ឆាក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆាក cʰāk WT romanisation chaak (standard) IPA(key) /cʰaːʔ/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ฉาก (chàak), Lao ສາກ (sāk).

Noun

ឆាក • (chaak)

1. act, scene, section (of a story)
2. set, stage, arena, studio

Etymology 2

Possibly from Middle Khmer ឆាក (chāka, “areca nut slicer”) (first attested in 1701).

Noun

ឆាក • (chaak)

1. bow (of a violin or ទ្រ (trɔɔ))
2. (dated) areca nut slicer