លោក

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक (loka, world).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic លោក
lok
Phonemic លោក / លោ-កៈ-
lok / lo-k`-
WT romanisation look, lookaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /loːk/ ~ /loː.kaʔ./

Noun

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លោក (look)

  1. world, sphere of existence
  2. universe
  3. monk, respected man

Pronoun

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លោក (look)

  1. you, your (to males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)
  2. he, him, his (referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)
  3. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name)

See also

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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លោក m

  1. Khmer script form of loka (“world”)

Declension

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