ផ្កា

See also: ផឹក

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ផ្កា (“flower”). from Proto-Austroasiatic *bka(ː)ʔ (“flower”). Cognate with Bahnar pơkao, Mon ကဴ (“to flower”) and ပ္ကဴ (“flower”), Nyah Kur กาว, Semelai bəkaw.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ផ្កា
p̥ʰkā
WT romanisation phkaa
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰkaː/

Noun

ផ្កា • (phkaa)

  1. flower
  2. decorative flowery design
  3. mark; spot
  4. menstrual period

Verb

ផ្កា • (phkaa) (abstract noun ការផ្កា)

  1. to flower; to blossom; to bloom

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin phkā‍
Pallava ‍

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ. from Proto-Austroasiatic *bka(ː)ʔ (“flower”). Cognate with Old Mon ပ္ကဴ (pakāw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰkaː/

Noun

ផ្កា (phkā)

  1. flower, blossom
  2. floral ornament

Descendants

  • Khmer: ផ្កា (phkaa)
  • → Thai: ผกา (pà-gāa)
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