Khmer—English Dictionary
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។ល។ laʔ etc., and so forth, and so on 10/10
kɑɑ 1. neck
2. collar {កអាវ = collar of a shirt}
13/9
kɑɑ 1st consonant of the Khmer alphabet 7/2
ក៏ kɑɑ marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly 902/419
កក kɑɑk 1. to be hardened, coagulated, frozen, set
2. to harden, coagulate, thicken, set
3. to be countless, many
4. crowded
5. en masse
5/3
កក់ kɑk 1. to wash, shampoo
2. to clean, soak (in order to get clean)
3. to wet (of the rain)
4. to give an advance, make a deposit/down payment
5. kind of reed used for making mats
6. shower head, sprinkler
7. to be warm, comfortable
8. affectionate
9. to keep warm
10. to comfort, console
11. affectionately
12. to book, to make a reservation
6/3
កក់ក្ដៅ kɑk kdav 1. warm, affectionate
2. to comfort
3. to keep warm
Notes: ជើង ដ
9/4
កក់សក់ kɑk sɑk to wash/shampoo the hair 12/6
កកិត kɑkət to move close to, to be neck and neck, to touch lightly, to chafe, to rub 2/1
កកូរ kɑkou 1. name of a spicy soup composed of many kinds of vegetables
2. to stir often, to stir something around
3/2
កកើត kɑɑ kaət 1. to grow, develop
2. development
3. structure
1/1
កខ្វក់ kɑkvɑk to be dirty, polluted, stained 16/9
កង kɑɑŋ 1. ring, circle
2. bracelet, necklace, anklet
3. circumference, periphery
4. group, team, crew
5. unit
6. to carry (with the arms held up to the chest)
7. to clasp (with the hands or arms)
8. to form a circle
9. to encircle
10. clf.: an armful
11. bundle
12. bale
13. to be echoing, reverberating
14. roaring
15. loudly and in disorder
3/1
កង់ kɑŋ 1. wheel, tire
2. bicycle
3. piece, slice, circle, something round
4. chop (of meat), piece (of fish), slice (of fish)
5. clf. for pipes, logs, slices
129/33
កង្ហារ kɑŋhaa pinwheel, wind wheel, fan, propeller 32/8
កញ្ចក់ kɑɲcɑk 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass
2. screen
3. reflection, example
108/31
កញ្ចប់ kɑɲcɑp 1. pack, package, parcel
2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels
54/16
កញ្ច្រែង kɑɲcraeŋ generic name for certain kinds of flat, shallow baskets 1/1
កញ្ញា kaɲɲaa 1. September
2. girl, young woman
1/1
កញ្ញា kaɲɲaa female Cambodian name 164/50
កំដរ kɑmdɑɑ 1. to be together, keep company
2. to accompany, follow along
3. to assist (in doing something), contribute to
4. to be a follower
5. together, in company
5/4
កដៃ kɑɑ day wrist 1/1
ក៏ដោយ kɑɑ daoy 1. (who)soever, (what)soever
2. whether or not, it makes no difference, even if
3. even though, although
32/28
កំណក kɑmnɑɑk 1. freezing, coagulating, solidifying, setting
2. coagulation, solidification
3. something which has solidified (e.g., as cement)
1/1
កំណត់ kɑmnɑt 1. appointment
2. fixed period, limit, limitation
3. schedule
4. requirement, prerequisite
5. instruction
6. decision
7. propitious time (determined by an astrologer for beginning of various parts of the wedding ceremony)
8. piece, section
9. note, memo
10. notice
11. to set, fix, decide, stipulate, appoint, schedule, indicate
12. to note (down), record
13. to make a remark
10/6
កណ្ដាល kɑndaal 1. center, middle
2. mean, medium
3. to be medium, average, intermediate
4. central
5. between, in the middle of
Notes: ជើង ដ
30/19
កណ្ដឹង kɑndəŋ 1. small bell, hand bell
2. door bell
3. bell jar
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
កណ្ដៀវ kɑndiəv sickle, scythe, reaping hook
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/1
កណ្ដោរ kɑndao spoken form of កណ្ដុរ = mouse, rat
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
កណ្ណិកា kɑnəkaa female Cambodian name 19/6
កត់ kɑt 1. to mark, note, write down, take notes
2. to observe, remark
3. to accumulate (in one spot, of liquids)
4. to become a puddle
1/1
កត់ត្រា kɑt traa 1. to take notes
2. to inscribe, note, write down
7/4
កន្ត្រក kɑntrɑɑk market basket, woven bag {កន្ត្រកខោអាវ = laundry basket}
Notes: ជើង ត
28/6
កន្ត្រៃ kɑntray scissors
Notes: ជើង ត
3/2
កន្ត្រៃកាត់ក្រចក kɑntray kat krɑcɑɑk nail clippers
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
កន្ទក់ kɑntʊək 1. rice bran, rice dust or small bits of broken rice remaining after polishing the rice
2. freckle
3/1
កន្ទុយ kɑntuy 1. tail
2. end, tip
3. clf. for fish
15/7
កន្ទេល kɑnteel mat
Notes: may be woven of many different grasses such as ជ្រេ, រំចេក, រុន, but it is commonly woven of កក់
24/7
កន្ធន់ kɑntʰʊən a large flat bowl for washing clothes, doing the dishes etc.
Notes: no dictionary entries; spelling uncertain
8/3
កន្និកា kɑnnikaa female Cambodian name 10/3
កន្លះ kɑnlah 1. half
2. clf.: half a [...] {កន្លះម៉ោង = half an hour}
9/7
កន្លង kɑnlɑɑŋ 1. to cross
2. to pass over, jump over
3. to transgress, violate
4. to exceed, go beyond
5. (of time) to elapse, pass
6. to die
7. to be excessive
8. too, exceedingly
9. transgression, excess
10. duration, period (of time)
2/2
កន្លែង kɑnlaeŋ 1. place, location, region
2. clf. for locations
256/118
កន្លែងធ្វើការ kɑnlaeŋ tvəə kaa office, workplace 29/17
កន្សែង kɑnsaeŋ 1. scarf, towel, napkin, handkerchief
2. [royal] to weep, to cry
9/5
កន្សែងពោះគោ kɑnsaeŋ pʊəh koo towel 7/3
កប់ kɑp 1. to bury
2. to hide, conceal
3. to disappear
4. to get lost
5. to be buried, hidden
1/1
កប៉ាល់ kaʔpal ship, large (motor-powered) boat 28/3
កំប៉ិត kɑmpət tight-fitting
Notes: transliteration and translation unclear; source: antkh.com
1/1
កំប៉ុង kɑmpoŋ small tin can 18/9
កំប្លេ kɑmplee clf. for sets of clothings, sets of dishes
Notes: also written កំផ្លេ
4/2
កំប្លែង kɑmplaeŋ 1. to be comical, amusing, funny
2. to make fun of
3. to entertain oneself
1/1
កំពង់ធំ kɑmpʊəŋ tʰom Kampong Thom (province in north central Cambodia) 2/1
កំពង់ផែ kɑmpʊəŋ pʰae harbor, dock, wharf 37/7
កំពត kɑmpɔɔt Kampot (province in southeastern Cambodia) 3/2
កំពប់ kɑmpup 1. to spill, tip over
2. to strew, scatter
2/1
កំពុង kɑmpuŋ to be in the process of (doing something) 57/50
កំពុងតែ kɑmpuŋ tae to be in the process of (doing something) 641/251
កំពូលភ្នំ kɑmpuul pnum the summit of a hill, the top of a hill or mountain 1/1
កម្ចាត់ kɑmcat 1. to force out, get rid of, eject
2. to disperse, scatter
3. to squander
4. to eliminate, remove, eradicate
5. to send away, banish
6. to cure, expel a sickness
7. to exorcise (a ghost)
8. to repeal (a law)
9. to reject, shun
Notes: root: ខ្ចាត់; also written កំចាត់
4/3
កម្ដៅ kɑmdav heat
Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ក្ដៅ
29/13
កម្ទេច kɑmtɨc 1. to break up, crush, pulverize
2. to demolish, destroy, annihilate
3. to kill
4. shreds, shrapnel, bits, broken pieces, debris
1/1
កម្ទេចកម្ទី kɑmtɨc kɑmtii debris, small bits
Notes: also written កំទេចកំទី
31/7
កម្ពស់ kɑmpʊəh height 11/9
កម្ពុជា kampuʔcie Cambodia 125/79
កម្ពុជាក្រោម kampuʔcie kraom Lower Cambodia (southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory) 2/2
កម្មករ kammaʔ kɑɑ worker, laborer, hired hand 4/2
កម្មពៀរ kam piə, kammeaʔ piə, kammaʔ piə misfortune, bad luck, bad fate 1/1
កម្មវិធី kamviʔtʰii, kammaʔviʔtʰii, kammeaʔviʔtʰii 1. program, schedule
2. system
3. app (e.g., on a smartphone)
35/9
កម្រ kɑmrɑɑ 1. to be poor
2. rare, scarce
3. poverty
Notes: also written កំរ
1/1
កម្រាល kɑmraal 1. cover, covering, carpet, mat
2. sheet
Notes: root: ក្រាល; also written កំរាល
33/12
កម្រាលព្រំ kɑmraal prum rug 4/1
កម្រាលឥដ្ឋ kɑmraal ʔǝt tile floor 13/7
កម្រិត kɑmrɨt 1. limit, limitation
2. standard (of comparison)
3. dose (of medicine)
4. level, degree
5. to fix, decree, (set a) limit, prescribe
Notes: root: ក្រិត; also written កំរិត
3/3
កម្រើក kɑmraək 1. to move slowly, to be moving
2. to be trembling under pressure
3. to become excited/aroused (especially sexually)
4. to shake, tremble
5. to be upset, emotionally agitated
Notes: also written កំរើក
6/1
កម្លាំង kɑmlaŋ force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence
Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង
29/14
កម្សាន្ត kɑmsaan to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat}
Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត
30/16
ករណី kaʔraʔnəy case, cause, instance, matter, story 4/3
កសិកម្ម kaʔseʔkam agriculture 5/2
កសិករ kaʔseʔkɑɑ farmer, peasant 50/14
កំសៀវ kɑmsiəv 1. teapot, kettle
2. murmur, whisper, whispering
1/1
កំហុស kɑmhoh 1. error, fault, mistake, negligence
2. guilt, wrong
3/3
កំឡុង kɑmloŋ 1. period/interval of time
2. interior space
3. place, location
4. inside, within
5. among
6. during
7. group of people
8. guardianship, patronage, protection
Notes: also written កំលុង
1/1
កអាវ kɑɑ ʔaav collar (of a shirt) 13/5
កា kaa short for កណ្ណិកា, a female Cambodian name 3/2
កាំ kam 1. spoke (of a wheel)
2. radius, line, stroke
3. rope
4. step (of staircase), rung (of a ladder)
5. ray, beam, streak, flash
6. arrow
1/1
កាក់ kak coin 12/2
កាំកង់ kam kɑŋ spoke (of a wheel) 1/1
កាកសំណល់ kaak sɑmnɑl residue, dregs, leftovers 11/6
កាច kaac 1. to be fierce, mean, ferocious, savage
2. strict, severe
3. to be almost full, nearly overflowing
1/1
កាច់ចង្កូត kac cɑŋkout 1. to drive/steer/operate (a vehicle, plane, boat)
2. to guide
1/1
កាំជណ្ដើរ kam cʊəndaə rung (of a ladder), stair steps
Notes: ជើង ដ
9/4
កាដូ kaadou present, gift 7/3
កាណូត kaanout motorboat 3/3
កាត kaat card, ID card 46/10
កាត់ kat 1. to cut, slice, slit
2. to divide, detach
3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through/across, take a short cut
4. to interrupt
5. to solve, untangle
6. to settle (a matter)
7. to decide (a legal case)
8. to ignite, catch/start (of a fire)
9. to be hybrid, of mixed blood or ethnic origin
10. across, through
11. briefly
12. to set, to fix, to judge
63/28
កាត់ចិត្ត kat cət 1. to make a definite decision/decide (to do something), be determined to do something, make up one's mind to do something
2. to make a painful/irrevocable decision
3. to stop loving someone
4. to offer up, sacrifice
5. (figuratively) to move on
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
កាត់តម្លៃ kat tɑmlay 1. to set a starting price (e.g., at the beginning of a round of bargaining)
2. to set the price
Notes: see also កាត់ថ្លៃ
1/1
កាត់បន្ថយ kat bɑntʰɑɑy to reduce (in number) 9/4
កាតាប kaataap 1. briefcase, satchel
2. backpack
14/7
កាទឹក kaa tɨk water pot (e.g., made from tin or other metal) 1/1
កាន់ kan 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to
2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for
3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear
4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism}
5. (of a spirit) to possess
297/140
កាន់តែ kan tae more and more, further, becoming more and more, increasingly, continually 33/25
កាំបិត kambət knife 51/20
កាបូប kaaboup 1. bag
2. purse, wallet
157/46
កាំភ្លើង kampləəŋ gun, firearm 5/1
កាមេរ៉ា kaameeraa camera 21/3
កាយ kaay 1. to scrape, scratch
2. body (formal)
12/5
កាយវិការ kaayviʔkaa gesture, any movement of a part of the body 9/7
ការ kaa 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases
2. work, occupation
3. business, affair, matter
4. to protect, defend, prevent
5. to marry
6. marriage
7. wedding
8. interest (e.g., on a loan)
9. profit
10. usury
11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel)
12. to spin (silk)
622/297
ការងារ kaaŋie job, work, profession, duty, task 57/42
ការចាយវាយ kaa caay viey, kaa caay vay expenses 1/1
ការដ្ឋាន kaarattʰaan work site, construction site, place where something is built or planned 1/1
ការតុង kaatoŋ cardboard 1/1
ការទូត kaa tuut diplomacy 1/1
ការពារ kaapie to protect, defend 54/35
ការវះកាត់ kaa veah kat surgical operation 12/2
ការសិក្សា kaa sǝksaa studies, training, education 13/9
ការិយាល័យ kaareʔyaalay office, bureau, department, section 58/21
ការី kaarii curry 8/3
ការ៉ុត kaarot carrot 23/7
ការ៉ូ karou (glazed) tile 4/2
ការេ kaaree square (as in to the power of 2, square root etc.)
Notes: see also ការ៉េ
1/1
កាល kaal 1. time, moment, period of time
2. era, epoch
3. during, at the time when
5/5
កាលបរិច្ឆេទ kaal bɑɑrəccʰaet, kaal paʔrəccʰaet 1. date
2. schedule
2/1
កាលពី kaal pii at, during (of past time only), on (a certain date), in (the month of) 1/1
កាលពីក្មេង kaal pii kmeeŋ during childhood 1/1
កាលពីមុន kaal pii mun 1. previously, formerly
2. in previous times
2/2
កាលសម័យ kaal saʔmay period, era 1/1
កាវ kaav 1. glue, adhesive
2. gum
3. (medicinal) extract Chinese
4. to hook, snare/pull (with a hook)
5. to drag
6. kind of earring or ear plug consisting of a round thick body (usually made of gold, with a gem mounted at the front, it is inserted into a hole in the earlobe)
6/2
កាស kaah 1. headphones
2. to make way, make room, get out of the way
3. to push aside
4. ancient metal coin with four holes punched in it
5. money
6. monthly salary
7. growth (especially an extra tooth or growth in the mouth of a person or elephant
8. it is believed to be lucky)
9. chip (e.g., poker chip)
10/1
កាសែត kaasaet newspaper 12/4
កាស្យូ kaasyou calculator
Notes: colloquial; derived from the company name Casio
4/1
កាហ្វេ kaafee coffee 106/19
កិច្ចការ kəc kaa 1. job, matter, work
2. homework {កិច្ចការសាលា = homework}
2/2
កិន kən 1. to grind, shell, hull, husk
2. to break, smash, crush, splinter
3. to collide (e.g., as vehicles)
4. to pave with crushed stone
5. to oppress, keep down
6. to scold, criticize, blame
7. to abuse
8. to roll (e.g., a road)
15/6
កីឡា kəylaa sports 4/4
កុំ kom do not ... 32/30
កុងតឺន័រ koŋtəɨnoa container 4/1
កុំព្យូទ័រ kompyuutoa computer 15/10
កុមារី koʔmaarəy 1. young girl
2. young
Notes: formal
5/1
កុម្ម៉ង់ kommɑŋ to order (e.g., food) 43/28
កុយ koy name 1/1
កុសល koʔsɑl male Cambodian name 12/5
កុហក koʔhɑk 1. to lie
2. to be false, untrue
3. lie
11/7
កុំអាល kom ʔaal 1. don't be in a hurry to, don't rush to
2. wait, wait a minute
6/6
កុំឲ្យ kom ʔaoy 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ...
2. don't let ...
