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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| នៅ | nɨv | 1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?} |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ព្រះវិហារ | preah viʔhie | 1. temple, sanctuary of a Buddhist temple 2. Preah Vihear (name of a Cambodian province and a well-known temple complex on the Cambodian-Thai border) |
| មួយ | muəy | 1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ពិធីបុណ្យ | piʔtʰii bon | festival, ceremony |
| ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ | coul cnam kmae | Khmer New Year |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ទៅ | tɨv | 1. to go (away from the speaker in space or time), to go to/towards, go on, continue, advance, go away 2. towards 3. from now on, from then on (often used as a particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past or present and continued on into the future or that the action is directed away from the speaker) 4. imperative particle, go ahead and ...! {ញ៉ាំទៅ = Go ahead and eat/drink!} |
| វត្ត | voat | 1. Buddhist monastery, pagoda/temple complex 2. respect, esteem 3. tradition, discipline 4. application, fulfillment, implement-ation 5. profession, job, assignment, task 6. habit 7. actions, behavior, conduct Notes: ជើង ត |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ហើយ | haǝy | 1. to be finished, ended, completed 2. enough! 3. final particle indicating completed action, already, by now 4. in a future context indicates action that will be completed at some future time 5. and, afterwards, next, then, after that |
| មាន | mien | 1. to have, possess, own 2. to exist, there is, there are 3. to be rich, own property 4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’ |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| សាលា | saalaa | 1. hall 2. school 3. institution, establishment 4. court (of law) 5. kind of relay station/shelter on the road between two towns or villages |
| ឆាន់ | cʰan | 1. [clerical] to eat, drink, consume 2. 1st person pronoun (elder Buddhist monk addressing younger one) |
| ចេតិយ | caetdəy | stupa (pyramidal structure that contains the ashes of the dead) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| យើង | yəəŋ | 1. we 2. I (familiar) 3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?} |
| ឃើញ | kʰəəɲ | 1. to see, to perceive 2. to understand, to recognize 3. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 4. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| គ្រួសារ | kruəsaa | family |
| ដែល | dael | 1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!} |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| បី | bəy | three |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| កូនក្មេង | koun kmeeŋ | small child/children {ខោអាវកូនក្មេង = clothes for children} |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| ទាំងអស់គ្នា | teaŋ ʔɑh knie | 1. everybody 2. all, all of |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| បាន | baan | 1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)} |
| ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា | preah put saasnaa | Buddhism |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ព្រះសង្ឃ | preah sɑŋ | 1. Buddhist monk 2. priest |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| លោកសង្ឃ | look sɑŋ | 1. monk, priest 2. clergy |
| ចង្ហាន់ | cɑŋhan | food (for Buddhist monks) Notes: root: ឆាន់ |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ប្រសក | prɑsɑk | 1. layman (Buddh.) 2. laity (Buddh.) Notes: not in dictionary |
| បាសក | baasɑk | 1. layman (Buddh.) 2. laity (Buddh.) |
| ឧបាសក | ʔuʔbaasɑk | 1. (religious) disciple (especially of the Buddha) 2. lay devotee, layman 3. believer |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| ប្រគេន | prɑkeen | 1. to present/give/offer (to a Buddhist monk) 2. for, on, behalf |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| សាងសង់ | saaŋ sɑŋ | to build (especially in order to gain merit) |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| តម្កល់ | tɑmkɑl | to raise (something) by placing supports under it |
| ព្រះពុទ្ធ | preah put | Buddha |
| បដិមា | paʔdeʔmaa | statue, idol, image, figure, icon |
| រូប | ruup | 1. image, picture, body, figure, shape, portrait, statue 2. clf. for respected people, monks, pictures, statues |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ចម្លាក់ | cɑmlak | sculpture, carving Notes: root: ធ្លាក់ |
| ថ្ម | tmɑɑ | 1. rock, stone 2. concrete 3. battery |
| ស៊ីម៉ងត៍ | siimɑŋ | cement, contrete |
| ឆ្លាក់ | clak | 1. to carve, sculpt 2. to engrave |
| ហៅ | hav | 1. to call, name 2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle 3. to send for, summon 4. to invite (guests) |
| ដាក់ | dak | 1. to put, place 2. to deposit 3. to add (ingredients) 4. to set (e.g., a trap) 5. to establish 6. to assign 7. to locate, settle, station 8. to lock up 9. to fasten 10. to use 11. to strike, hit hard 12. to affect 13. to subject someone to 14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback 15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck 16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits) 17. to contract for 18. to subscribe to 19. to renounce (a throne) 20. to put aside (religious vows) 21. in, into, on 22. to eat, drink 23. to kneel 24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs |
| ចូល | coul | 1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ថ្វាយបង្គំព្រះ | tvaay bɑŋkum preah | 1. to worship 2. to make obeisance to a statue of the Buddha 3. to celebrate mass |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| សូត្រធម៌ | sout tʰoa | to pray Notes: also written សូត្រធម៌ |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| កម្ពស់ | kɑmpʊəh | height |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| ផុត | pʰot | 1. to come to an end, cease 2. to die 3. to come to the end of 4. to use up all of something 5. to be over, closed 6. to be free of/clear, out of the way 7. to escape, get free of 8. to avoid 9. to almost reach, barely miss 10. to place out of reach, be out of reach 11. to surpass 12. end, last of something |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ដី | dəy | 1. earth, land, ground, soil 2. territory |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| សសរ | sɑsɑɑ | column, pillar, post, pile, shaft |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| អាច | ʔaac | 1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something) 2. to be possible 3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to) 4. to dare to |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| ទ្រ | trɔɔ | 1. to support (from below), to carry (from underneath) 2. to uphold 3. to hold back, to restrain |
| តាមរយៈ | taam reaʔyeaʔ | 1. by means of 2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone) |
| ជណ្ដើរ | cʊəndaə | ladder, stairs, staircase Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| ជញ្ជាំង | cʊəɲceaŋ | wall |
| ដំបូល | dɑmboul | 1. roof 2. top, cover |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| រចនាបថ | reaʔcaʔnaa bɑt | artistic style |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ក្បូរក្បាច់ | kbou kbac | 1. artistic style 2. artistic decoration |
| កន្ទុយ | kɑntuy | 1. tail 2. end, tip 3. clf. for fish |
| នាគ | niek | 1. Naga (sacred serpent of Indian cosmology with a human face and a serpent's body), dragon 2. person who wishes to become a monk, candidate for ordination as a monk 3. young strong elephant 4. to be charming, fascinating 5. seductive, alluring 6. pure, chaste 7. noble 8. high 9. lofty 10. strong 11. epithet of the Buddha |
| ក្បាច់ | kbac | 1. drawing, carving, design, pattern 2. embellishment 3. abacus 4. method, methodology 5. movement 6. posture, pose 7. figure/movement (in a dance) |
| ចុង | coŋ | 1. end, extremity, tip {ចុងខែនេះ = end of this month} 2. to be last |
| នីមួយៗ | niimuəy niimuəy | each, each one, every one, various, all |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| លោក | look | 1. you (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 2. he (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 3. monk, man (who is respected) 4. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name) 5. world, sphere of existence 6. universe |