ផលិក

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali phalika, phalikā (“crystal, quartz”); compare Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika, “crystal, quartz”). Cognate with Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Chinese 玻璃 (bōli, “glass”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ផលិក pʰlik Phonemic ផ-ល៉ិក / ផ្លឹក pʰ-l″ik / p̥ʰlẏk WT romanisation phɑlək, phlək (standard) IPA(key) /pʰɑ.ˈlək/ ~ /pʰlək/

Noun

ផលិក • (phɑlək)

1. crystal

See also

• ផ្លេក (phleek)