ទូក

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk (boat; canoe). Cognate with Halang dùk, Vietnamese nốc, Ngeq tṳuk.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ទូក
dūk
WT romanisation tuuk
(standard) IPA(key) /tuːk/

Noun

ទូក • (tuuk)

  1. boat, sampan, canoe (especially boats without motors)
  2. bamboo toy canoe used for racing
  3. (chess) rook

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Khmer · កូនចត្រង្គ (koun caʼtrɑng) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
ខុន (khon) នាង (niəng) ទូក (tuuk) គោល (kool) សេះ (seh) ត្រី (trəy)
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