167/101
កុំឲ្យតែ kom ʔaoy tae so long as one does not ..., so long as there is even ... 1/1
កូកា koukaa coca cola 2/2
កូកាកូឡា koukaa koulaa coca cola 4/3
កូដ kout code 4/1
កូន koun 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general)
2. animal baby, young
3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag}
144/61
កូនកន្សែង koun kɑnsaeŋ handkerchief 2/1
កូនក្មេង koun kmeeŋ small child/children {ខោអាវកូនក្មេង = clothes for children} 6/5
កូនដៃ koun day little finger 4/1
កូនប្រុស koun proh son 6/3
កូនមាន់ koun moan (baby) chicken 7/1
កូនសិស្ស koun səh 1. student
2. temple-boy (short for កូនសិស្សលោក)
10/4
កូនសិស្សលោក koun səh look temple-boy 10/4
កូនស្រី koun srǝy daughter 43/13
កូពី koupii 1. to copy
2. copy
Notes: BCF; colloquial
1/1
កូរ kou to stir, to mix 19/5
កូរពោះ kou pʊəh rumbling/growling in the stomach or bowels 1/1
កួច kuəc 1. to twist, knot, tie, splice, tie into a bunch
2. to spiral up (of smoke), swirl, twirl
3. turbulent
4. to desire, long for
5/1
កើត kaət 1. to be born, created
2. to be, become
3. to come into existence, arise, appear
4. to rise (of the sun)
5. to happen, occur
6. to give birth to
7. to have/suffer (from a disease), contract (an illness)
8. to be affected (by an emotion)
9. to succeed
10. to be possible
11. to be able
12. (the) east
13. eastern
14. period (or day) of the waxing moon (the days in the 15-day period between the new moon and the full moon)
17/16
កើតឡើង kaət laəŋ to happen, occur 14/13
កើន kaən 1. to become more, increase, multiply
2. to advance, make progress
2/1
កើប kaəp 1. to scoop up (a large quantity), gather up, amass
2. to sweep up
3. wooden mallet
23/7
កើយ kaəy 1. to lay one's head on, to rest or support (the head)
2. platform (for loading or unloading goods), loading dock
3. ladder (for climbing onto a tall animal or into a high carriage)
4. to project/stick out in the rear
9/6
កឿង kɨəŋ to get stuck, become stranded, run aground, be bogged down 1/1
កៀក kiək 1. to put an arm around
2. to be adjacent, close
5/5
កៀនស្វាយ kiən svaay Kien Svay (a district of Kandal province) 1/1
កៀប kiəp 1. to squeeze, apply pressure
2. (of crabs) to pinch/nip with pincers
3. to fasten together
4. to crack, crush
5/3
កេះ keh 1. to scratch/flick/tap (with the finger tip, especially to get someone's attention)
2. to lift or scrape off (especially with the finger tip or the fingernail)
1/1
កេស keeh 1. case, box
2. [royal] hair
2/2
កែ kae 1. to correct, fix, repair
2. to adjust, change, modify
3. to cure, remedy
4. to change a mood
1/1
កែង kaeŋ 1. elbow {កែងដៃ = elbow}
2. heel {កែងជើង = heel}
3. to elbow, hit with the elbow
4. to kick back with the heel
5. to be perpendicular
6. carpenter's try square
7. {តាមទាន់ជាន់កែង = to catch someone red-handed}
2/2
កែងដៃ kaeŋ day elbow 7/2
កែប kaep 1. saddle
2. seat (of a bicycle, motorbike etc.)
37/5
កែវ kaev 1. glass
2. clf. for glassfuls
138/32
កោង kaoŋ 1. to be bent, curved
2. to be insolent, impudent, rude, inconsiderate, overbearing, arrogant
4/3
កោរ kao 1. to shave
2. to take advantage of, cheat, swindle, rip-off
37/5
កោស kaoh to grate, scrape (off), scratch/dig out {កោសខ្យល់ = Cambodian folk remedy for headaches, stomach aches, etc., where one repeatedly scrapes the skin with a coin (or betel leaf for infants) to raise welts and stimulate the circulation — wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.} 4/3
កៅឆាយ kav cʰaay first customer of the day 2/2
កៅស៊ូ kav suu 1. rubber, tire
2. asphalt
7/4
កៅអី kav ʔəy chair, seat 52/23
ក្ដាប់ kdap 1. to grasp, grab hold of, hold tightly, squeeze/grip (in one's hand)
2. to clench (one's fist)
3. to monopolize
4. to catch sight of, glimpse
5. to understand
6. clf. for handfuls
Notes: ជើង ដ
7/4
ក្ដារ kdaa 1. board, plank
2. floor(ing)
3. to bore/drill a hole
4. to perforate
5. time, occasion, term
6. clf. for sets, rounds, complete games
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/1
ក្ដោង kdaoŋ sail
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/1
ក្ដោប kdaop 1. to envelope, enclose
2. to seize
3. to hold with both hands
4. to fold up
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ក្ដៅ kdav hot, warm
Notes: ជើង ដ
104/40
ក្ដៅខ្លួន kdav kluən 1. to have a fever
2. to burn, to be hot
Notes: ជើង ដ
4/4
ក្តី kdəy 1. affair, case, matter
2. argument, debate, complaint
3. court action
4. trial, legal proceeding, lawsuit, litigation
5. I (used by Buddhist monks)
Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ
3/3
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
2282/495
ក្បង់ kbɑŋ 1. to dip/scoop up with both hands, take by the handful
2. clf. for handfuls, scoops
6/1
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)
1/1
ក្បាល kbaal 1. head
2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream)
3. top, front (part)
4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter)
5. bow (of a boat)
6. volume (book)
7. chief, leader
8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers
9. lot, plot, parcel
76/35
ក្បាលជង្គង់ kbaal cʊəŋkʊəŋ knee, knee cap 1/1
ក្បាលរ៉ូប៊ីនេ kbaal roubiinee faucet, tap 4/4
ក្បាលរ៉ូប៊ីនេទឹក kbaal roubiinee tɨk faucet, tap 11/6
ក្បូរក្បាច់ kbou kbac 1. artistic style
2. artistic decoration
1/1
ក្បួន kbuən 1. theory, doctrine
2. method, procedure
3. principle, model
4. sketch
5. formula
6. textbook, instruction manual
7. line, parade, procession, train
8. trick
3/3
ក្បៀស kbiəh 1. to make a sketch
2. the diacritical symbol ( ៉ ) which converts ង , ញ , ន , ប, ម, រ, ល and វ from ŋɔɔ, ɲɔɔ, nɔɔ etc. into ŋɑɑ, ɲɑɑ, nɑɑ etc.
3. comma
4. to rake, scrape off, wipe off
1/1
ក្បែរ kbae to be near, close to 151/76
ក្មួយ kmuəy 1. child of one's sibling, nephew, niece
2. affectionate term of address for young people of one's children's generation
4/2
ក្មេង kmeeŋ 1. child, young person
2. young
59/29
ក្មេងប្រុស kmeeŋ proh boy 282/95
ក្មេងស្រី kmeeŋ srǝy girl 41/13
ក្រ krɑɑ 1. poor, destitute
2. rare, seldom encountered, scarce
3. seldom, take a long time to, be slow to
1/1
ក្រចក krɑcɑɑk (finger or toe) nail, claw, talon 13/1
ក្រចកដៃ krɑcɑɑk day fingernail 1/1
ក្រញូវ krɑɲəv 1. to frown, scowl
2. scowl, angry expression
3. to be frowning, displeased, unhappy
1/1
ក្រដាស krɑdaah 1. paper
2. membrane
28/13
ក្រដាសកេស krɑdaah keeh cardboard 1/1
ក្រដាសប្រាក់ krɑdaah prak paper money, bill 1/1
ក្រដាសឡាំង krɑdaah laŋ cardboard 7/2
ក្រណាត់ krɑnat cloth, fabric 37/17
ក្រប krɑɑp 1. cover
2. casing
3. framework
4. frame (of a picture)
2/1
ក្របី krɑbəy 1. water buffalo
2. monkey (in folk tales, especially the Ramayana)
12/3
ក្រពះ krɑpeah stomach, belly 4/4
ក្រមៅ krɑmav 1. color: black, dark brown
2. to be dark (of a color)
5/3
ក្រយៅដៃ krɑyav day fingerprint 4/1
ក្រសួង krɑsuəŋ ministry, department 2/1
ក្រហម krɑhɑɑm color: red 44/26
ក្រឡុក krɑlok 1. to shake, agitate
2. hole, pothole, bump (especially in a road)
11/5
ក្រឡេក krɑleek 1. to glance
2. to look at sideways
3. to tickle
3/3
ក្រឡេចក្រឡុច krɑləc krɑloc to be untrustworthy, insincere, wily, shifty 1/1
ក្រអូប krɑʔoup 1. to be sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic
2. nice, pleasant
10/6
ក្រាប kraap 1. to bow, cringe
2. to fawn upon
3. to lie prone, prostrate oneself
4. to crouch
5. to brood (of birds)
6. to conceal
7. (of diseases) to be latent
8. graph
3/2
ក្រាល kraal 1. to spread (out), cover, pave, floor, lay out, unroll
2. to display
3. to be swollen, distended
15/9
ក្រាស kraah 1. comb
2. clf. for comb-like things such as a skewer of grilled fish or a row/set of teeth
3. down (soft new feathers)
4. kind of sea turtle
4/1
ក្រាស់ krah thick, dense 8/5
ក្រិត krət 1. to mark (e.g., by carving something on a tree)
2. to notch
2/1
ក្រឹម krəm name 1/1
ក្រុម krom group, team 27/10
ក្រុមគ្រួសារ krom kruəsaa family, family members 14/11
ក្រុមហ៊ុន kromhun company, corporation 28/16
ក្រូច krouc citrus fruit, orange 21/2
ក្រូចឃ្វិច krouc kvɨc tangerine 4/1
ក្រូចឆ្មារ krouc cmaa lime, lemon 8/4
ក្រូចថ្លុង krouc tloŋ grapefruit 2/1
ក្រូចពោធិ៍សាត់ krouc poosat kind of orange 5/2
ក្រូចសើច krouc saǝc kind of citrus fruit (Citrus hystrix with a wrinkled, aromatic skin, the juice is used as a hair rinse and the leaves and skin are used as spices) 1/1
ក្រៀម kriəm dry, to be dried up 1/1
ក្រៀមក្រំ kriəm krɑm 1. to be melancholy, sad, mournful, depressed, despondent
2. suffering
3. to be in despair
1/1
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?}
8/8
ក្រែងលោ kraeŋ loo in case, in the event that, might be 1/1
ក្រោក kraok to get up/arise (from sitting or lying position), stand up 35/19
ក្រោម kraom 1. below, beneath, under
2. to be located below, under
3. to be located to the south/downstream
81/47
ក្រោយ kraoy 1. to be next, behind, after
2. back
3. later, next
4. in the future
110/68
ក្រោយពេល kraoy peel after (the time when) 20/17
ក្រោយមក kraoy mɔɔk later, afterward 16/15
ក្រៅ krav 1. outside, out
2. foreign
85/55
ក្រៅពី krav pii besides, in addition to 15/10
ក្លាយ klaay 1. to change (into), become, transform (into)
2. to alter/transform something
3. to be changed
4. to be false, fake, counterfeit
5. impure, adulterated
7/6
ក្លាសេ klaasee 1. ice, iced
2. to refrigerate
2/1
ក្លិន klən odor, smell, scent 39/21
ក្លឹប kləp 1. club
2. social club
3. group
4. to fit well
5/4
ក្លៀក kliək 1. armpit, under-arm
2. to scrub the back of elephants
6/1
ក្លែងក្លាយ klaeŋ klaay 1. to counterfeit, forge, falsify
2. adulterate
3. something false/phony
5/3
ក្លែប klaep section (especially of fruit such as grapefruit or jackfruit), lobe (of the brain) 5/2
ក្អម kʔɑɑm 1. clay pot (used mainly to carry and store water)
2. pitcher
3/2
ក្អួត kʔuət to vomit 9/3
ក្អឿក kʔɨək 1. sound of gulping
2. in gulps
3. clf. for gulps
4. figuratively: sip
1/1
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)
2/1
ក្អែល kʔael 1. dead skin that flakes off
2. dust, dirt, grime
16/7
kʰɑɑ 1. kind of thick stew made with fish or pork and sugar or sweet soy sauce, bamboo shoots, black pepper, garlic, red onions, salt, and fish sauce
2. to cook the above stew
3. part, section, paragraph, clause (e.g., of a contract or treaty)
4. article, point
5. aspect
6. meaning
7. to promise, to contract (to do something)
8. contract, agreement
3/2
kʰɑɑ 2nd consonant of the Khmer alphabet 5/2
ខំ kʰɑm to make an effort, try hard 9/8
ខក kʰɑɑk 1. to fail to achieve what was planned, to be prevented from achieving a planned goal {ខកម៉ោងណាត់ជួប = to be late for an appointment}
2. to commit oneself to do something which is beyond one's ability or which one is reluctant to do
9/8
ខះក kʰah kɑɑ to have a sore/dry throat 1/1
ខកចិត្ត kʰɑɑk cət 1. to be disappointed, broken-hearted
2. to be deceived
1/1
ខគោ kʰɑɑ koo a sweet, spicy dish with beef 2/2
ខណ្ឌ kʰan 1. to partition, divide, separate
2. limit
3. order, curfew
4. area
5. partition
6. group, aggregate
7. limitation
8. administrative district, sector, quarter
9. period (at the end of a sentence or a stanza of poetry)
2/1
ខំប្រឹង kʰɑm prəŋ to try hard, to make every effort 9/8
ខល kʰɑɑl to phone, to call 5/3
ខាំ kʰam to bite, to sting (of an insect such as a mosquito) 22/8
ខាង kʰaaŋ 1. side, part
2. direction
3. pertaining to, with regard to
143/72
ខាងកើត kʰaaŋ kaət east, eastern, to the east 1/1
ខាងក្នុង kʰaaŋ knoŋ 1. inside, within
2. interior, inner, internal
Notes: also stand for 'inside the house'
24/20
ខាងក្រោម kʰaaŋ kraom 1. below, underneath
2. at the bottom of
3. downstairs
4. southern
32/20
ខាងក្រោយ kʰaaŋ kraoy behind, in the back 111/55
ខាងក្រៅ kʰaaŋ krav 1. outside, outside of
2. on/from the outside
64/45
ខាងចុង kʰaaŋ coŋ 1. at the end
2. the end
2/2
ខាងជើង kʰaaŋ cəəŋ north, northern, to the north 1/1
ខាងដើម kʰaaŋ daəm at the beginning of 1/1
ខាងណា kʰaaŋ naa 1. where
2. which way, which side
5/4
ខាងមុខ kʰaaŋ muk 1. front, in front (of), ahead
2. forward, facing forward
3. in the future, coming
131/71
ខាងលិច kʰaaŋ lɨc west, western, to the west 1/1
ខាងលើ kʰaaŋ lǝǝ above, on, on top, upstairs 34/24
ខាត kʰaat 1. to lose, to suffer a loss, to squander, to waste
2. loss
8/6
ខាន kʰaan 1. to fail (to do something), miss (the chance to do something), let an opportunity slip by
2. to lack, not to have
3. to abandon one's plans suddenly, to be thwarted, to omit, skip (over), to neglect
2/2
ខាប់ kʰap 1. to be thick (especially of a liquid), viscous, to be concentrated
2. large earthenware jar
3/2
ខារ៉ាអូខេ kʰaaraaʔoukʰee karaoke 1/1
ខិតខំ kʰət kʰɑm to make more strenuous efforts, try harder, to work harder 1/1
ខឹង kʰəŋ to be angry 6/6
ខុស kʰoh 1. different
2. wrong, incorrect
3. mistake, fault, defect
49/35
ខុសៗគ្នា kʰoh kʰoh knie to be varied, different from one another 2/2
ខុសគ្នា kʰoh knie 1. to be different from one another
2. incorrect
11/10
ខុសច្បាប់ kʰoh cbap illicit, illegal 5/4
ខុសឆ្គង kʰoh ckɔɔŋ 1. to make a slip/minor mistake, blunder
2. to be improper
3. to be wrong
4. to be misleading
1/1
ខុសត្រូវ kʰoh trəv responsibility 4/3
ខុសទំនង kʰoh tumnɔɔŋ 1. to be senseless, illogical
2. contrary to tradition, improper
3. wrong, incorrect, unorthodox
1/1
ខុសវិន័យ kʰoh viʔney violating the law 1/1
ខូច kʰouc 1. broken, damaged, ruined
2. bad, nasty
22/16
ខូចខាត kʰouc kʰaat 1. to damage
2. to be damaged
3. to lose (through destruction)
10/7
ខូចខ្លួន kʰouc kluən 1. to be spoiled, ruined (as when a woman is raped)
2. to spoil oneself, lose one's virginity (of a girl who has premarital sexual relations)
3. to commit adultery
4. to get spoiled (e.g., by a comfortable life style)
5. to become a bad person
1/1
ខួបកំណើត kʰuəp kɑmnaət birthday 15/8
ខួរក្បាល kʰuə kbaal brain(s) 2/2
ខើច kʰaəc 1. to be short (especially of a shirt or skirt)
2. contracted, shrunken, recoiled
1/1
ខៀវ kʰiəv blue, green (generally covering the spectrum of colors which includes blues and greens) 43/32
ខេត្ត kʰaet 1. province
2. region, territory
Notes: ជើង ត; irregular pronunciation: ខែត
7/5
ខែ kʰae 1. month
2. moon
55/22
ខោ kʰao pants, trousers 110/61
ខោក្នុង kʰao knoŋ boxer shorts 2/1
ខោទ្រនាប់ kʰao trɔnoap jockey shorts, briefs, panties 2/1
ខោវប៊យ kʰau bɔɔy cowboy (especially referring to someone who wears jeans and other cowboy types of clothing) 3/2
ខោអាវ kʰao ʔaav clothes, clothing 257/58
ខ្ចប់ kcɑp to pack, wrap, make into a package 52/19
ខ្ចាយ kcaay 1. to scatter, spill, disperse
2. to be spilled, to be scattered, dispersed in all directions
7/5
ខ្ចី kcəy 1. green, unripe, raw, fresh
2. young, naive, unexperienced
3. to borrow
4. of colors: light
33/14
ខ្ជាក់ kceak to spit out 10/5
ខ្ជាប់ kcoap 1. to be stuck to
2. to be tenacious
3. to be durable, firm
1/1
ខ្ជិល kcɨl 1. lazy
2. careless
7/5
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I 428/191
ខ្ទះ kteah large pan, frying pan, wok 23/5
ខ្ទង់ ktʊəŋ 1. beam, cross-beam
2. fret
3. rib (of a boat, cart etc.)
