ស្លាក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្លាក s̥lāk WT romanisation slaak (standard) IPA(key) /slaːʔ/

Etymology 1

Noun

ស្លាក • (slaak)

1. scar, mark, blemish

Etymology 2

From Pali salākā (“tickets consisting of slips of wood”) or Sanskrit शलाका (śalākā).

Noun

ស្លាក • (slaak)

1. label, tag, (lottery) ticket, ballot, sticker, small sign

   ចាប់ស្លាក  ―  cap slaak  ―  to draw lots

Alternative forms

• សលាក (sɑliək)