របុក

Khmer

Etymology

From រុក (ruk, “to shove forcibly, to thrust into a narrow space”) with infixed -b- (instrumental).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic របុក
rpuk
WT romanisation rɔbok
(standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈɓok/

Noun

របុក • (rɔbok)

  1. rod, stick, prod
    1. stick used to chase animals from their burrows
    2. cleaning rod, small brush (for bottles)
  2. used in the compound របររបុក (rôbârrôbŏk, “odd jobs, trivial tasks”)
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