4. section, row, column, part
5. alignment
6. to align
7. clf. for fields, digits
8. to be approximate, about
2/2
ខ្ទប់ ktup 1. to shut/close, to enclose, to cover
2. to shut in, block, fence in
20/10
ខ្ទាត ktiet 1. to scatter, jump away, fly off
2. to splash, splatter
24/10
ខ្ទឹម ktɨm generic name for onions, garlic, leeks, and related vegetables 15/3
ខ្ទឹមបារាំង ktɨm baaraŋ onion 3/3
ខ្ទេច ktɨc 1. to be shattered, smashed, completely broken, pulverized
2. in small bits
3. in (great) detail
4. (of clothes) to be crumpled, wrinkled
4/4
ខ្នង knɑɑŋ 1. the back, back of something
2. clf. for houses
19/14
ខ្នុរ knol, knao 1. jackfruit
2. kind of skin disease characterized by boils on the head
13/1
ខ្នើយ knaəy cushion, pillow 17/12
ខ្នើយកើយ knaəy kaəy pillow for the head 2/2
ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ kpʊəŋ kpʊəh 1. to be high, advanced, elevated
2. great, supreme
3. superior
4. exalted, honored
1/1
ខ្ពស់ kpʊəh high, tall 58/35
ខ្ពុរ kpul, kpuu 1. to rinse (the mouth), to gargle
2. to spit/spew out
22/3
ខ្មាសគេ kmaah kee to be timid, shy, bashful, to feel ashamed 2/2
ខ្មែរ kmae Khmer, Cambodian 122/81
ខ្មោច kmaoc 1. corpse
2. ghost, spirit
3. the late …, the deceased
4. to be useless
5/2
ខ្មៅ kmav black, dark (colored) 74/46
ខ្យង kcɑɑŋ, kyɑɑŋ mollusc, shell-fish, snail 1/1
ខ្យល់ kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) 55/26
ខ្យល់គរ kcɑl kɔɔ 1. fainting
2. to faint
3. to have a stroke
4. to have a fainting spell
1/1
ខ្លះ klah some (serves as a plural marker with ណា​​ and អ្វី) 147/85
ខ្លាំង klaŋ 1. to be strong, vigorous
2. loud
3. firm, sturdy
4. serious
5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
188/102
ខ្លាច klaac to fear, to be afraid of 56/35
ខ្លាញ់ klaɲ 1. fat, grease, lard
2. oil
17/8
ខ្លី kləy short (in length) 48/33
ខ្លួន kluən 1. body, figure, person, self
2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc.
229/93
ខ្លួនប្រាណ kluən praan 1. body, physique
2. oneself
20/10
ខ្លួនឯង kluən ʔaeŋ 1. oneself
2. personally, on one's own, by oneself
58/44
ខ្លែង klaeŋ 1. generic term for various birds of prey, e.g., hawk, kite, eagle
2. kite (the flying toy)
3. kind of tree
15/1
ខ្លោង klaoŋ 1. frame of a door
2. gateway, gate, covered gate
3. chief, leader, most important person
Notes: also written ក្លោង
9/6
ខ្លោច klaoc 1. to be burned, scorched
2. overcooked
3. to feel very strongly about something
6/3
ខ្វះ kvah 1. to lack, to miss, to be short of, to not have
2. to fail (to do something)
4/3
ខ្វល់ kvɑl 1. to be worried, troubled/concerned (about something)
2. to be involved/mixed up with
3. to be busy
4. to be exhausted
5. (of water) to be muddy, unclear, polluted
1/1
ខ្វិត kvət kind of fruit (kumquat, mandarin orange) 1/1
ខ្វេះ kveh to scratch, scrape with the index finger or with a claw 1/1
ខ្សាច់ ksac sand 15/2
ខ្សែ ksae string, cord, rope, wire, line 24/8
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ ksae krɑvat belt 3/2
ខ្សែពួរ ksae puə cable, rope 6/2
ខ្សោយ ksaoy weak, feeble, helpless, powerless 3/3
kɔɔ 3rd consonant of the Khmer alphabet 3/1
គគ្រិច kɔkrɨc 1. to be dirty, muddy, filthy
2. bad, vile
3. distasteful
4. disgraceful
7/5
គង់តែ kʊəŋ tae 1. (will) surely, certainly
2. eventually
3/3
គណនា keaʔnaʔnie 1. to calculate, estimate
2. calculation, counting
3. calculus
1/1
គណនី keaʔnaʔnii, keaʔnaʔnəy 1. account
2. accounting
11/5
គណនេយ្យ kʊənnaʔney, keaʔnaʔnəy accounts, accounting, bookkeeping 5/2
គណិត keaʔnet mathematics
Notes: short form of គណិតសាស្ត្រ
3/2
គត់ kʊət 1. to be exact, accurate
2. (numbers) even
3. exactly, precisely
4. to be sheltered
5. safe
6. impervious to
7. to be in good condition, whole
8. highly water-repellent
1/1
គំនិត kumnɨt 1. thought, idea, opinion
2. thinking, reflection, consideration
1/1
គំនូរ kumnuu 1. picture, drawing, sketch
2. design, painting
3. model, pattern
Notes: root: គូរ
3/1
គប់ kup 1. to associate with, seek an acquaintanceship, maintain friendly relations
2. to throw/cast (overhand)
3. wooden mallet
4. to strike with a wooden mallet
5. faggot, bundle of sticks or straw used as a torch
6. trophy, award
7. circuit breaker
2/1
គប្បី koapbəy 1. should, must, ought to
2. to be correct
3. auspicious
4. appropriate, proper, decent
1/1
គម្រប kumrɔɔp lid, cover
Notes: root: គ្រប; also written គំរប
42/17
គម្រោង kumrooŋ 1. plan, outline, draft
2. structure, project
3. planning, preparation
2/2
គម្លាត kumliet separation, gap, distance apart
Notes: Headley has គំលាត, but this spelling is much less frequent
3/2
គរ kɔɔ 1. to pile/stack up, gather in piles, accumulate
2. to collect
6/5
គល់ kʊəl base (of a tree), stump 1/1
គាំង keaŋ 1. to get stuck, to be rendered speechless
2. to impede
3. to be immobilized, broken down, not working
4. to jam
5. to prevent the movement (of)
6. very, to a high degree
2/2
គាត់ koat 1. he/him/his
2. she/her
3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun)
4. you/your (intimate)
5868/407
គាស់ koah 1. to dig/pry up, disinter (a corpse)
2. to gouge/scoop out
3. to raise, lift up
4. to trip a person with one's toe
5. to turn a boat by paddling away from oneself
7/2
គិត kɨt 1. to think, to realize
2. to calculate
3. to charge
4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve
5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand
100/61
គិតលុយ kɨt luy 1. to calculate a bill, to add up a bill
2. to charge
3. to cost money
19/9
គិលានុប្បដ្ឋាយិកា kiʔlienuʔpattʰaayiʔkaa wrong spelling of គិលានុបដ្ឋាយិកា = female nurse 1/1
គីមី kiimii 1. chemistry
2. chemical
1/1
គីរីរម្យ kiiriirom Kirirom (a national park in Kampong Speu and Koh Kong province) 1/1
គីឡូ kiilou 1. kilo-
2. kilogram
3. kilometer
7/3
គឺ kɨɨ 1. to be (equal to)
2. as follows, namely
3313/478
គុក kuk 1. jail, prison
2. pit dug in the ground as an oven for cooking
3. furnace
4. kind of large owl
1/1
គុណ kun 1. merit, good deed, favor, kindness, virtue, something worthy of remembrance
2. to multiply, increase
3. class, stage
4. quality, value
5. aspect
6. progress
5/3
គុណភាព kunaʔpʰiep 1. quality, characteristic(s)
2. value, virtue
3/2
គុម្ព kum 1. tuft, clump (e.g., of plants), thicket
2. bush
3. group, gathering
4/3
គុយទាវ kuy tiev kind of noodle soup 95/23
គូ kuu 1. pair, couple
2. one member of a pair, partner, companion
3. trench, ditch, moat
7/4
គូទ kuut 1. buttocks
2. rear, end part
2/2
គូស kuuh 1. to draw, sketch
2. to scratch (e.g., a mark in the ground)
3. to mark, underline, trace, plot
4. to emphasize
5. to strike a match
1/1
គូសន្ទនា kuu sɑnteaʔnie persons conversing with one another, interlocutor 1/1
គួរ kuə 1. should, ought to
2. to be worthy of (often marks phrases equivalent to Eng. adjectives in -able/-ible)
3. to be correct, proper, suitable, fitting
9/8
គួរតែ kuə tae ought to, should, it's right to 15/11
គួរសម kuə sɑɑm 1. polite, acceptable, appropriate
2. reasonable, moderate {មានច្រើនគួរសមដែរ = it has a reasonably/relatively many}
25/16
គួរឲ្យ kuə ʔaoy 1. worthy of, ...-able
2. one should
9/9
គេ kee 1. he, she
2. one, someone
3. other(s)
684/285
គេង keeŋ to lie down, to sleep 212/44
គេងលក់ keeŋ lʊək 1. to sleep
2. to sleep well, to be sound asleep
15/6
គេច kɨc 1. to avoid, dodge, evade, escape
2. to clasp (hands/arms) affectionately about the shoulders
3. to flip/toss out to one side (especially rice during the winnowing process)
3/2
គោ koo 1. cow, ox, cattle
2. beef {សាច់គោ = beef}
13/4
គោក kook 1. ground, dry land
2. dry {មីគោក = noodle dish similar to noodle soup but without the soup}
18/6
គោរព koorup 1. to respect, obey, honor
2. respect
23/16
គោលដៅ kool dav goal, aim, objective 40/19
គោលបំណង kool bɑmnɑɑŋ objective, purpose, goal 1/1
គ្នា knie 1. together
2. mutually, reciprocally
3. I/me/my (informal, intimate)
4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate)
5. assistant, helper, colleague
6. friend, companion
7. people
8. clf. for persons
191/99
គ្នាយើង knie yəəŋ we, our colleagues/team/side 1/1
គ្មាន kmien 1. not to have
2. there is not, there are not
14/11
គ្រង krɔɔŋ 1. to govern, administer, manage, direct
2. to look after, watch over
3. to defend, guard, protect
4. (of monks) to wear the robe over one shoulder leaving the other shoulder bare
5/2
គ្រប krɔɔp 1. to close with a lid or cover, cover
2. lid, cover
12/7
គ្រប់ krup 1. all of, every
2. to be enough, complete, whole, entire
3. to rule, administer, govern
4. to manage
5. to take care of
6. to regulate
26/14
គ្រប់កន្លែង krup kɑnlaeŋ everywhere, every place 1/1
គ្រប់គ្រាន់ krup kroan sufficient, enough, adequate 20/16
គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង krup tii kɑnlaeŋ everywhere, every place 4/4
គ្រប់សព្វ krup sɑp 1. all, completely, totally
2. thoroughly
3. everything
1/1
គ្រលង krɔlɔɔŋ (usage archaic) insolent 1/1
គ្រលុក krɔluk 1. to shake (in a container), shake up, jolt
2. to pound lightly
3. hole/bump (in the road)
2/1
គ្រាំ kroam 1. to be sore, to ache
2. to hurt internally
3. roaring sound of thunder, a waterfall or waves
1/1
គ្រាំគ្រា kroam krie 1. old, aged, suffering
2. pained
3. tired, worn out
1/1
គ្រាន់តែ kroan tae just, only, only just 103/85
គ្រាន់បើ kroan baə 1. well, recovering, feeling better, improved
2. well enough, satisfactory, not bad, quite good
3. distinguished
1/1
គ្រាប់ kroap 1. grain, pit, seed
2. pill, tablet
3. bullet, projectile, bomb
4. clf. for small round objects such as seeds, pills, bullets
107/21
គ្រាប់ចុច kroap coc key (e.g., of a keyboard, mobile phone, remote control) 31/9
គ្រាមភាសា kriem pʰiesaa dialect, regional language 4/1
គ្រីនធី kriin tʰii green tea
Notes: BCF
1/1
គ្រុនចាញ់ krun caɲ malaria 1/1
គ្រូ kruu 1. teacher, instructor
2. healer, folk doctor, local medicine-man
3. mediating spirit
4. guardian spirit (each person is believed to acquire several of these during their lifetime, there are several kinds of these spirits including: គ្រូកំណើត, គ្រូឆ្នួរ, and គ្រូរបៀន)
2/2
គ្រូក kruuk 1. slurping/gurgling sound
2. slurping
1/1
គ្រូបង្រៀន kruu bɑŋriən teacher, instructor (in a school) 1/1
គ្រូពេទ្យ kruu pɛɛt medial doctor, medical practitioner
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត
34/9
គ្រួសារ kruəsaa family 22/12
គ្រឿង krɨəŋ 1. tool, instrument
2. ingredient, spice, seasoning
3. clf. for machines, vehicles etc.
38/17
គ្រឿងគ្រៅ krɨəŋ krɨv ingredient, part 3/2
គ្រឿងញៀន krɨəŋ ɲiən drug, narcotic 2/1
គ្រឿងទេស krɨəŋ teeh spice(e), seasoning 11/5
គ្រឿងផ្សំ krɨəŋ psɑm ingredient, component 8/5
គ្រឿងស្រវឹង krɨəŋ srɑvǝŋ intoxicant, alcohol, liquor 2/2
គ្រែ krɛɛ bed, couch 93/22
គ្រោះថ្នាក់ krʊək tnak 1. accident
2. danger, risk
3. to be dangerous
103/61
គ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ krʊək tnak cɑraacɑɑ 1. road accident
2. to have a road accident
26/14
គ្រោះអាក្រក់ krʊək ʔaakrɑk bad luck, misfortune 1/1
គ្លីនិក kliinək clinic 1/1
ឃាត់ kʰoat 1. to forbid, stop (from doing), prevent, restrain
2. to detain
3. to ban
4. to control
9/4
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
1377/441
ឃ្យូត kyuut cute
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/1
ឃ្លា klie 1. sentence, phrase, clause
2. line (of poetry)
3. the space between sentences or paragraphs
4. (spaces as) punctuation
5. to leave a gap or space between sentences
4/3
ឃ្លាន klien 1. to be hungry
2. to be hungry for
32/15
ឃ្លីងឃ្លោង kliiŋ klooŋ rocking back and forth, swaying, unstable, fluctuating
Notes: equivalent to ឃ្លេងឃ្លោង
2/2
ឃ្លុប klup 1. cover, covering
2. cape, shawl
3. hatch (on a boat)
4. trunk (of a car, motorbike etc.)
5. to be unlucky (of a day, as determined by fortunetellers)
11/3
ឃ្លោង klooŋ 1. rocking, shaky, balancing, swinging (boat)
2. to sway, roll, pitch (of a boat)
6/2
ងងឹត ŋɔŋɨt 1. to be dark
2. obscure
3. somber
4. to be blind, have poor vision
5. be ignorant
1/1
ងងុយ ŋɔŋuy 1. to be sleepy
2. sleepiness
8/8
ងាក ŋiek 1. to turn (especially the head), change direction, turn aside, turn away
2. to move away
3. to turn one's attention (from/to), turn one's back on
30/15
ងាប់ ŋoap 1. of animals: to die
2. of a machine: to stop/cease functioning, to die
3. dead
4. of plants: to dry up, to wither
5. as an exclamation: gosh, damn, oh no (expressing surprise and disappointment)
9/8
ងាយ ŋiey easy 27/20
ងាយស្រួល ŋiey sruǝl easy (e.g., to do, to use) 86/61
ងុយគេង ŋuy keeŋ to be sleepy
Notes: Headley: especially characteristic of Phnom Penh speech, used of children and oneself
2/1
ងុយដេក ŋuy deek to be sleepy
Notes: colloquial
7/5
ងូត ŋuut 1. to wash oneself in a bath or shower
2. to bathe
3. clf. for light rains
6/5
ងូតទឹក ŋuut tɨk to take a shower 64/17
ងើប ŋəəp 1. to rise/get up
2. to lift/draw oneself up
3. to raise one's head
4. to come to the surface
18/9
ងើយ ŋəəy to stick one's head up/out, raise the head, lift up the face 1/1
ងើយមើល ŋəəy məəl to look by craning one's neck 2/1
ង៉ៃ ŋay spoken form of ថ្ងៃ = day 17/9
ង៉ៃក្រោយ ŋay kraoy colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃក្រោយ = next time, a later day, in the future, in the days ahead 3/3
ង៉ៃសុក្រ ŋay sok colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃសុក្រ = Friday 1/1
ង៉ៃសៅរ៍ ŋay sav colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ = Saturday 9/4
ង៉ៃហ្នឹង ŋay nɨŋ spoken form of ថ្ងៃនេះ = today 16/13
ង៉ៃអាទិត្យ ŋay ʔaatɨt colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ = Sunday 5/5
cɑɑ 6th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 1/1
ចំ cɑm directly, exactly, precisely 25/16
ចំកណ្ដាល cɑm kɑndaal 1. right in the center, exactly in the middle
2. just what is needed
Notes: ជើង ដ
6/5
ចំការ cɑmkaa 1. farm (where vegetables or fruit crops are grown), plantation, orchard
2. clearing, cleared field
Notes: also written ចម្ការ
10/8
ចង cɑɑŋ to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect 42/23
ចង់ cɑŋ 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something)
2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
3. to approach, draw near
4. about to (do something), on the point of
5. even if
300/171
ចងខ្សែ cɑɑŋ ksae to tie or link with a rope 10/4
ចងចាំ cɑɑŋ cam to remember, retain, hold on to, be nostalgic about 6/5
ចងបូរ cɑɑŋ bou to tie with a ribbon, to tie a ribbon 1/1
ចង្កា cɑŋkaa chin 1/1
ចង្កាក់ cɑŋkak skewer, sharpened bamboo stick (for skewering grilled bananas, smoked meat or fish) 7/2
ចង្កឹះ cɑŋkəh chopsticks 28/10
ចង្កូត cɑŋkout rudder, helm, tiller, steering mechanism/wheel, controls (of a motor) {ចង្កូតឡាន = steering wheel (of a car)} {ចង្កូតម៉ូតូ = handlebar (of a motorbike)} 23/12
ចង្កូម cɑŋkoum fang(s), canine tooth, eyetooth 3/1
ចង្កៀង cɑŋkiəŋ 1. lamp, light
2. to speak in such a way as to inspire people to follow one
3. winnigly, inspiringly
4. hinting repeatedly or persistently
10/3
ចង្កេះ cɑŋkeh hip, waist 8/6
ចង្ក្រាន cɑŋkraan 1. oven, stove, furnace, hearth(stone)
2. kitchen
23/6
ចង្រៃ cɑŋray 1. bad luck, misfortune, danger
2. to cause bad luck
3. to be unlucky, evil, damned
4. harmful
5. annoying, bothersome
6/4
ចង្រៃយោ cɑŋray yoo spoken form of ចង្រៃយក! = shit! 1/1
ចង្វាក់ cɑŋvak rhythm, beat, tempo, cadence (of music) 10/4
ចង្ហាន់ cɑŋhan food (for Buddhist monks)
Notes: root: ឆាន់
50/20
ចង្អុល cɑŋʔol 1. to point directly at, indicate, point out, show (by pointing)
2. to confirm
33/18
ចង្អុលដៃ cɑŋʔol day index finger 1/1
ចង្អើរ cɑŋʔaə 1. rack (for roasting or grilling food, e.g., in an oven)
2. rear seat (on a bicycle, refers to the long, narrow grill-like seat over the rear wheel)
5/1
ចង្អៀត cɑŋʔiət 1. to be narrow, constricted, cramped, crowded, confined, lacking space, tight
2. [figuratively] to be greedy, stingy
5/3
ចំណង់ cɑmnɑŋ 1. desire, intention, tendency, wish, inclination
2. whim
1/1
ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្ត cɑmnɑŋ cɑmnoul cət desire, wish
Notes: ជើង ត
10/8
ចំណងជើង cɑmnɑɑŋ cəəŋ 1. caption, headline, title, subtitle, heading
2. string tied around the ankle
1/1
ចំណងដៃ cɑmnɑɑŋ day 1. wedding gift (e.g., an envelope in which money is put)
2. string tied around the wrist
1/1
ចំណត cɑmnɑɑt stopping place, parking/mooring place, station, terminal 3/3
ចំណាញ់ cɑmnaɲ losing, defeat, failure
Notes: root: ចាញ់
1/1
ចំណាន cɑmnaan to be capable, expert, skilled, good at 1/1
ចំណាន cɑmnaan male or female Cambodian name 3/2
ចំណាយ cɑmnaay 1. expenditure, expenses, spending
2. to spend
30/15
ចំណាស់ cɑmnah 1. to be elderly
2. age, old age
53/24
ចំណិត cɑmnət 1. slice, piece, chip, chop (lamb chop, etc.), cutting
2. clf. for slices etc.
