ឫក្ស

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឫក្ស
ṛk̥s
Phonemic រឹក
rẏk
WT romanisation rɨk
(standard) IPA(key) /rɨk/

Noun

ឫក្ស • (rɨk)

  1. the name of a certain constellation, possibly the Pleiades
  2. star; propitious time (as determined by an astrologer)