បន្ថោក

Khmer

Etymology

From ថោក (thaok, “cheap, trivial”) with prefixed bVN- (causative).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្ថោក pn̥tʰok WT romanisation bɑnthaok (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtʰaok/

Verb

បន្ថោក • (bɑnthaok) (abstract noun ការបន្ថោក)

1. to lower or reduce (of price)
2. to cheapen, downgrade someone; to belittle, humiliate, insult, offend