18/9
ចំណី cɑmnəy 1. snack
2. dessert
3. fodder, (animal) feed
5/3
ចំណីចំណុក cɑmnəy cɑmnok (all kinds of) snacks 2/2
ចំណីអាហារ cɑmnəy ʔaahaa food, foodstuffs, all kinds of food 7/6
ចំណេញ cɑmnəɲ 1. benefit, gain, profit
2. income
3. to gain, profit from
9/6
ចំណែក cɑmnaek 1. as for, as to, regarding
2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient 
37/31
ចំណែកឯ cɑmnaek ʔae as for, as to, regarding 85/66
ចំណោទ cɑmnaot 1. exercise, problem, question
2. accusation, indictment, statement of charges
Notes: root: ចោទ
1/1
ចត cɑɑt to park 20/8
ចត់ cɑt to be bitter (as the taste of an unripe guava), tart, harsh 1/1
ចតុមុខ caʔtommuk 1. Chattomukh (junction of four rivers at Phnom Penh)
2. having four faces or parts, confluence of four rivers
Notes: also written ចតុម្មុខ
3/2
ចំនួន cɑmnuən amount, number, quantity 218/116
ចន្ទគតិ can keaʔteʔ 1. lunar month
2. a revolution of the moon
2/1
ចន្ទល់ cɑntʊəl support, supporting bar (usually of wood), prop 6/1
ចន្លោះ cɑnlɑh interval, gap, space, omission 6/3
ចប់ cɑp 1. to finish, cease, complete, end, conclude
2. to be complete, full, concluded
3. clf. for complete actions, cycles
8/8
ចំបើង cɑmbaəŋ straw, thatch, hay, chaff 3/1
ចំពីមុខ cɑm pii muk 1. head-on
2. directly toward
3. exactly opposite, right in front of
2/1
ចំពុះ cɑmpuh beak, bill 2/1
ចំពោះ cɑmpʊəh toward, to, about, as for 31/26
ចម្ងល់ cɑmŋɑl doubt
Notes: root: ឆ្ងល់; neither in Headley nor Chuon
1/1
ចម្ងាយ cɑmŋaay distance
Notes: root: ឆ្ងាយ; also written ចំងាយ
3/3
ចម្រៀង cɑmriəŋ song
Notes: root: ច្រៀង; also written ចំរៀង
18/9
ចម្លង cɑmlɑɑŋ 1. to copy
2. to rewrite, recopy
3. to transcribe
4. to help someone
5. to ferry/carry (across), help someone to cross an area
6. to transport, convey
7. to transmit (a disease)
8. to communicate, transit
9. pass through, survive (e.g., a disaster)
Notes: root: ឆ្លង; also written ចំឡង
2/1
ចម្លាក់ cɑmlak sculpture, carving
Notes: root: ធ្លាក់
2/1
ចម្លើយ cɑmlaəy response, answer, reply
Notes: root: ឆ្លើយ; also written ចំឡើយ
4/3
ចម្លែក cɑmlaek 1. to be different, strange, unusual
2. extraordinary, astonishing, surprising
3. unequal, dissimilar
Notes: also written ចំឡែក
1/1
ចម្អិន cɑmʔən to cook, to prepare food
Notes: root: ឆ្អិន; also written ចំអិន
12/8
ចរណៃ cɑɑranay male or female Cambodian name 3/2
ចរន្ត caʔrɑn 1. current (of wind, water or electricity), tide
2. system, network
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ចរាចរណ៍ cɑraacɑɑ traffic 13/9
ចរិយា caʔreʔyaa female Cambodian name 27/7
ចំរើន cɑmraən male Cambodian name
Notes: also written ចម្រើន
4/1
ចំហ cɑmhɑɑ 1. to open, expose, leave open
2. to be open, not enclosed
3. to be ajar, open, wide open
4. overt
5. openly, in the open, overtly
2/1
ចំហាយទឹក cɑmbaay tɨk, cɑmhaay tɨk steam 2/1
ចំហៀង cɑmhiəŋ 1. half, side, flank, part
2. on the side, on one's side
3. to be incomplete, not full, partial, in profile
35/18
ចំអន់ cɑmʔɑn 1. to tease, playfully taunt, joke
2. to torment
1/1
ចាំ cam 1. to wait (for)
2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart
3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...}
115/82
ចាក់ cak 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument)
2. to pour (a liquid)
3. to play (a record or tape)
137/58
ចាក់ក្រឡេក cak krɑleek to tickle 1/1
ចាកចេញ caak cəɲ 1. to come out, appear (out of something)
2. to depart, leave
2/2
ចាក់សោ cak sao 1. to lock
2. to unlock
7/3
ចាក់សោរក cak sao rɔɔk to lock the key between the front wheel and the body of a motorbike 2/1
ចាខ្វៃ caa kvay youtiao (deep-fried strip of dough) 2/1
ចាំង caŋ 1. to hew, chop
2. to prepare/level (ground)
3. to weed
4. to cut (sod) with a shovel
5. to shine, gleam
6. to dazzle, blind
7. to be brightly illuminated, dazzling, blindingly bright
8. to be reflected
9. to resound
1/1
ចាំងថ្ងៃ caŋ tŋay 1. to be blinded by the sun
2. to be bathed in sunlight, be brightly illuminated by the sun
1/1
ចាញ់ caɲ 1. to be overcome/beaten/defeated (by), to lose
2. to be unable to tolerate/withstand
3. to be sensitive/allergic to
4. to be unhealthy/unwholesome (of a climate)
5. to be less than, inferior to
6. to be not as [adjective] as
12/8
ចាត់ទុក cat tuk 1. to consider
2. to regard (highly)
3/3
ចាន caan plate, bowl, dish 360/66
ចាន់ can [translation unknown] 2/1
ចានគោម caan koom kind of large bowl (especially one used as a soup tureen) 80/21
ចានដែក caan daek metal wash tub 16/8
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
90/46
ចាប់កាន់ cap kan to grab, grasp, catch (with the hands) 14/9
ចាប់ចិត្ត cap cət 1. to admire
2. to satisfy completely, give full satisfaction
3. to fascinate, captivate
4. to attract the attention (of)
5. to be attracted (to), be interested (in)
6. to like something or someone very much, fall in love (more intense than ចូលចិត្ត)
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ចាបចៀន caap ciən name 1/1
ចាប់ជាតិ cap ciet to be reborn, become incarnate 1/1
ចាប់ផ្ដើម cap pdaəm to begin, start
Notes: ជើង ដ
62/35
ចាប់ពី cap pii from, starting from 7/6
ចាប់ហួយ cap huəy general, miscellaneous {តូបលក់ចាប់ហួយ = kiosk, convenience store} 2/1
ចាប់អារម្មណ៍ cap ʔaarɑm to be interested in, to be impressed by {គួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ = interesting} 6/5
ចាំបាច់ cam bac 1. necessary, essential, indispendable
2. to need to
63/44
ចាយ caay to spend, to pay 8/1
ចាស caah 1. yes (used by women)
2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence
15/12
ចាស់ cah 1. old, mature
2. (of colors) to be intense, dark, (of seasonings) to be strong, excessive, (of fruits) to be almost ripe
49/26
ចា៎ស caah 1. yes (used by women)
2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence
Notes: same as ចាស, but written with a diacritic to indicate high intonation
23/19
ចាហួយ caa huəy kind of gelatin made of សារាយអំបោះ or សារាយស័ង្ខ (certain aquatic plants), agar-agar 1/1
ចិញ្ចឹម cəɲcəm 1. to raise, care for
2. to nourish, feed
3. to adopt
4. to support, nurture
9/6
ចិញ្ចើម cəɲcaəm 1. eyebrow
2. edge, border
3. curb, sidewalk, roadside
1/1
ចិញ្ចើមថ្នល់ cəɲcaəm tnɑl, cəɲcaəm knɑl curb, sidewalk, roadside 10/3
ចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវ cəɲcaəm pləv curb, sidewalk, roadside 30/14
ចិត cət 1. to pare, peel
2. to cut into pieces, slice
3. to sharpen (e.g., a pencil)
61/20
ចិត្ត cət feeling, heart (as the seat of emotion), will (power), intention, thought, opinion
Notes: ជើង ត
10/7
ចិត្តល្អ cət lʔɑɑ to be generous, kind, charitable
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ចិន cən 1. Chinese
2. China
5/3
ចីពរ ciipɔɔ Buddhist monk's robe (it is made of several pieces of saffron cotton or silk sewed together in a large rectangle and is worn over the left shoulder, one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk) 5/2
ចីវរ ciivɔɔ Buddhist monk's robe (it is made of several pieces of saffron cotton or silk sewed together in a large rectangle and is worn over the left shoulder, one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk)
Notes: see also ចីពរ
1/1
ចឹង cəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
Notes: colloquial form of អញ្ចឹង
2/2
ចុះ coh 1. phrase-initial particle: And how about ...?
2. phrase-initial particle: As for ...
26/25
ចុះ coh 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount
2. get off/out of
3. to go downstream
4. (of rain) to fall
5. (of fog/mist) to appear
6. to flow, run
7. to decrease, diminish
8. to lower a price, to give a discount
9. to submit, give up, comply
10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price)
11. downstream
12. to register, sign
13. to make an entry, record
14. to formalize
15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation)
16. to relax
17. to release
18. to be dated (with a calendrical date)
19. to work something out
20. to have diarrhea
94/52
ចុះ coh phrase-final particle: mild imperative indicating permission {ញ៉ាំចុះ = Go ahead and eat!} 18/17
ចុក cok 1. stomach ache
2. to feel sick at the stomach (gaseous, aching stomach)
3. to cork, stop up, to obstruct
4. to cram, stuff
5. to have a cramp, to hurt internally, to ache
1/1
ចុកពោះ cok pʊəh to have a stomach ache or colic 2/2
ចុង coŋ 1. end, extremity, tip {ចុងខែនេះ = end of this month}
2. to be last
16/10
ចុងក្រោយ coŋ kraoy (the) last 12/10
ចុងភៅ coŋ pʰɨv cook, chef 1/1
ចុងសប្តាហ៍ coŋ sappdaa weekend
Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ
1/1
ចុច coc 1. to press (with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button)
2. to poke
3. to point
4. to indicate, pick out, select
5. [colloquial] to dip
69/30
ចុះឈ្មោះ coh cmʊəh to register (one's name), sign up, enroll, enlist 2/1
ចុះបើ coh baə what if, but if 2/2
ចុម com exclamation expressing (mostly negative) surprise, or when in doubt about something 5/5
ចុះឡើង coh laəŋ 1. to go up and down, go back and forth
2. up and down
11/10
ចូក couk 1. to cut off, cut out with a spade/shovel/pickax
2. to shovel
3. to propel a boat with a shovelling motion
3/1
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
700/283
ចូលគេង coul keeŋ to go to bed, to go to sleep 13/8
ចូលគ្នា coul knie 1. to join together, to mix together
2. to associate with, join the company (of)
3. to get along, harmonize
4. to be joint
6/5
ចូលចិត្ត coul cət to like, to prefer
Notes: ជើង ត
140/76
ចូលឆ្នាំ coul cnam New Year 14/7
ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ coul cnam kmae Khmer New Year 12/9
ចូលរួម coul ruəm 1. to join (an organization)
2. to participate (in something), attend (e.g., a conference)
7/6
ចូលលុយគ្នា coul luy knie to pool/contribute money 2/2
ចូលហ៊ុន coul hun 1. to invest
2. to become partners/investors
1/1
ចៀន ciən 1. to fry
2. fried food
Notes: also written ជៀន
42/9
ចៀស ciəh 1. to avoid, turn away from, shun
2. to elude, dodge, swerve
3. to yield, make way/room (for)
4. to give up, forsake
5. to shirk
7/4
ចៀសផ្លូវ ciəh pləv 1. to let pass, give way to, get out of the way, step aside
2. to go around, bypass
1/1
ចៀសវាង ciəh vieŋ to avoid, evade 2/2
ចេះ ceh 1. to know (how to do something), to be able to
2. to be used to, accustomed to
3. to keep on doing something
4. constantly, always, incessantly
5. to be learned, intelligent, smart, cunning
46/27
ចេក ceek banana 33/5
ចេញ cəɲ 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit
2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication)
3. to emit, utter
4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out}
5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend
6. to gain, earn, save
7. to play (a card)
537/214
ចេញចូល cəɲ coul 1. to go in and out
2. to shuttle
14/9
ចេញឈាម cəɲ cʰiem to bleed 1/1
ចេញដំណើរ cəɲ dɑmnaə to depart 4/4
ចេតិយ caetdəy stupa (pyramidal structure that contains the ashes of the dead) 1/1
ចេះតែ ceh tae keep on doing, always, insistently 5/5
ចេត្រ caet fifth month of the lunar calendar, corresponding to mid-March to mid-April 1/1
ចែក caek to divide, share, distribute, allot, dispense, issue 3/3
ចែកចេញជា caek cəɲ cie to be divided into 6/4
ចែកឋាន caek tʰaan to die 1/1
ចែករំលែក caek rumlɛɛk to divide, share, apportion 2/2
ចែង caeŋ 1. to declare, inform, express, say, state
2. to explain, make clear
3. to inscribe, write (down)
4. to set out
5. to urinate
6. to be bright, clear, distinct
1/1
ចែងចាំង caeŋ caŋ shining
Notes: equivalent: ចាំងចែង
2/1
ចែវ caev to row 2/2
ចែវទូក caev tuuk to row or paddle a boat 1/1
ចែស caeh 1. very, greatly, extremely, intensely
2. clearly
1/1
ចៃដន្យ caydɑn 1. accident, chance, coincidence
2. to be random, accidental
3. hazard, risk, peril, danger
4. soul, feeling, mind, heart
5. deity who guides or influences one's emotions
6. to suggest
7. to inspire
8. to recall
9. to cause
10. to think
1/1
ចោះ cɑh 1. to make a hole in, pierce, skewer
2. to sting
3. to point out, pick out
4. to pass through
5. to cross
6. concisely, in a few words, superficially
2/2
ចោរ cao thief, robber, gangster 19/7
ចោរកម្ម cao kam theft, banditry 2/2
ចោរឆក់ cao cʰɑk pickpocket 1/1
ចោល caol 1. to throw (away), to discard
2. to abandon, to desert, to reject
11/6
ចោលឈូង caol cʰuuŋ to toss a rolled-up scarf (in a traditional Cambodian game) 8/3
ចៅ cav 1. grandchild
2. little one, young one (term of address to small children)
3. owner, chief, boss
12/6
ចៅស្រី cav srǝy 1. granddaughter
2. girl (by elderly speaker)
19/11
ច្បាប់ cbap 1. law
2. rule, regulation
3. (legal) code
4. custom
5. moral precept, code of conduct
6. permission
7. to be on temporary detached duty
8. copy (of a document)
9. issue, version
10. clf. for letters, notes, documents and copies of documents
16/11
ច្បាម cbaam 1. to grasp with the fingers, cling to, hang on to
2. handful, fistful, bunch
3. clf. for handfuls, fistfuls, bunches
2/1
ច្បាស់ cbah 1. clear, distinct, sure {ខ្ញុំអត់ច្បាស់ដែរ = I'm not sure (either)}
2.  clearly, surely, distinctly, definitely
21/18
ច្បាស់លាស់ cbah loah 1. very clear, very sure
2. clearly, surely
3. distinct, precise, accurate
8/8
ច្រក crɑɑk 1. to insert, stuff (something into something), cram, force feed
2. to put on (a ring)
3. pass, passage, lane, alley
4. opening
5. way
16/5
ច្រកគាវ crɑɑk kiev to straddle, to sit astride 7/2
ច្រត់ crɑt 1. to lean upon, support oneself with the hand(s) or a cane
2. to have the hands in the pockets {គាត់ច្រត់ហោប៉ៅ = he has his hands in his pockets}
10/6
ច្រត់ចង្កេះ crɑt cɑŋkeh to have the hands on the hips 8/5
ច្របល់ crɑbɑl 1. to mix, blend
2. to toss (as a salad)
3. to get mixed up (literally and figuratively), become confused
7/3
ច្របាច់ crɑbac 1. to press, to squeeze with the fingers
2. to massage (muscles)
3. to knead
24/9
ច្របូកច្របល់ crɑbouk crɑbal to be mixed up, confused 1/1
ច្រមុះ crɑmoh nose, snout 5/3
ច្រវា crɑvaa oar, paddle 10/3
ច្រវាក់ crɑvak (iron) chain 2/1
ច្រឡំ crɑlɑm 1. to confuse, to mistake, to make a mistake, to mix up
2. to be confused, mistaken, mixed-up
9/9
ច្រឡូកច្រឡំ crɑlouk crɑlɑm to be confused, mixed up, mingled together 1/1
ច្រាំង craŋ bank, shore, beach (of a river, creek) 1/1
ច្រាស craah 1. brush
2. to brush, clean with a brush
3. to brush/scrape against
4. to physically move from a higher to a lower position
5. to go against (e.g., the current, wind)
6. to be opposite
7. oncoming, counter
8. in the wrong/opposite direction
9. of a bird: to pounce upon/attack/fly at (something)
7/5
ច្រាសដុសធ្មេញ craah doh tmɨɲ toothbrush 43/11
ច្រូត crout 1. to harvest, reap, cut (with a scythe)
2. to mow, trim
1/1
ច្រូតស្រូវ crout srǝv to harvest rice 11/2
ច្រើន craən 1. much, many, numerous, very much
2. mostly, often
271/173
ច្រើនតែ craən tae mostly, usually, for the most part 3/3
ច្រៀង crieŋ 1. to sing
2. to hum
13/6
ឆត្រ cʰat 1. umbrella
2. parachute
3. halo, circle around the sun or moon
18/6
ឆា cʰaa 1. to stir-fry (usually meat mixed with vegetables)
2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something)
3. to break (up), crack, chip, splinter
4. to be cracked, chipped
5. to wipe the slate clean, to stop (e.g., a game, one's life) and begin again
157/21
ឆាត cʰaat 1. chat (as in text chat on the internet, via Skype, Line etc.)
