លើក

See also: លោក, លក់, and លាក់

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Khmer លេក (leka), លើក (lœka) (attested in 1378-1477 as leka and became lœka around 1671), from Old Khmer លេក៑ (lek) (first attested in 578-677), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləək (“to lift, raise”). Cognate with Thai เลิก (lə̂ək), Lao ເລີກ (lœ̄k), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩥ᩠ᨠ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លើក loek WT romanisation ləək (standard) IPA(key) /ləːk/

Verb

លើក • (ləək) (abstract noun ការលើក)

1. to lift, raise, elevate, hoist, boost
2. to erect, build, establish, create
3. to form
4. to levy, raise (e.g. troops)
5. to perform, celebrate (a ritual or ceremony)
6. to exalt
7. to rouse
8. to transport
9. to exhume, dig up
10. to adjourn, postpone, cancel

Derived terms

• លើកឲ្យ (ləək ʼaoy)

Noun

លើក • (ləək)

1. time, occasion, instance, session

   សង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទី២  ―  sɑngkriəm look ləək tii pii  ―  World War 2 (literally: war / world / time / number / 2)

Conjunction

លើក • (ləək)

1. except, unless

Interjection

លើក • (ləək)

1. alley oop (an exclamation used to order people to lift simultaneously, or an animal to lift its feet)