ចិក

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 叔 (zêg4, “father's younger brother”) or Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Vietnamese Chệch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចិក
cik
WT romanisation cək
(standard) IPA(key) /cək/

Noun

ចិក • (cək)

  1. paternal uncle (used as a term of address by Chinese and Sino-Cambodian people)
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