2. to swoop/dive (at) (as a bird of prey or airplane)
3. (of a flame) to flicker, lick at
4/3
ឆាន់ cʰan 1. [clerical] to eat, drink, consume
2. 1st person pronoun (elder Buddhist monk addressing younger one)
10/2
ឆាប cʰaap 1. to set on fire
2. (of flames) to lick at
3. to swoop down on (as a bird of prey), dive
4. to buzz (in an airplane)
5. to pounce upon, attack
6. to knock/brush hard against
7. at once
8. to file
9. to sharpen (e.g., a saw) with a file
10. an instant, moment
11. cymbal
1/1
ឆាប់ cʰap 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away
2. in haste, urgently
3. soon
4. early
25/20
ឆាប់រហ័ស cʰap rɔhah quickly, promptly, immediately 9/2
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.)
8/4
ឆូត cʰout 1. to cross out, delete
2. to draw/scratch a line, score, make a mark/notch
3. to cut along a crease, make an incision
5/2
ឆួល cʰuəl 1. to set fire to, burn up
2. to singe
3. to heat
4. to chase insects away with fire
5. to have a burning/tickling sensation in the nose
6. (of anger, pain) to flare up
7. (of pain) to be sharp/excruciating
8. to be hot, on fire
9. (of taste) to be spicy, biting
10. to stifle, suffocate
11. to be eager, avid
12. to rush, hasten
4/1
ឆើត cʰaət 1. to be breathtakingly beautiful, ravishing, delightful, lovely, charming, fascinating
2. excellent, outstanding, remarkable
3. of colors: bright
2/1
ឆេះ cʰeh 1. to burn (up), consume (of a fire)
2. to catch fire, to burst into flames, to blaze
3. to be enraged
4. to start up (of a car)
5. to be highly inflammable, on fire, burning
6. to be on (e.g., of a light)
6/4
ឆែក cʰaek 1. to cut, notch
2. to slash
3. to divide, split
4. to slice into pieces
5. to be divided, split
6. to be serrated, notched, uneven, forked
7. slit, notch, indentation
8. to seek, to look for
9. to check, inspect, look sth. up {ឆែកវចនានុក្រមសិន = Let’s look [it] up in the dictionary!}
5/3
ឆែកមើល cʰaek məəl to check, inspect, control 6/5
ឆៅ cʰav 1. raw, not cooked
2. immature, inexperienced
5/3
ឆ្កឹះ ckəh 1. to scratch/scrape something (with the finger or a stick) a single time
2. to pluck/pick out
3/3
ឆ្កួត ckuət 1. to be crazy, insane
2. drunk, intoxicated
3. foolish
4. rabid
5. in a frenzy
6. to have a passion for, be crazy about
7. insanity, mental illness
8. rabies
2/2
ឆ្កែ ckae dog 13/6
ឆ្ងល់ cŋɑl 1. to wonder
2. to be surprised, astonished, amazed
3. to be dazed, confused
4. to (be in) doubt
5. to be hesitant
1/1
ឆ្ងាញ់ cŋaɲ tasty, delicious 74/37
ឆ្ងាយ cŋaay 1. to be far (away), distant, remote
2. separated
24/20
ឆ្នាំ cnam year 77/65
ឆ្នាំង cnaŋ cooking pot, kettle, pan, casserole 69/17
ឆ្នាំងខ្ទះ cnaŋ kteah large pan, frying pan, wok
Notes: see also ខ្ទះ
12/4
ឆ្នាំងសាក cnaŋ saak charger (e.g., of a mobile phone) 3/2
ឆ្នូត cnoot 1. stripe, line, streak, stroke
2. gash
3. to be striped
2/1
ឆ្នើម cnaəm 1. to be basic, fundamental, principal
2. marvelous, excellent, supreme
3. outstanding, remarkable
4. shrewd, clever
1/1
ឆ្ពោះ cpʊəh 1. to make one's way (toward something), move in the direction (of something)
2. (directly) to, towards, straight toward, facing
1/1
ឆ្មា cmaa cat 19/6
ឆ្មូល cmoul 1. to bundle/roll up, gather up into a bale
2. to roll into a ball to crumple, wad up
3. to have an upset stomach
1/1
ឆ្លង clɑɑŋ 1. to cross, move across/through (by land, water, or air)
2. to spread (of a disease)
3. to communicate, transmit
4. to copy
5. to intersect
6. to be contaminated, contagious, infected
7. to contract (a disease)
8. to adopt, pick up (e.g., a bad habit)
9. to celebrate
10. to dedicate, inaugurate
11. to survive (an accident or disaster)
13/12
ឆ្លងកាត់ clɑɑŋ kat to go/pass through (usually expresses passing through a difficult experience) 10/7
ឆ្លាក់ clak 1. to carve, sculpt
2. to engrave
1/1
ឆ្លាត claat clever, shrewd, intelligent 8/4
ឆ្លាស់ clah 1. to alternate, change turns
2. to mix/put together, blend
3. to jumble up
4. of colors: to be mixed
2/1
ឆ្លុះ cloh 1. to view something through a lens
2. to look in a mirror
3. to (give an) x-ray
4. to be visible through (e.g., a lens)
5. to be x-rayed
6. to illuminate, to light up
7. to reflect
8. to give of light, shine
9. to be clear, lucid, bright, highly polished, shining
10. to be reflected
24/9
ឆ្លើយ claəy to reply, to answer 18/13
ឆ្លៀត cliət 1. to seize an opportunity, take advantage (of an opportunity), to make the most of
2. to make good use of time, take the time to do something
5/5
ឆ្វេង cveeŋ left, to the left, on the left 165/93
ឆ្អិន cʔən 1. to be cooked
2. mature, experienced, well-versed
3. of red: to be bright
4. to be pure/without impurities (especially of gold)
44/11
ឆ្អឹង cʔəŋ bone 16/4
ឆ្អែត cʔaet 1. to be full, satisfied, satiated (especially with food or drink)
2. fed up with, sick and tired of
8/4
ជះ ceah 1. to pour (over), fling, toss/throw out (especially liquids), splash
2. to scatter
3. wind: to blow violently
7/4
ជក់ cʊək 1. to smoke (e.g., tobacco), to inhale, to suck in
2. to be absorbed by, fascinated with, obsessed with
3. distracted
4. brush, small brush
17/8
ជក់ចិត្ត cʊək cət to be absorbed (in), be fascinated/delighted (with) 1/1
ជំងឺ cumŋɨɨ 1. disease, illness
2. pain
19/9
ជំងឺគ្រុនចាញ់ cumŋɨɨ krun caɲ malaria 3/1
ជំងឺគ្រុនឈាម cumŋɨɨ krun cʰiem hemorrhagic fever 4/1
ជង្គង់ cʊəŋkʊəŋ knee 12/8
ជជែក cɔcɛɛk 1. to chat, talk (with), discuss
2. to debate
3. talk, conversation
13/7
ជញ្ជាំង cʊəɲceaŋ wall 26/12
ជញ្ជីង cʊəɲcɨŋ balance, scale, platform scale 5/1
ជញ្ជូន cʊəɲcuun 1. to move, transfer, transport
2. to give someone a lift
1/1
ជណ្ដើរ cʊəndaə ladder, stairs, staircase
Notes: ជើង ដ
13/4
ជណ្ដើរយន្ត cʊəndaə yʊən escalator
Notes: ជើង ដ ត
18/4
ជន cʊən people, person, human being 2/2
ជន់ cʊən 1. to flood
2. to rise (of water level)
3. to deluge
4. to abound in
5. to be plentiful
2/1
ជនជាតិ cɔɔn ciet 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people}
2. nationality
45/29
ជនបទ cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt country, countryside 26/12
ជនបរទេស cɔɔn bɑɑrəteeh foreigner 3/3
ជនរងគ្រោះ cɔɔn rɔɔŋ krʊək victim 5/2
ជំនាញ cumnieɲ 1. to be able, skilled, skillful, competent, talented
2. expert, skill {បង្អែមចំជំនាញខ្ញុំហើយ = I’m an expert at [eating] sweets = I love eating sweets}
3. subject (at university) {[X] រៀនជំនាញអី? = What do [you/X] study?}
1/1
ជំនាន់ cumnoan 1. era, age, generation, time, period
2. level
1/1
ជំនួយ cumnuəy 1. aid, help, assistance
2. to be helpful
6/6
ជំនួយការ cumnuəy kaa assistant 2/1
ជំនួស cumnuəh 1. instead of, in place of
2. to replace
3. replacement
16/11
ជំនឿ cumnɨə 1. belief, faith
2. conviction
Notes: root: ជឿ
1/1
ជប់លៀង cup liǝŋ 1. party
2. to hold a party
9/8
ជប៉ុន ceaʔpon 1. Japan
2. Japanese
15/12
ជម្រះ cumreah 1. to clean, to clean up, to wash away dirt and dust
2. to level, scrape, clean off
3. to clear away, weed, cut off at the roots, to clear with a hoe
4. to purify
5. to discharge
6. to judge, resolve (a dispute), decide (a case)
7. to make a clear-cut decision
8. to review, to edit (a text)
Notes: root: ជ្រះ; also written ជំរះ
32/14
ជម្រាបលា cumriep lie 1. goodbye
2. to say goodbye
Notes: also written ជំរាបលា
4/4
ជម្រាបសួរ cumriep suǝ 1. hello
2. to say hello
Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ
18/12
ជម្រើស cumrəəh 1. choice, selection
2. things that have been picked up or tidied up
3. left over, low quality
Notes: root: រើស; also written ជំរើស
2/2
ជ័រ coa resin, sap, plastic, rubber 4/4
ជ័រកៅស៊ូ coa kav suu gum, rubber, latex 1/1
ជ័រព្នៅ coa pnɨv (of eggs) soft-boiled 2/1
ជំរុំចិត្ត cum rum cət [poetic] beloved, dear
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ជំហាន cumhien step, pace 9/4
ជា cie 1. to be (equal to), to be as
2. to be well, in good health, recovered
3. to be effective (of medicines)
1005/383
ជាក់ជា ceak cie surely 20/20
ជាក់ស្ដែង ceak sdaeŋ 1. clear, sure
2. clearly, surely, obviously
Notes: ជើង ដ
156/134
ជាការស្រេច cie kaa srac complete, finished 18/17
ជាង cieŋ 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than
2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better}
3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man}
135/86
ជាងគេ cieŋ kee superlative marker: the most, the ...-est 13/10
ជាច្រើន cie craən many, a lot, in abundance 143/89
ជាជាង cie cieŋ instead of, rather than 2/2
ជាដាច់ខាត cie dac kʰaat at any cost, definitely, absolutely 1/1
ជាដើម cie daəm 1. for example, for instance
2. as above, as listed (or given) above
3. first of all, first and foremost
108/88
ជាតា cietaa female Cambodian name
Notes: short form of សុជាតា
2/2
ជាតិ ciet 1. matter, substance, material, essence, essential constituent {ជាតិទឹក = to be liquid, fluid} {ជាតិខ្លាញ់ = to be oily, greasy} {ម្នាស់មានជាតិអាស៊ីតច្រើន = pineapples have a lot of acid/are acidic/are quite sour}
2. flavor, taste
3. genuine or true state of anything
4. birth, nation, race, line, nationality
27/16
ជាតិ ciet short for the male Cambodian name សុជាតិ 1/1
ជាទីបំផុត cie tii bɑmpʰot 1. finally, in conclusion
2. extremely, the most ...
