Khmer

Noun

អ្នក • ‎(neak)

1. person, one, someone
2. -er, -man, one who

   អ្នកលក់‎

   neak louk

   salesman

3. native of, resident of

   អ្នកភ្នំពេញ‎

   neak pnum pɨñ

   resident of Phnom Penh

4. female counterpart

   អ្នកគ្រូ‎

   neak kruu

   female teacher

   លោកគ្រូ‎

   louk kruu

   male teacher

Derived terms

• អ្នកក្លាហាន ‎(neak klaa haan, “hero”)
• អ្នកដំណើរ ‎(qnâkâdâmnaeur)
• អ្នកទេសចរ ‎(qnâkâtéschâr, “tourist”)
• អ្នកបើកឡាន ‎(neak baək laan, “driver”)
• អ្នកលេងកាប់ចាក់ ‎(neak leeŋ kap cak, “thug”)
• អ្នកស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ‎(qnâkâsmâkrôchĕtt, “volunteer”)

Pronoun

អ្នក • ‎(neak)

1. you, your (second person singular, addressing equals of either sex; somewhat less formal than លោក ‎(loŭk); a polite term of address in Khmer society for someone without calling their name directly)
2. you, your (a title for a concubine of the king)
3. you, your (a traditional title for a person who has left the bhikkhu-hood (Buddhist priesthood)
4. you, your (a term of address for an elder sibling-in-law)

See also

Descendants

• Lao: ນັກ ‎(nak)