ការ

to spin (silk).

to protect, defend, preserve, prevent.

act, result, work, job, function, activity, happening.

marriage ceremony.

used to derive nominals from predicatives; ការពិត 'truth, reality' < ពិត 'true, real.'

work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'

to protect, defend, prevent

to marry.

marriage; wedding

interest (e.g. on a loan); profit; usury

to wind (into a skein / bobbin / reel); to spin (silk)