សំណឹក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សំណឹក sṃṇẏk WT romanisation sɑmnək (standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈnək/

Etymology 1

From សឹក (sək, “to wear out”) with infixed -VN- (resultative).

Noun

សំណឹក • (sɑmnək)

1. a worn-out area, worn mark or spot

Etymology 2

From នឹក (nɨk, “to think of”) with prefixed sVN-.

Verb

សំណឹក • (sɑmnək) (abstract noun ការសំណឹក)

1. to think of, to remember or recall (one's own sin or mistake)

Etymology 3

Adjective

សំណឹក • (sɑmnək) (abstract noun ភាពសំណឹក)

1. since, for the reason, because