Expressing fear — Cultural note

នៅខ្មែរ មានអបិយជំនឿជាច្រើន ហើយប្រជាជនមួយចំនួនធំជឿថាមានខ្មោច ព្រាយ បីសាច អារក្សអ្នកតា វត្ថុស័ក្ដិសិទ្ធិ។ ពួកគេខ្លាចបារមីអរូបីទាំងនោះ ក្រែងពួកគេធ្វើលើសលស់ដោយមិនដឹងខ្លួន។ ពួកគេខ្លាចត្រូវអំពើ ខ្លាចបាប ខ្លាចត្រូវគេដាក់បណ្ដាសា ខ្លាចឆុង ។ល។

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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?}
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
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’
អបិយជំនឿ	ʔappəyyeaʔ cumnɨə	superstition Notes: also written អប្បិយជំនឿ
ជាច្រើន	cie craən	many, a lot, in abundance
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
ប្រជាជន	prɑciecʊən	the people, the population
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]!}
ចំនួន	cɑmnuən	amount, number, quantity
ធំ	tʰom	to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation
ជឿ	cɨə	1. to believe, to trust (in) 2. to buy on credit
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ខ្មោច	kmaoc	1. corpse 2. ghost, spirit 3. the late …, the deceased 4. to be useless
ព្រាយ	priey	1. to scatter/spray/emit sparks, to sparkle 2. to spurt, gush 3. class of supernatural female beings (especially the souls of women who have died in childbirth) usually seen as a will-o'-the-wisp 4. ghost, phantom 5. evil spirits believed to cause illnesses 6. class of guardian spirits believed to protect Buddhist temples and statues of the Buddha
បីសាច	bəy saac	monster Notes: BCF
អារក្សអ្នកតា	[ʔaarak/ʔaareak] neak taa	a usually benevolent spirit protecting a place (like the forest or a house)
វត្ថុ	voattʰoʔ	1. thing, object 2. matter, substance 3. wealth, property, place, farm, dwelling 4. reason, basis
ស័ក្ដិសិទ្ធិ	sak sət	sacred, holy Notes: ជើង ដ
ពួកគេ	puək kee	they
ខ្លាច	klaac	to fear, to be afraid of
បារមី	baareaʔməy	1. perfection, excellence, goodness, virtue, chastity 2. charisma 3. power/guardian spirit (especially one that guards Buddhist temples and statues of the Buddha) 4. power
អរូបី	ʔaʔruupǝy	abstract
ទាំងនោះ	teaŋ nuh	all of those
ក្រែង	kraeŋ	1. to fear, be afraid, be in awe of 2. lest, for fear that, in case, in the event of 3. perhaps 4. Isn’t …? {ក្រែងម៉ោងម៉ាណ្ដប់អេ៎? = Isn’t [the appointment] 11 o’clock?}
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}
លើសលស់	lǝǝh lʊəh	1. to be uneven, more or less 2. not thoroughly, not quite sufficient 3. to deviate from accepted norms
ដោយ	daoy	1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ដឹងខ្លួន	dəŋ kluən	1. to understand, comprehend, feel, realize, imagine, conceive 2. to be aware, be conscious, be alert
ត្រូវអំពើ	trəv ʔɑmpəə	to be bewitched, under a magic spell
បាប	baap	1. sin, evil 2. harm 3. to be sinful, bad, evil
ត្រូវ	trəv	1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction)
គេ	kee	1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s)
ដាក់បណ្ដាសា	dak bɑndaasaa	1. to curse, wish someone bad luck 2. to put a curse on Notes: ជើង ដ
ឆុង	cʰoŋ	1. to brew (e.g., tea or coffee) 2. to steep, to pour boiling water over tea, herbs, noodles etc. 3. to be unlucky (e.g., related to one's fate, one's zodiac/year of birth etc.)
។ល។	laʔ	etc., and so forth, and so on