រ៉ក

Khmer

Etymology

Derived from Old Chinese (OC *roːɡ, “pulley”). Cognate with Thai รอก (rɔ̂ɔk), Mon ရံက်, Vietnamese *rọc (as in ròng rọc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រ៉ក
r″k
WT romanisation rɑɑk
(standard) IPA(key) /rɑːʔ/

Noun

រ៉ក • (rɑɑk)

  1. pulley; sheave
    Synonym: កៅឡាក់ (kawlak)