បូក
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Khmer
[edit]Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Khmer បូក (pūka, “hump; mound; to heap up; to accumulate; to total”). Cognate with Thai บวก (bùuak), Lao ບວກ (būak).
Noun
[edit]បូក • (bouk)
Verb
[edit]បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ការបូក)
- (arithmetic) to add, to make an addition
- to mix together
Adjective
[edit]បូក • (bouk) (abstract noun ភាពបូក)
- (mathematics) to be positive (greater than zero)
Affixed forms
[edit]- ផ្នូក (phnouk)
Etymology 2
[edit]Compare Middle Chinese 抹 (MC mat, “to smear”). Cognate with Thai โบก (bòok), Lao ໂບກ (bōk).