7/6
ជាទូទៅ cie tuu təv in general, as a whole, generally 220/162
ជាធម្មតា cie tʰoam meaʔ taa normally, usually 24/22
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
55/29
ជានិច្ច cie nɨc always 34/28
ជាប់ coap 1. to link together
2. to stick to, adhere to
3. to hold on
4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud}
5. to be fastened, joined, attached
6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to)
7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row}
8. to be caught
9. to be associated with
10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy}
11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker)
12. to be addicted to something
13. adjacent to, next to
14. to undergo
15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!}
16. to be durable
17. firm
18. tenacious
19. tenaciously
20. incessantly, constantly, always
113/71
ជាប់គ្នា coap knie 1. to be joined, attached, linked, locked (together)
2. next to, consecutive {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row}
6/4
ជាប់នឹង coap nɨŋ 1. next to, adjacent to, near
2. to stick/attach to
30/23
ជាប់លេខ coap leek to win, place (e.g., in a competition) 3/3
ជាប្រចាំ cie prɑcam 1. regularly
2. permanently
3/3
ជាពិសេស cie piʔseeh especially 12/12
ជាមិនខាន cie mɨn kʰaan certainly, without fail, without any doubt 2/2
ជាមុន cie mun before, in advance 1/1
ជាមុនសិន cie mun sən first 27/21
ជាមួយ cie muəy with 70/54
ជាមួយគ្នា cie muəy knie 1. together, with one another, reciprocally
2. the same (as)
16/15
ជាមួយនឹង cie muəy nɨŋ 1. together, along with
2. with
164/107
ជាយក្រុង ciey kroŋ suburbs 1/1
ជាយថាហេតុ cie yeaʔtʰaa haet eventually 1/1
ជាសះស្បើយ cie sah sbaǝy completely healed/cured 3/3
ជាស្រេច cie srac 1. already
2. accomplished, completed
3. thorough
4. to be ready to/for
5. to be completely cured
1/1
ជិះ cih to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) 273/65
ជិត cɨt 1. to be close, near
2. tight
3. close-set, dense, thick
4. closely, tightly
5. almost
6. about to, on the point of (doing something)
7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered
8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer
77/61
ជិតខាង cɨt kʰaaŋ neighboring, nearby, next door 2/2
ជិតដល់ cɨt dɑl almost 4/3
ជិតស្និទ្ធ cɨt snǝt to be close, intimate 4/3
ជីដូន cii doun grandmother 3/1
ជីដូនជីតា cii doun cii taa 1. grandparents
2. ancestors
11/5
ជីតា cii taa grandfather 4/1
ជីរ cii generic name for many small herbaceous plants including certain mints, basil, and chervil 2/2
ជីវៈជាតិ ciiveaʔciet 1. biology
2. life
Notes: also written ជីវជាតិ
1/1
ជីវិត ciivɨt life, living, existence 12/11
ជីវី ciivii female Cambodian name 3/1
ជុំគ្នា cum knie 1. to unite, reunite, assemble
2. together
15/11
ជុំវិញ cum vɨɲ 1. around, surrounding, on all sides
2. about, concerning
9/9
ជូត cuut 1. to wipe (off), clean (off), dry (with a towel)
2. to dust
3. to rub, polish
60/20
ជូន cuun 1. to give, present, offer
2. to accompany, escort, give someone a lift or ride
3. to, for (formal or polite variant of ឲ្យ​)
15/12
ជូនពរ cuun pɔɔ 1. to wish well, extend/express good wishes, send regards
2. to show one's appreciation
5/3
ជូរ cuu 1. taste: sour
2. expression: bitter
31/12
ជូរអែម cuu ʔaem sweet and sour
Notes: literally: sour sweet
3/2
ជួន cuən 1. sometimes
2. by coincidence {ជួនគ្នាម្ល៉េះ! = What a coincidence!}
3. from time to time
4. to happen
5. to coincide
6. rhyme
1/1
ជួនជា cuən cie it happen[s/-ed] that 1/1
ជួប cuəp to meet (especially intentionally) 37/28
ជួបគ្នា cuəp knie to meet each other 23/19
ជួបជុំ cuəp cum to meet, hold a meeting, to gather together, assemble, (re)unite 5/4
ជួយ cuəy to help, to assist 87/65
ជួយសង្គ្រោះ cuəy sɑŋkrʊəh to help, rescue, come to someone's assistance 12/4
ជួរ cuə 1. column, line, row
2. formation, rank
3. family line, lineage
4. clf. for rows, lines, 12-year cycles, generations
33/11
ជួល cuəl 1. to hire, employ
2. to rent
3. to rent out, let out for hire
1/1
ជួសជុល cuəh cul to repair, to fix, to renovate 2/2
ជើង cəəŋ 1. foot, leg
2. base, bottom
3. edge
4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant
5. immediate vicinity
6. north {ខាងជើង = north}
7. way, path, trip
8. clf. for trips or occurrences
9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb
180/82
ជើងពាន cəəŋ pien small metal tray with legs or pedestal base 2/1
ជើងម៉ា cəəŋ maa bench, stool 1/1
ជឿ cɨə 1. to believe, to trust (in)
2. to buy on credit
8/7
ជែល cɛɛl gel 12/3
ជោក cook 1. to wet, soak, moisten
2. to water, irrigate
3. to sprinkle
4. to be saturated, soaked, completely permeated, full
5. immersed/steeped in
6. [figurative] to be obsessed with
7. shower, downpour
8. state of being soaked
2/2
ជោគជ័យ cook cey 1. victory, success
2. to be successful
5/4
ជោរ coo 1. to flood
2. to overflow, spill
3. to well up (as tears)
4. to rise (e.g., of water level)
5. to be full, brimming, saturated, flooded
6. overripe, juicy
7. to be gullible, easily-duped (especially by flattery)
8. self-important, swollen-headed
9. to desire something greatly
10. to exceed, go beyond (the norm)
11. excessively, too much
1/1
ជ្រះ creah 1. to be bright, sparkling, pure, clean, without any impurities
2. to be fair/light skinned (especially referring to Cambodians)
2/2
ជ្រក crɔɔk 1. to take shelter, take cover
2. to be under someone's protection or patronage
2/1
ជ្រកម្លប់ crɔɔk mlup to take shelter 1/1
ជ្រញ់ crʊəɲ cutting board, chopping block 8/1
ជ្រលក់ crɔlʊək 1. to dip (into a liquid)
2. to soak
23/10
ជ្រាប criep 1. to permeate, penetrate, saturate
2. to impregnate, infiltrate
3. to absorb
4. to be saturated, be absorbed
5. permeable
6. to know, be aware of
7. to understand
8. to learn
9. to come to the attention/knowledge of
Notes: formal; the polite form of ដឹង
1/1
ជ្រាបចូល criep coul 1. to permeate, infiltrate
2. to infer, imply
3/3
ជ្រាលជ្រៅ criel crɨv deep, profound 1/1
ជ្រុះ cruh 1. to fall down, fall off, drop, shed
2. to fall out (e.g., of hair)
3. to separate, work loose, come off/apart
22/10
ជ្រុង cruŋ 1. angle
2. corner
3. edge
4. something angular
5. piece, slice (of meat or fruit)
6. clf. for angular pieces, cookies, fruit
8/6
ជ្រុល crul 1. too much, exceedingly
2. to exceed (reasonable limits), overdo, go too far
3. to pass by
4. to do something unintentionally or involuntarily
5. to be too late for
1/1
ជ្រូក cruuk 1. pig
2. pork {សាច់ជ្រូក = pork}
28/7
ជ្រួសគ្នា cruəh knie 1. to walk or go past one another
2. to miss one another
1/1
ជ្រើសរើស crəəh rəəh 1. to choose, select
2. to elect
3. to recruit
4. to be qualifying
5/4
ជ្រែ crɛɛ 1. (of a motorbike) to squeeze through between cars
2. to shuffle (cards by fanning the edges of two sections of the deck against each other and then merging the sections)
3. to separate (things that are too close together)
4. sago palm, kind of palm tree (Rhizophora gymnorrhiza), from which an edible flour used to make noodles is obtained
7/3
ជ្រែងហោប៉ៅ crɛɛŋ hao pav to have the hands in the pockets 7/6
ជ្រៅ crɨv 1. deep
2. profound
13/8
ឈប់ cʰup 1. to stop, halt, cease {ឈប់ធ្វើការ = to quit one's job} {ឈប់ពីការងារ = to quit one's job} {ឡានពេទ្យបានឈប់ខាងមុខខ្លោងទ្វារមន្ទីរពេទ្យ = the ambulance stops in front of the hospital}
2. to stop, wait, hold on {ឈប់សិន = wait a moment!}
53/34
ឈរ cʰɔɔ to stand (up) 150/57
ឈាងចូលលេង cʰieŋ coul leeŋ to drop by/in 1/1
ឈាន cʰien to take a step, step forward, walk {ឈានជំហាន = to take a step} 16/3
ឈាម cʰiem blood 39/13
ឈឺ cʰɨɨ to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain 55/34
ឈឺក្បាល cʰɨɨ kbaal 1. headache
2. to have a headache
20/6
ឈឺចាប់ cʰɨɨ cap 1. to be sick, ill
2. to feel acute pain, hurt, suffer
3. to be hurt (physically or mentally)
18/9
ឈឺពោះ cʰɨɨ pʊəh to have a stomach ache 8/5
ឈុត cʰut 1. act, scene
2. set (of a play)
3. set/service (of dishes)
4. clf. for plays, sets of dishes, sets of clothing {ឈុតគេង = nightclothes}
5. (paper) tinder
5/3
ឈូង cʰuuŋ 1. gulf , bay, cove
2. corner
3. kind of heart-shaped pillow used in a traditional game of the same name: it is usually played by two sides, one of boys and one of girls, each side throws the ឈូង to the other and they scramble for it, the one who gets the ឈូង goes to a neutral area and may hit the thrower with the ឈូង​
9/2
ឈូស cʰuuh 1. to plane/shave/whittle/rasp (wood)
2. to scrape
3. to grate (cheese)
4. to shuffle (along)
5. to shove
1/1
ឈើ cʰəə 1. tree, wood
2. wooden
21/11
ឈើគូស cʰəə kuuh match (for making fire) 3/1
ឈើច្រត់ cʰəə crɑt cane, walking stick, crutch 3/1
ឈ្ងុយ cŋuy to smell delicious/fragrant 16/10
ឈ្ងៀម cŋiəm having a burned or scorched smell, to smell burnt/as if on fire 1/1
ឈ្នះ cneah to win 6/6
ឈ្នួល cnuəl 1. fee, rent
2. salary, pay
3. tip
4. monetary compensation
5. maid, servant, hired hand
3/3
ឈ្មោះ cmʊəh 1. name
2. to be named/called
39/24
ឈ្មោល cmool to be male (of animals) 2/1
ឈ្មោះហៅក្រៅ cmʊəh hav krav nickname 1/1
ញញឹម ɲɔɲɨm to smile 42/22
ញញួរ ɲɔɲuə hammer 2/1
ញ៉ាំ ɲam to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)}
Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders
656/168
ញ៉ាំការ ɲam kaa wedding, wedding ceremony or party 8/5
ញាប់ ɲoap 1. quickly, fast, rapidly
2. to hurry
2/1
ញាស់ ɲoah to hatch (out of an egg), be hatched 1/1
ញី ɲii 1. to knead
2. to massage, rub in
3. to rub, scrub
4. to crumple, crush, mash, mix
5. animals: to be female
7/3
ញឹក ɲɨk 1. often, frequently, always, continually, unceasingly
2. to be close together, dense, thick, compact
3. narrow
1/1
ញឹកញាប់ ɲɨk ɲoap 1. repeatedly, many times
2. often, frequently, on many occasions
13/12
ញើស ɲəəh 1. sweat, perspiration
2. to blow (one's nose)
6/3
ញេញធ្មេញ ɲɨɲ tmɨɲ 1. to grit one's teeth
2. to show one's teeth
5/4
ដ៏ dɑɑ 1. pre-adjectival particle used especially in formal and literary styles to link an attribute or clause to a noun or a verb to its object - its use is not required, but when it occurs it seems to give the phrase somewhat more emphasis
2. which, the one which
4/4
ដំ dɑm 1. to strike/beat/hit (with a hammer or wooden mallet)
2. to pound (into shape), hammer, flatten, mash
3. the diacritical symbol ( ំ )
4. to clear land for a residence
5. (of fish) to make a nest
6. to seek shelter/refuge
1/1
ដក dɑɑk 1. to pull out, to extract
2. to subtract {ប្រាំដកបីស្មើពីរ = 5 minus 3 equals 2}
3. minus {ដកពីរ = -2}
35/19
ដក់ dɑk 1. to put into a pocket or bag, wrap something (e.g., money) in the top hem of a skirt
2. to fill with a liquid
3. to accumulate (in one spot, of liquids)
4. to become a puddle
5. to be constantly on one's mind
6. to dwell (e.g., on some thought)
4/4
ដកប្រាក់ dɑɑk prak to withdraw money 21/9
ដង dɑɑŋ 1. pole, post
2. handle (of an axe, shovel, knife), neck (of a musical instrument)
3. shaft, tongue (of a plow)
4. yoke
5. body, torso, trunk
14/6
ដង dɑɑŋ time, occurrence, occasion 17/15
ដងទន្លេ dɑɑŋ tʊənlee body, course, length of a river 2/1
ដង្កូវ dɑŋkəv 1. grub, larva, caterpillar
2. maggot, worm
4/3
ដង្កូវទឹក dɑŋkəv tɨk mosquito larvae 3/1
ដង្ហើម dɑŋhaəm 1. breath
2. breathing, respiration
3. short moment
1/1
ដដែល dɑdael 1. to be identical, alike, the same
2. as before, over and over, in the same way
65/56
ដំណាំ dɑmnam crops, (cultivated) plants, vegetables
Notes: root: ដាំ
3/1
ដំណើរ dɑmnaə 1. walking, traveling
2. travel, journey, trip
3. functioning
4. movement, progress, development
5. process, course or sequence (of events)
13/12
ដំណើរការ dɑmnaə kaa to function, run, work (especially of machinery) 21/12
ដំណេក dɑmneek 1. place to sleep, bedroom
2. bed
3. sleep, rest
4. lying down
4/2
ដំណោះស្រាយ dɑmnɑh sraay solution 1/1
ដណ្ដប់ dɑndɑp 1. to cover (someone) with a blanket or clothing
2. to wrap up
3. to bump against a cart (of the oxen which are pulling the cart)
4. ten, -teen (used only in compound numbers from 11 to 19)
Notes: ជើង ដ
23/10
ដណ្ដើម dɑndaəm to fight to get something, to compete for something
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/2
ដទៃទៀត dɑtey tiət different, other 5/5
ដប dɑɑp bottle, jar 40/13
ដប់ dɑp ten 7/5
ដប់ប្រាំ dɑp pram fifteen 1/1
ដំបូង dɑmbouŋ 1. first, first of all, before
2. at first, in the beginning
17/15
ដំបូល dɑmboul 1. roof
2. top, cover
38/13
ដំបៅ dɑmbav wound, sore, ulcer 2/1
ដរាបណា dɑɑ riep naa so long as, as long as 1/1
ដំរី dɑmrəy 1. elephant
2. often used adjectively to indicate a very large species of some animal
1/1
ដល់ dɑl 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at
2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until
188/142
ដល់ពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន dɑl peel paccopbɑn nowadays, these days, today 2/2
ដល់ហើយ dɑl haǝy a lot, very, very much, extremely, really 10/10
ដំឡូងបារាំង dɑmlouŋ baaraŋ white potato 1/1
ដំឡើង dɑmlaəŋ 1. to raise, lift up, hoist, elevate
2. to mount
3. to (re)assemble
4. to augment, increase (in size or volume), reinforce
5. to draw/string (a bow)
6. to set/activate (a trap)
7. to operate
8. to aim
9. to perform (a propitiatory) ceremony
10. high water, flood
11. high-water season
3/1
ដាំ dam 1. to plant (seeds), to sow
2. to grow (crops)
3. to erect, set up, install (e.g., a post or column)
4. to boil (water), to cook (rice)
48/17
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
680/239
ដាក់គ្នា dak knie at each other, against each other, back and forth 3/2
ដាក់តាំង dak taŋ to display
Notes: BCF
4/4
ដាក់បណ្ដាសា dak bɑndaasaa 1. to curse, wish someone bad luck
2. to put a curse on
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ដាក់បាត្រ dak baat to give food to a monk, put rice or other food in a monk's bowl 25/11
ដាក់ពាក្យ dak piek to apply (especially by filling out a form), to ask for permission 2/2
ដាច់ dac 1. detached, disconnected, cut off, separated, torn
2. to break apart, to separate
3. time periods: to end
4. to be ended
5. end, last part of
6. to be firm, resolute, determined, to be committed to a course of action
7. extremely, absolutely, firmly, positively, clearly
8. + verb: to be able to + verb
9. {លក់ដាច់ = to sell well (of a product)}
8/7
ដាណែត daanaet female Cambodian name 12/3
ដាំបាយ dam baay to cook rice 23/8
ដារិន daarɨn male Cambodian name 8/3
ដាលីន daalɨn female Cambodian name 6/2
ដាស់ dah 1. to wake someone up
2. to activate (especially a magic charm)
3. to excite
4. to move someone to do something
5. to encourage, cheer up
6. to advise, warn, caution
7. to improve/strengthen by means of magic or medicine
12/5
ដិត dət 1. to adhere closely/tightly, cling to, stick to, to follow closely
2. to be close to, intimate, adjoining
3. to be clearly imprinted, to make a clear/sharp impression
1/1
ដី dəy 1. earth, land, ground, soil
2. territory
78/40
ដីល្បាប់ dəy lbap silt, alluvial soil 2/1
ដីឥដ្ឋ dəy ʔǝt clay 1/1
ដឹក dək 1. to transport, carry
2. to lead, conduct
3. clf. for one cartload
3/1
ដឹកជញ្ជូន dək cʊəɲcuun to transport 11/4
ដឹកដៃ dək day to lead by the hand 5/4
ដឹកទំនិញ dək tumnɨɲ to transport merchandise 4/1
ដឹង dəŋ 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with
2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.}
149/102
ដឹងខ្លួន dəŋ kluən 1. to understand, comprehend, feel, realize, imagine, conceive
2. to be aware, be conscious, be alert
13/9
ដឹងគុណ dəŋ kun to be grateful 2/2
ដឹងចិត្ត dəŋ cət 1. to understand someone's feelings
2. to understand what makes someone tick
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ដឺម៉ង់ dəɨmɑŋ application form
Notes: colloquial
2/1
ដុំ dom 1. piece, chunk, lump, mass, part, block
2. cluster, bunch
3. packet, bundle
23/12
ដុះ doh 1. to grow, germinate, sprout
2. to rise (referring to cliffs, mountains, etc.), to spring (up), to bud, put out shoots
3. to appear, emerge
4. to increase, improve
26/16
ដុំដែក dom daek 1. weights (for weightlifting)
2. shot, pellet
1/1
ដុតឆេះ dot cʰeh to be combustible, inflammable 1/1
ដុល្លារ dollaa dollar 32/12
ដុស doh 1. to scrub, to polish
2. to brush (one's teeth)
3. to rub (off), to wipe (off)
4. to chafe
112/27
ដុសធ្មេញ doh tmɨɲ to brush the teeth 55/12
ដូច douc alike, similar, like, as 113/103
ដូចគ្នា douc knie 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as
2. + នឹង: to resemble
3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you
35/33
ដូចគ្នានឹង douc knie nɨŋ the same as, just as, just like 2/2
ដូចចង់ douc cɑŋ it seems as if 1/1
ដូចជា douc cie such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance 263/153
ដូចមុន douc mun as before 3/3
ដូចម្ដេច douc mdəc 1. how, why
2. however, in whatever way, whatever
3. what, what kind, like what
4. as, thus
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/2
ដូច្នេះ doucneh 1. so, thus, therefore
2. like this
797/362
ដូនតា doun taa 1. grandparents
2. ancestors
1/1
ដូរ dou 1. to change, exchange, trade, barter
2. to give change
10/6
ដួល duəl to fall, to fall over, to collapse 36/17
ដួស duəh 1. to scoop up/out, dip up
2. to serve food
3. to ladle/apportion (with a spoon)
4. to skim off (e.g., scum)
35/16
ដើម daəm 1. trunk (of a tree or the body), stock
2. stalk
3. tree, plant
4. source, origin
5. base, foundation, beginning
6. cause
7. originator
8. substance, matter, topic
9. case, facts
10. role, condition
11. initial investment, capital, principal
12. to be original, first
13. clf. for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns
45/23
ដើមឈើ daəm cʰəə tree 17/7
ដើមដៃ daəm day 1. forearm
2. upper arm (from elbow to shoulder)
2/2
ដើមទង daəm tɔɔŋ 1. origin, original cause
2. beginning, source, starting point
3. background
4. principle
1/1
ដើមស្រូវ daəm srəv rice plant 45/7
ដើម្បី daəmbəy in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for 1335/399
ដើរ daə 1. to walk, to go, to move
2. (of machines) to run
377/134
ដើរលេង daə leeŋ 1. to go for a walk/stroll
2. to travel, to go for a trip
3. to go out
12/9
ដេក deek 1. to lie down
2. to sleep, to rest, to take a nap
14/12
ដេញ dəɲ 1. to chase, hunt, pursue
2. to expel, drive out/away, exorcise
3. to discharge/fire (an employee)
4. to drive
5. to herd (animals)
6. to urge on
7. to track down, pursue (a matter), enquire
8. to put to the test
9. to bid (at auction)
10. to extract
11. to play (a stringed musical instrument)
2/1
ដេញដោល dəɲ daol to question continuously, pursue a matter by persistent questioning 1/1
ដេរ dee to sew, stitch 5/2
ដែក daek 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel
2. generic term for various metal tools
30/14
ដែកគោល daek kool nail, spike 5/1
ដែរ dae 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way
2. indeed, quite, rather
3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless
269/204
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!}
2696/498
ដៃ day 1. arm, hand
2. handle, lever, crank
3. branch (of a tree, bamboo, or a river), offshoot
4. tendril
5. trunk (of an elephant)
6. sleeve
7. steering wheel
8. clf. for handfuls of young rice plants/grass
9. clf. for slaps
10. command to an elephant not to move its trunk or not to pull up something with its trunk
11. clf. for a bunch of 10 areca nuts
692/239
ដៃខ្លី day kləy short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} 95/65
ដៃគូ day kuu 1. partner, companion, friend
2. running mate
3. accomplice
1/1
ដៃគូសន្ទនា day kuu sɑnteaʔnie conversation partner 2/1
ដៃនាង day nieŋ ring finger 1/1
ដៃអាវ day ʔaav sleeve 7/2
ដោះ dɑh 1. breast(s), udder
2. to undo, untie
3. to take off (clothing), remove
4. to lift (a curse)
5. to release, free
6. to save, rescue
7. to solve, explain, settle (a question), resolve
39/18
ដោត daot 1. to plant, to stick up, to push in
2. to put on a spit, to skewer, to put on a line
34/11
ដោនឡូត daonlout download 1/1
ដោយ daoy 1. by, with, along
2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner
3. because
887/336
ដោយចៃដន្យ daoy caydɑn by coincidence, by accident 2/1
ដោយសារ daoy saa 1. because of, thanks to
2. depending on
42/35
ដោយសារតែ daoy saa tae because 436/216
ដោយសេរី daoy seerǝy freely 2/2
ដោយឡែក daoy laek 1. separately, apart from each other
2. specifically, specially
4/4
ដោះសា dɑh saa 1. to exculpate, explain the reason, justify
2. to make/find an excuse, explain something away
3. to give an explanation
4. to get out of something one is asked to do
1/1
ដោះសោ dɑh sao to unlock 4/1
ដោះស្រាយ dɑh sraay 1. to solve (a problem), alleviate (a situation)
2. to attend to (e.g., a problem)
3. to untie
4. to explain
2/2
ដ្ឋាន tʰaan ending meaning place, location, spot etc.
