ស្លោក

See also: ស្លឹក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស្លោក s̥lok WT romanisation slaok (standard) IPA(key) /slaok/

Etymology 1

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Verb

ស្លោក • (slaok) (abstract noun ការស្លោក)

1. to fade, to wilt, to dry up
2. to lose face

Adjective

ស្លោក • (slaok) (abstract noun ភាពស្លោក)

1. to be withered, wilted, faded

See also

• រោយ (rooy)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka, “verse, praise, fame”).

Noun

ស្លោក • (slaok)

1. greeting, compliment, greeting speech
2. reputation
3. saying, motto, slogan
4. (distinguishing) mark
5. praising, eulogy
6. bag or sack in which a monk's rice bowl is carried
7. couplet, stanza, rhymed sentences used in palmistry to predict an individual's character