ចិក

Khmer

Etymology

From Teochew 叔 (zêg⁴, “father's younger brother”) or Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Vietnamese Chệch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចិក cik WT romanisation cək (standard) IPA(key) /cək/

Noun

ចិក • (cək)

1. paternal uncle (used as a term of address by Chinese and Sino-Cambodian people)