Notes: see ឋាន and ស្ថាន
2/1
ឋានៈ tʰaanaʔ 1. grade, level, position, standing, status
2. duty
3. reason, motive, cause
6/5
ឋានានុក្រម tʰaanaanuʔkrɑm 1. rank, degree, grade, level
2. specifically an ecclesiastical rank
1/1
ឌីជីថល diiciitʰɑɑl digital
Notes: not in dictionary
2/1
ឌុប dup 1. to ride double (e.g., on a bike or motorbike)
2. to transport someone as a passenger on a motorbike
5/5
ឌូយ duuy plug (of an electrical device) 2/2
ណា naa final particle to soften a statement or request 76/62
ណា naa 1. which, any
2. where, somewhere, anywhere
178/127
ណា៎ naa final emphatic or hortatory particle in informal, friendly speech: it indicates that the speaker is requesting agreement or compliance and is similar to English ‘OK?’, ‘do you hear?’, ‘don't you agree?’, ‘don't you know?’, ‘isn't that right?’, ‘come on!’, ‘indeed (it's so)!’, ‘that's right!’ - sometimes it is best left untranslated especially when it seems to merely make the statement less abrupt 1/1
ណាត់ nat 1. to determine, fix (a time for something), set/schedule (an appointment) {ខ្ញុំមានណាត់ហើយ = I’ve got an appointment already}
2. to promise, stand by (an agreement), commit oneself
3. clf. for gunshots
26/18
ណាមួយ naa muəy 1. on the one hand/on the other hand {ណាមួយ ... ណាមួយ ... = one the one hand ... on the other hand ...} which one?
2. a certain one, anyone, whichever
3/3
ណារី naarii female Cambodian name 22/9
ណាំវ៉ា nam vaa kind of banana 2/1
ណាស់ nah very, very much 56/51
ណូ nou no 1/1
ណេះ neh here (you are)!, here
Notes: variant of នេះ
6/6
ណែន naen 1. to be strong, firm
2. narrow, cramped
3. dense, thick
4. to be tight, solid, compact
5. (of a sound) to be dull
6. bar of pure silver weighing about 10 ounces used as a monetary unit in Cambodia before 1890
6/2
ណែនាំ nae noam 1. to advise, guide, lead
2. ណែនាំ … ឲ្យស្គាល់ = to introduce [someone]
3. ណែនាំខ្លួន(ឯង) = to introduce oneself
19/8
ណោះ nɑh 1. there
2. [colloquial] right?
Notes: variant of នោះ, used for emphasis
2/2
tɑɑ 1. to connect, to link, to join together, to attach
2. to continue
3. one after another, from one to another {និយាយតៗគ្នា = to spread information by talking to each other}
7/5
tɑɑ 16th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 2/1
តក់ស្លុត tɑk slot to be horrified 1/1
តង់ tɑŋ 1. tent
2. tank (vehicle)
7/2
តំណាង tɑmnaaŋ 1. to represent
2. representative, delegate, substitute, replacement
3. substitution
4. specimen
4/4
តថ្លៃ tɑɑ tlay to discuss the price, to debate the price, to haggle (over the price) 5/4
តំបន់ tɑmbɑn region, locality, district, section, zone 12/5
តម្កល់ tɑmkɑl to raise (something) by placing supports under it 1/1
តម្បារ tɑmbaa cotton swab
Notes: root: ត្បារ
3/1
តម្រង់ tɑmrɑŋ 1. to straighten (out), to put in a straight line {តម្រង់ជួរ = to queue}
2. to direct, to aim
3. to rectify
4. in a straight line
Notes: root: ត្រង់
24/8
តម្រាប់ tɑmrap 1. example, model
2. manner of behavior
Notes: root: ត្រាប់
1/1
តម្រូវ tɑmrəv 1. to adjust (to), to correct, to rearrange to fit a desired pattern
2. to assign specific work to be done
3/3
តម្រូវការ tɑmrəv kaa requirement
Notes: source: glosbe.com
15/13
តម្រូវឲ្យ tɑmrəv ʔaoy to require 3/3
តម្រៀប tɑmriəp 1. to arrange
2. to be arranged in order, to stand in an orderly fashion
Notes: root: ត្រៀប
4/3
តម្លៃ tɑmlay 1. price
2. value
99/40
តស់ tɑh exhortative particle: well, let's go, come on, let's ...
Notes: colloquial
21/13
តស៊ូ tɑɑ suu 1. to strive, struggle, fight, resist fiercely
2. to persist, to continue bravely
2/2
តា taa 1. grandfather
2. respectful term for addressing an old man
3. ancestor (often used in the names of spirits)
4. spoken form of តែ {តាម៉ាភ្លែតអេ = តែមួយភ្លែតទេ = [it's] just a few minutes!}
8/7
តាក់ស៊ី taksii taxi 5/4
តាំង taŋ 1. to establish, create
2. to place, set up, arrange, erect
3. to appoint, install
4. to decorate
5. to equip
6. to begin/start/set out (to do something)
7. from, since
8. small table, stool
9. steps, ladder
10. small hill (in a forest)
3/2
តាំងពី taŋ pii since, from, starting with 13/12
តាម taam 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step}
2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time}
3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market}
294/154
តាមដាន taam daan 1. to keep track of, follow a situation
2. to spy on
5/3
តាមពិត taam pɨt in fact, in reality, actually 4/4
តាមរយៈ taam reaʔyeaʔ 1. by means of
2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone)
23/18
តារា taaraa male Cambodian name 103/41
តារាង taaraaŋ 1. list, table, chart
2. checkered pattern
3. jail
5/1
តាស taah 1. particle in final position when giving a positive answer to a yes/no question {កន្លែងនេះអង្គុយបានអេ៎? ចា៎ស បានតាស។ = Can I sit here? Sure!}
2. particle in final position used to affirm the preceding {ល្អតាស! = Sounds good!}
3. particle in final position after a negative response: expresses that the preceding is a correction of what the other person has said {ធារីមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំកញ្ញាតាស។ = You’re ធារី, right? No, I’m កញ្ញា!} {ឯងទៅសាលាមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំទៅផ្សារតាស។ = You’re going to school, right? No, I’m going to the market!}
Notes: colloquial; spoken form of ទេតើ
103/81
តាសអី taah ʔəy phrase final: ... right?
Notes: colloquial
5/5
តិច təc 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less
2. a little bit, somewhat
3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?}
4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?}
128/91
តិចតួច təc tuəc 1. small, few
2. to be insignificant
Notes: compare បន្តិចបន្តួច
3/3
តិចទៀត təc tiət shortly, in a few minutes
Notes: BCF
8/8
តិចមើល təc məəl phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} 20/18
តឹង təŋ 1. to be taut, tight, tense
2. firm
3. rigid
4. stuffed (full)
5. tough, unyielding, inflexible
6. stern, strict
7. recalcitrant
8. slanted eyes, Mongolian eyes
2/1
តុ tok 1. table, desk
2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert
Notes: irregular pronunciation
208/59
តុក្កតា tokkaʔtaa 1. doll
2. any toy shaped like a human
2/1
តុំយ៉ាំ tomyam tom yam (a kind of hot and sour soup) 3/1
តូច touc, tuuc 1. small, little, tiny
2. minor
159/87
តូប toup 1. hut, cottage
2. kiosk, stand, stall
3. pavilion
4. small shrine
37/18
តួ tuə 1. body, chassis
2. matter, substance
3. base, foundation
4. character/part (in a play)
5. actor, performer
6. letter (of the alphabet)
7. clf. for letters of the alphabet
8. slave
9. receipt for merchandise containing a description of the merchandise
10. permit to remove merchandise from a warehouse
11. bill of sale
7/3
តួនាទី tuə nietii duty, role, function, responsibility 1/1
តើ taə 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether'
2. phrase-final: used for emphasis
96/70
តេ tee to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through} 20/16
តេនីស teeniih tennis
Notes: also written តែន្និស
1/1
តេឡេ teelee remote control 10/3
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
235/180
តែង taeŋ 1. constantly, always, used to {អតិថិជនតែងគិតថា […] = customers always think that […]}
2. to arrange, decorate, beautify
3. to compose, create, draft, write {តែងសេចក្ដី = essay}
4. to set up, erect, establish
8/8
តែងខ្លួន taeŋ kluən to get dressed, to adorn/beautify/decorate oneself 1/1
តែងតែ taeŋ tae usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually 183/130
តែងសេចក្តី taeŋ səckdəy essay
Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ
2/2
តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ tae ponnɑh only, only that much 70/58
តែពីសតែពាស tae piih tae pieh randomly, thoughtlessly
Notes: BCF; in spoken Khmer also pronounced តាពីសតាពាស
1/1
តែម taem 1. stamp, postage stamp
2. to add (a different color) paint in order to change the color
3. scheme, trick
Notes: also written តែមប្រិ៍​
34/2
តែម្ដង tae mdɑɑŋ 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly
2. all of a sudden
3. generally, in general
4. totally
Notes: ជើង ដ
118/97
តៃកុង tay koŋ 1. taxi driver, chauffeur
2. helmsman, pilot
1/1
តោង taoŋ 1. to hang on to, catch hold of, to cling to/stick to
2. should, ought to, must, have to
27/15
ត្នោត tnaot sugar palm 12/5
ត្បារ tbaa 1. to clean out with a swab
2. to clean off, clean up
3. to swab/scrape out (e.g., the ears)
8/3
ត្បាល់ tbal mortar made of wood or stone, small mill 13/1
ត្បៀត tbiət 1. to hold between the arms or between the legs
2. to squeeze, pinch
3. to press one against the other
4/1
ត្រកង trɑkɑɑŋ 1. to carry (horizontally in the arms held out in front of the chest), hold/gather up in the arms, support someone in order to help him/her to move
2. an armful
3. clf. for arm loads
1/1
ត្រង trɑɑŋ 1. to filter, screen, strain, purify, decant
2. to collect, catch liquid (in a container)
8/6
ត្រង់ trɑŋ 1. straight, directly
2. exactly in (some spot)
3. upright, vertical
4. frank, honest, fair
22/20
ត្រង់ណា trɑŋ naa where, exactly where, in which place 2/2
ត្រចៀក trɑciək 1. ear
2. generic term for many kinds of (especially paired) projections such as hinges (e.g., of a door) or handles (of clay pots)
31/8
ត្រជាក់ trɑceak 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា​)
2. refreshing
3. to be subtle
76/30
ត្រដាង trɑdaaŋ 1. to expand, extend, stretch out (e.g., the arms)
2. to unfold, open up
3. to unroll, spread out (e.g., the wings)
2/1
ត្រលប់ trɑlɑp 1. to return
2. to turn around
43/23
ត្រសក់ trɑsɑk cucumber 1/1
ត្រឡប់ត្រឡិន trɑlɑp trɑlən 1. to be worn out (from bustling about)
2. to twist, become twisted
3. to turn over and over
4. to be confused, all mixed up
1/1
ត្រឡាច trɑlaac 1. wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)
2. kind of roller, shaped like a gourd, over which a conveyor belt runs
1/1
ត្រា traa 1. to mark
2. to note, observe, jot down, record
3. to seal
4. seal, stamp
5. note
6. to intervene
7. to occur
8. to reach, arrive, to get to (some place)
9. up to, as far as, until
10. to be widespread, found everywhere, scattered
18/3
ត្រាំ tram 1. to soak, to steep, to dampen, to moisten
2. to pickle, be pickled
7/2
ត្រី trəy 1. generic term for fish
2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc.
121/18
ត្រីដៀប trəy diəp kind of fish 3/2
ត្រីរ៉ស់ trəy rɑh kind of fish (Ophiocephalus striatus - it has a flat head covered with large scales and attains a length of about a yard) 3/2
ត្រីអណ្ដែង trəy ʔɑndaeŋ kind of freshwater catfish (Clarias batraciu - they have barbs which can inject a poison that causes a painful wound)
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/2
ត្រឹម trəm 1. (precisely) at
2. up to, as far as
3. to be exact, accurate, precise, clear-cut
4. to be honest
5. to be true, correct, to be proper
6. accurately, precisely
22/11
ត្រឹមតែ trəm tae just, only 13/12
ត្រឹមត្រូវ trəm trəv correct, accurate, true 13/10
ត្រូពិក tropik tropical 3/3
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)
631/304
ត្រូវការ trəv kaa 1. to need, require, want
2. to be necessary, needed, required
94/66
ត្រូវចិត្ត trəv cət to be pleased, satisfied (with), like
Notes: ជើង ត
3/2
ត្រូវតែ trəv tae have to, must, should, ought to 126/86
ត្រូវនឹង trəv nɨŋ to correspond to, to be consistent with, to get along with, to be fitting with 6/6
ត្រូវមាត់ trəv moat 1. to be delicious, to taste good
2. to be scolded, reprimanded, told off
6/5
ត្រូវអំពើ trəv ʔɑmpəə to be bewitched, under a magic spell 1/1
ត្រួត truət 1. to check, to control, inspect, examine
2. to govern, be in charge of, supervise
3. to dominate
4. to place one on top of the other, stack (up)
5. to superimpose
10/7
ត្រើយ traəy shore, beach, bank (of a river) 1/1
ត្រើយម្ខាង traəy mkʰaaŋ opposite side (e.g., of a river) 5/1
ត្រៀម triəm 1. to get ready, to prepare oneself
2. to be ready, prepared
9/5
ត្អើក tʔaək 1. to have the hiccups, to hiccup
2. kind of vine (Merremia hederacea) which grows on river banks and in flooded forests
4/1
ថង់ tʰɑŋ bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse 64/24
ថង់យាម tʰɑŋ yiem Buddhist monk's cloth shoulder bag 11/2
ថត tʰɑɑt 1. to photograph, take pictures
2. to record (sound)
