ប្រាក់

Khmer
Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer prāk, derived from Old Khmer បាក់ (pak, “to break”) with infix -r-. Compare with Arabic فضة (fiḍḍa, “silver”), from the root ف ض ض (f-ḍ-ḍ) which forms words relating to "removing", "breaking", and Proto-Finnic *hopëda (“soft, brittle”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ប្រាក់
p̥rāk´
WT romanisation prak
(standard) IPA(key) /praʔ/

Noun

ប្រាក់ • (prak)

  1. money
  2. silver
  3. button orchid, string of nickels, kind of epiphytic vine (Dischidia nummularia)

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Proper noun

ប្រាក់ • (prak)

  1. Prak, a surname
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