow attached to kite), Bulo Stieng aːk (cotton-beating bow), Shwe Palaung (bow).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ឯក (ʼaek)

  1. kind of stringed noisemaker attached to kites, producing humming sounds as the wind blows through the strings
Derived terms edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Numeral edit

ឯក (eka)

  1. Khmer script form of eka (“one”)

Declension edit