ផ្កា

See also: ផឹក

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ (“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