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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| គោ | koo | 1. cow, ox, cattle 2. beef {សាច់គោ = beef} |
| ដំបៅ | dɑmbav | wound, sore, ulcer |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| ក្អែក | kʔaek | 1. crow, raven 2. lower class person 3. a gloomy person (when someone is compared to a ក្អែក it means that he/she is considered crude or boorish) 4. kind of black fish (Labeo chrysopekadion) |
| ហើរ | haǝ | 1. to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects) 2. to soar 3. of news, gossip: to spread, circulate 4. to be blown about (as dead leaves) 5. of colors: to fade, to be faded |
| រំលង | rumlɔɔŋ | 1. to go beyond, skip over 2. to infringe, violate/break (e.g., the law) 3. (of time) to elapse, pass |
| រំសាយ | rumsaay | 1. to untie, release, loosen 2. to let (one's hair) down 3. to scatter, spread, disperse 4. to break up, split 5. to dismantle 6. to calm down, soothe one's anger, to slacken, relax 7. (of a tail) to stretch out |
| កន្ទុយ | kɑntuy | 1. tail 2. end, tip 3. clf. for fish |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ពាក្យស្លោក | piek slaok | slogan, motto, saying |
| 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!} |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ញឹកញាប់ | ɲɨk ɲoap | 1. repeatedly, many times 2. often, frequently, on many occasions |
| សំដៅ | sɑmdav | 1. to note, indicate, point out, emphasize 2. to aim (at), head (straight) for 3. to go somewhere for an express purpose 4. to allude 5. (directly) to, at, toward, in the direction of 6. about, concerning |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| កំពុង | kɑmpuŋ | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| លាក់បាំង | leak baŋ | 1. to conceal, hide away 2. to shelter |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| 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)} |
| ធ្វើ | tvəə | 1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice} |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| 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 |
| ខ្លាច | klaac | to fear, to be afraid of |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ចាប់ | cap | 1. to catch, capture, seize, grasp, get 2. to receive (e.g., a radio or television broadcast) 3. to select 4. clf. for handfuls 5. to begin to, undertake, start 6. to be painful |
| កំហុស | kɑmhoh | 1. error, fault, mistake, negligence 2. guilt, wrong |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ឆាប់ | cʰap | 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away 2. in haste, urgently 3. soon 4. early |
| ភ័យ | pʰey | 1. to be scared, afraid 2. fear, fright, terror, dread |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ងាយ | ŋiey | easy |
| ប្រតិកម្ម | prɑteʔkam | 1. reaction, recoil, response 2. counteraction, resistance 3. fighting 4. operation |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| សំដី | sɑmdəy | 1. words, speech, utterance 2. husk, empty ear/spike, dry/shrunken seed Notes: root: ស្ដី; also written សម្ដី |
| អាកប្បកិរិយា | ʔaakappaʔkeʔriʔyaa | attitude, behavior, position, conduct, character |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| អ្នកដទៃ | neak dɑtey | strangers, others, other people |