ដេក

See also: ដែក

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiik ~ *tiək (“to lie down, to sleep”). Cognate with Khasi thiah, Jehai tek.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ដេក ṭek WT romanisation deek (standard) IPA(key) /ɗeːk/

Verb

ដេក • (deek) (abstract noun ការដេក)

1. to lie down, recline
2. to sleep
3. to loaf, stand idle
4. to take a nap, rest

   ដេកមួយល្បក់ ― deɛk muəy lbɑk ― to take a short nap

Derived terms

• គ្រែដេក (krɛɛ deek)
• ដេកលក់ (deek lŭək, “asleep”)
• ដំណើរដេកលក់ (dɑmnaə deek lŭək)
• ថង់ដេក (thɑng deek)
• បន្ទប់ដេក (bɑntup deek)

Affixed forms

• ដំណេក (dɑmneek)
• បណ្ដេក (bɑndeek)
• ផ្ដេក (phdeek)