លេខ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali lekha (“letter”), Sanskrit लेख (lekha, “letter”). Cognate with Thai เลข (lêek), Lao ເລກ (lēk).

Pronunciation

Orthographic លេខ lekʰ Phonemic ល៉េខ / ល៉េ-ខៈ- l″ekʰ / l″e-kʰ`- WT romanisation leek, leekhaʼ (standard) IPA(key) /leːk/ ~ /leː.kʰaʔ./

Noun

លេខ • (leek)

1. number; numeral; figure

   សុខមានលេខទូរស័ព្ទទេ?  ―  sok miən leek tuurĕəʼsap tei?  ―  Does Sok have a telephone number? or Do you, Sok, have a telephone number?