ប្រាក់

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Khmer

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Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

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From Angkorian Old Khmer prāk, derived from Old Khmer បាក់ (pak, to break) with infix -r-. Compare with Arabic فضة (fiḍḍa, silver), from the root ف ض ض (f-ḍ-ḍ) which forms words relating to "removing", "breaking", and Proto-Finnic *hopëda (soft, brittle).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រាក់
p̥rāk´
WT romanisation prak
(standard) IPA(key) /praʔ/

Noun

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ប្រាក់ (prak)

  1. money
  2. silver
  3. button orchid, string of nickels, kind of epiphytic vine (Dischidia nummularia)

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Proper noun

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ប្រាក់ (prak)

  1. Prak, a surname