3. to X-ray
4. to untie
5. to take out
6. drawer
46/10
ថយក្រោយ tʰɑɑy kraoy 1. to back up, step back
2. to decrease
3. to have a set-back, relapse
2/2
ថវិកា tʰaʔviʔkaa budget, appropriations 4/4
ថា tʰaa 1. to say, tell, pronounce
2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
3. I've [just] said, [...]
1202/484
ថាច់ស្គ្រីន tʰac skriin touch screen 2/1
ថាមពល tʰaamaʔpʊəl energy, power 7/2
ថាស tʰaah 1. disc, plate, platter, tray, discus
2. (phonograph) record
10/2
ថាឲ្យ tʰaa ʔaoy to blame, criticize, pick on, scold 3/3
ថី tʰəy why? {ថីហ្នឹង? = What's up? What's going on?}
Notes: variant: ថ្វី
7/7
ថូ tʰou kind of earthenware jug with a stopper, vase, cruet, water urn, pitcher 2/2
ថូផ្កា tʰou pkaa flower bowl, flower vase 2/2
ថូហ្វល tʰoufɑl TOEFL 1/1
ថែ tʰae 1. to take care of, watch over, look after
2. to guard, protect
3. to observe
4. to administer
5. to be concerned
1/1
ថែម tʰaem 1. to add (to), increase, to do something additional {ទិញមួយថែមមួយ = buy one, get one free}
2. to complete
3. to make change
4. again, more, in addition to, including, moreover
31/16
ថែរក្សា tʰae reaksaa to care for, to take care of 5/5
ថៃ tʰay Thai 13/8
ថោក tʰaok 1. to be cheap (of price or behavior), inexpensive
2. petty, trivial, inconsequential
22/18
ថៅកែ tʰav kae 1. owner of a shop merchant
2. boss
3. businessman, capitalist, wholesale merchant, tradesman, tycoon
2/1
ថ្គាម tkiem molar tooth 6/3
ថ្ងាស tŋah forehead 1/1
ថ្ងូរ tŋou 1. to complain, groan, moan, lament
2. to hoot (of an owl)
3. to coo (of a dove)
1/1
ថ្ងៃ tŋay 1. day, daytime
2. sun
79/48
ថ្ងៃកំណើត tŋay kɑmnaət birthday 3/2
ថ្ងៃក្រោយ tŋay kraoy next time, a later day, in the future, in the days ahead {ថ្ងៃក្រោយជួបគ្នា = see you!} 9/7
ថ្ងៃចន្ទ tŋay can Monday 2/2
ថ្ងៃត្រង់ tŋay trɑŋ noon 7/6
ថ្ងៃនេះ tŋay nih today 45/27
ថ្ងៃផុតកំណត់ tŋay pʰot kɑmnɑt deadline 1/1
ថ្ងៃសីល tŋay sǝl 1. holy day (the 8th and 15th days of the waxing moon and 8th and 15th days of the waning moon
2. usually days of abstinence and religious observance)
4/1
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ tŋay sav Saturday 7/5
ថ្ងៃស្អែក tŋay sʔaek tomorrow 8/8
ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ tŋay ʔaatɨt Sunday 10/7
ថ្នម tnɑɑm 1. to treat with caution, touch lightly on (e.g., a sensitive topic)
2. to conserve, use sparingly, husband (resources)
3. carefully, gingerly, softly
4. to take care of, protect, cherish, treat with affection
5. to care for oneself, be careful
6. to pamper/spoil (a child)
1/1
ថ្នល់ tnɑl, knɑl raised road or path 33/12
ថ្នាំ tnam 1. medicine
2. herb, tobacco
3. paint
32/15
ថ្នាក់ tnak 1. level, class/grade (in school)
2. rank, step, stage
3. shelf
4. floor, story
5. row (of seats in an auditorium)
6. classroom, lecture hall
16/7
ថ្នាក់រៀន tnak riən classroom 3/3
ថ្នាំដុសធ្មេញ tnam doh tmɨɲ toothpaste 59/13
ថ្នាំសន្លប់ tnam sɑnlɑp anesthetic, sedative 7/2
ថ្នាំស្ពឹក tnam spɨk local anesthetic 3/1
ថ្នេរ tnee 1. seam, stitch
2. stitching, sewing
3. scar (of an operation)
3/1
ថ្ពក់ tpʊək 1. to hook something, grasp with a hook
2. hook, peg
5/2
ថ្ពាល់ tpoal cheek 4/3
ថ្ម tmɑɑ 1. rock, stone
2. concrete
3. battery
31/7
ថ្មី tməy new 43/25
ថ្មើរ tmaə 1. time, moment, period of time
2. one who walks, traveler
3. that upon which someone walks
2/2
ថ្មើរជើង tmaə cəəŋ 1. infantry
2. foot soldier, infantryman
3. pedestrian
1/1
ថ្លា tlaa 1. to be clear, limpid, transparent (of liquids)
2. pure
3. serene
4. excellent, perfect
5. precious
2/2
ថ្លឹង tləŋ 1. to weigh
2. to ponder, consider, examine
7/3
ថ្លើម tlaəm 1. liver (regarded as a seat of emotions)
2. [figurative] mind, spirit, soul
1/1
ថ្លៃ tlay 1. expensive, dear, valuable
2. cost, price, value
73/36
ថ្វាយបង្គំ tvaay bɑŋkum to greet respectfully 2/2
ថ្វាយបង្គំព្រះ tvaay bɑŋkum preah 1. to worship
2. to make obeisance to a statue of the Buddha
3. to celebrate mass
3/2
tɔɔ drain (pipe), gutter, rainspout 5/1
ទះ teah 1. to strike with the palm of the hand, slap
2. width of a hand
3. spoken form of ផ្ទះ = house, home
5/4
ទង tɔɔŋ 1. stem (of a fruit), stalk, base, trunk
2. clf. for stems, stalks etc.
3. gold
2/1
ទង់ជាតិ tʊəŋ ciet national flag 16/2
ទង្គិច tʊəŋkɨc to clash, collide, knock, hit one another 1/1
ទង្វើ tʊəŋvəə work, deed, act
Notes: root: ធ្វើ
1/1
ទទឹក tɔtɨk wet 15/11
ទទួល tɔtuəl 1. to receive, to take
2. to accept, to agree
3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station)
89/56
ទទួលទាន tɔtuəl tien 1. to consume, eat, drink, smoke
2. to accept a gift
3. to drink (water)
4. to enjoy someone's favor
Notes: formal/polite
2/2
ទទួលយក tɔtuəl yɔɔk 1. to accept
2. to take, to receive
17/11
ទទួលរង tɔtuəl rɔɔŋ 1. to be a victim of, to bear, endure
2. to take on the responsibility (for something)
3. to receive for/on behalf of (someone else)
1/1
ទទេ tɔtee 1. to be empty, vacant
2. to be free, idle
3. to be gratis, free of charge
4. to be bare, naked, unadorned
5. to be alone, all by oneself
6. for no reason {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!}
5/5
ទន់ tʊən 1. to be soft, supple, pliant, flexible
2. tender
3. gentle, kind
4. to be weak, lifeless, worn out, discouraged
11/8
ទន់ខ្សោយ tʊən ksaoy to be weak, feeble, ineffective 2/2
ទំនង tumnɔɔŋ 1. process, development, course
2. order, succession
3. method, manner, way
4. pattern
5. logic
6. appearance
7. tradition
8. custom
9. customary law
10. to seem, be like
11. to be likely, credible
12. to be proper
2/2
ទំនប់ទឹក tumnup tɨk 1. dam
2. dike
5/1
ទំនាក់ទំនង tumneak tumnɔɔŋ 1. relation(ship), liaison
2. correlation
3. appearance
3/3
ទំនិញ tumnɨɲ goods, merchandise 32/12
ទំនុកចិត្ត tumnuk cət confidence, trust
Notes: ជើង ត; source: glosbe; see also ទំនុកទុកចិត្ត
1/1
ទំនើប tumnəəp modern, up-to-date, recent
Notes: root: ទើប
22/16
ទំនេរ tumnee 1. free
2. empty, unoccupied, vacant
3. not busy
34/20
ទំនេរដៃ tumnee day to have free time (often referred to manual work but not exclusively) 1/1
ទន្ទឹម tʊəntɨm 1. side by side, adjacently
2. to put side by side
1/1
ទន្លេ tʊənlee river (larger than ស្ទឹង) 9/5
ទប់ tup to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up 55/30
ទប់ទល់ tup tʊəl 1. to endure, withstand, hold out
2. to resist
3. to have just enough resources to support (one's family)
1/1
ទំពក់ tumpʊək hook 3/2
ទំព័រ tumpoa page of a book 1/1
ទំពា tumpie to chew 5/3
ទំពែក tɑmpɛɛk bald on the top of the head
Notes: also written តម្ពែក
3/2
ទម្ងន់ tumŋʊən 1. weight, load
2. to be pregnant
Notes: root: ធ្ងន់
5/2
ទម្រ tumrɔɔ support, any object used to support something
Notes: root: ទ្រ
1/1
ទម្រេត tumreet 1. to cause to lean, to incline
2. to bend (something)
3. to lie down, to relax
2/2
ទម្លាក់ tumleak to drop, to let something fall 14/12
ទម្លាប់ tumloap 1. habit, custom
2. to make a habit of, to be accustomed to
26/18
ទល់ tʊəl 1. to support (from below), prop up
2. to secure
3. to confront
4. to frame/cover/support (with timbers)
5. (of defecation or urination) to hold back/in, to be constipated
6. to be adjacent, against, facing, face to face, opposite
7. to be opposed to, at odds with
8. until, up to
1/1
ទល់មុខ tʊəl muk to be face to face, opposite (something) 16/10
ទំហំ tumhum size, dimension 13/10
ទា tie duck 31/5
ទាក់ teak 1. to snare, capture in a trap, to trap, catch
2. to entrap, entangle, confuse
3. to attract, entice, tempt, seduce
4. to persuade (especially by trickery or confusion)
1/1
ទាក់ជើង teak cəəŋ to trip 1/1
ទាក់ទង teak tɔɔŋ 1. in relation to, concerning
2. to contact, communicate (with), keep/be in touch (with), maintain relations (with)
3. to connect (with)
13/9
ទាក់ទងគ្នា teak tɔɔŋ knie to be in touch or in contact with one another 2/2
ទាំង teaŋ 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...}
2. entirely, completely
3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ
285/147
ទាំងនេះ teaŋ nih all of these 3/3
ទាំងនោះ teaŋ nuh all of those 24/19
ទាំងមូល teaŋ muul all of, the whole 3/3
ទាំងស្រុង teaŋ sroŋ entirely, completely 1/1
ទាំងអស់ teaŋ ʔɑh all, all of 124/86
ទាំងអស់គ្នា teaŋ ʔɑh knie 1. everybody
2. all, all of
36/26
ទាញ tieɲ to pull, drag 40/19
ទាន tien gift, donation, offering 1/1
ទាន់ toan 1. to reach, attain
2. to catch up with, overtake
3. to be timely, appropriate
4. to be on/in time
5. on time
6. while
20/14
ទាប tiep low (of height or class) 10/9
ទាយ tiey 1. to cast a horoscope, forecast, predict, prophesy
2. to interpret (a dream)
3. to presage, portend
4. to guess
1/1
ទារ tie 1. to demand
2. to beseech
3. to request (re)payment, ask for something which is owed
4. to reclaim
5. to crave
1/1
ទាល់ toal 1. up to, as far as, until
2. to do all the way, to be through to the end {ទាល់អីចឹងបានយល់! = Finally, you've understood it!}
3. to run out of, exhaust
4. to bar, block, impede
5. to be blocked, stymied, held in check
6. kind of plant with an edible tuber
1/1
ទាល់តែ toal tae 1. until, up to the time that, not until, only after {ល្ហុង ទាល់តែថ្ងៃតិចបានមាន = [we'll] have papaya not until a bit later today}
2. provided that, unless
14/13
ទាស់ត្រង់ toah trɑŋ the problem is [...]
Notes: BCF
1/1
ទិញ tɨɲ to buy 174/83
ទិដ្ឋភាព tittʰaʔpʰiep 1. aspect
2. appearance, landscape, view, condition, bearing, point of view
1/1
ទិន្នន័យ tɨnneaʔney 1. data, particulars
2. basic idea, theme
2/2
ទិស tɨh direction 7/5
ទិសដៅ tɨh dav 1. direction, aim
2. goal, purpose
1/1
ទី tii 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers
2. spot, place, location
3. rank, function, service
1189/428
ទីកន្លែង tii kɑnlaeŋ place, site, location 11/9
ទីក្រុង tii kroŋ city, town 73/30
ទីតាំង tii taŋ 1. position
2. installation
3. headquarters, administration area
4. to have headquarters at
5. to be located at
10/5
ទីទុយ tiituy 1. kind of owl
2. kind of hairstyle as in សក់ទីទុយ
8/4
ទីទៃ tii tey to be different, individually separate, other, opposite, reverse 1/1
ទីធ្លា tii tlie 1. (natural) clearing
2. yard, play ground
3. courtyard, terrace
3/3
ទីនេះ tii nih here 13/12
ទីនោះ tii nuh there, over there 10/10
ទីផ្សារ tii psaa marketing
Notes: BCF
3/1
ទីរួមខេត្ត tii ruəm kʰaet provincial capital
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
ទឹក tɨk 1. water, juice, liquid
2. round (e.g., of a boxing match)
480/111
ទឹកកក tɨk kɑɑ ice, snow 70/20
ទឹកក្រឡុក tɨk krɑlok fruit shake
Notes: BCF
1/1
ទឹកក្រអូប tɨk krɑʔoop 1. eau-de-cologne, perfume
2. vanilla
1/1
ទឹកក្រូច tɨk krouc 1. orange juice
2. generic term for soft drinks
3. color: orange
82/37
ទឹកខ្មេះ tɨk kmeh vinegar 8/2
ទឹកចិត្ត tɨk cət 1. character
2. mood
3. morale, will power
4. feeling(s)
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ទឹកជំនន់ tɨk cumnʊən flood, inundation
Notes: root: ជន់
19/7
ទឹកជ្រលក់ tɨk crɔlʊək dip, sauce 30/8
ទឹកដក់ tɨk dɑk puddle (of water) 23/8
ទឹកដោះគោ tɨk dɑh koo (cow's) milk 6/3
ទឹកត្រី tɨk trəy fish sauce 8/3
ទឹកទន្លេ tɨk tʊənlee river (larger than ស្ទឹង) 5/3
ទឹកប្រាក់ tɨk prak 1. money, cash
2. silver-plating
9/4
ទឹកភ្លៀង tɨk pliəŋ rain, rainwater 24/9
ទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន tɨk maasin tap water
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
20/8
ទឹកមុខ tɨk muk facial expression, mood 35/24
ទឹកមុខស្អុយ tɨk muk sʔoy dissatisfied/downcast/glum face 1/1
ទឹករលក tɨk rɔlɔɔk rippling or undulating water 10/3
ទឹកលិច tɨk lɨc flood 6/3
ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ tɨk sii ʔiiv soy sauce 1/1
ទឹកសុទ្ធ tɨk sot clean/pure water, drinking water, spring water 2/2
ទឹកស៊ុប tɨk sup 1. soup
2. broth, clear soup
104/24
ទុំ tum 1. to be ripe, mature
2. to ripen, to mature
3. to be old/decrepit
4. of colors: to be dark/deep
31/12
ទុក tuk 1. to put, set, place, arrange
2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later}
101/66
ទុកចិត្ត tuk cət to trust, to have confidence in
Notes: ជើង ត
2/2
ទុកចោល tuk caol to discard, abandon 3/3
ទុកដាក់ tuk dak 1. to arrange (in a sequence), put in order
2. to organize
3. to put to work
4. to apply, place
5. to keep, preserve
6. to marry off
7. ទុកដាក់ ... ជា: to consider
4/4
ទុកទុក tuk tuk tuk tuk (auto rickshaw)
Notes: also written តុកតុក
2/2
ទុក្ខ tuk, tukkʰaʔ 1. suffering, pain
2. grief, sadness, sorrow
5/3
ទុយោ tuyoo pipe, pipeline, hose, tube 16/11
ទុរេន tuʔreen, tʰuureen durian
Notes: also written ធូរេន
20/4
ទូ tuu 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe}
2. compartment (in a train)
76/19
ទូក tuuk boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) 204/16
ទូកក្ដោង tuuk kdaoŋ sailboat
Notes: ជើង ដ
5/2
ទូកចែវ tuuk caev rowing boat 2/2
ទូកញ្ចក់ tuu kɑɲcɑk wardrobe or case having a mirror or glass pane in front 18/5
ទូកម៉ាស៊ីន tuuk maasin motorboat
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
5/2
ទូកអុំ tuuk ʔom canoe 7/4
ទូច tuuc 1. small, little, tiny
2. minor
Notes: colloquial form of តូច
1/1
ទូទាំង tuu teaŋ all over, all around, among all 1/1
ទូទាត់ tuu toat to balance out, settle (e.g., an account), sort out (a matter), compensate 3/2
ទូទឹកកក tuu tɨk kɑɑk refrigerator 1/1
ទូទៅ tuu tɨv 1. to be general, usual, common, widespread
2. in general, usually
3. everywhere, all over the place
1/1
ទូន្មាន tuunmien, tuulmien 1. to advise, counsel, guide, direct
2. to train
3. to remind
1/1
ទូរទស្សន៍ tuureaʔtʊəh TV 48/16
ទូរស័ព្ទ tuureaʔsap 1. telephone
2. to call (by phone)
Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ
233/47
ទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត tuureaʔsap caʔlat mobile phone 7/6
ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ tuureaʔsap day mobile phone 19/9
ទូលាយ tuuliey to be spacious, wide, vast, large and roomy 3/2
ទើប təəp 1. then, only then, next
2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]}
3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday}
54/49
ទើបតែ təəp tae just 33/29
ទើបនឹង təəp nɨŋ to have just [done something] 1/1
ទើស təəh to be in the way, to be unable to go through an opening because of size or shape 2/2
ទើសទែង təəh tɛɛŋ 1. to block, obstruct, be in the way
2. to be narrow/tight (as a small working space)
2/2
ទៀង tiəŋ to be accurate, correct, exact, precise, certain, honest, sure 1/1
ទៀត tiət 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional
2. to be different, other
533/369
ទៀតសោត tiət saot furthermore, on the other hand 2/2
ទៀន tien 1. candle
2. catheter
1/1
ទេ tee 1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc.
2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ
3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!}
1010/452
ទេដឹង tee dəŋ clause-final: maybe, perhaps 7/7
ទេតើ tee taə 1. final particle marking an emphatic clause that is in contrast to whatever clause precedes it
2. final particle emphasizing the preceding
4/4
ទេសភាព teehsaʔpʰiep landscape, view, scenery 9/6
ទេហ tee hɑɑ colloquial form of ទេឬ = isn’t it?
Notes: colloquial
1/1
ទែម៉ូម៉ែត្រ tɛɛmou maet thermometer 6/1
ទោះ tʊəh even (if), even though 5/5
ទោះជា tʊəh cie even though, although 12/12
ទោះបីជា tʊəh bəy cie although, even though 30/25
ទោស tooh 1. fault, error
2. blame, guilt
3. crime, offense
4. harm, damage, injury
5. punishment, penalty
6. hatred, hostility, anger
1/1
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!}
1789/574
ទៅកាន់ tɨv kan to, toward 68/39
ទៅដល់ tɨv dɑl 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to
2. until, up to
3. to, toward
113/76
ទៅតាម tɨv taam 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo}
2. to pursue, go after, go along with
3. to send for
4. to retrieve
69/51
ទៅមុខ tɨv muk 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front
2. forward
36/24
ទៅវិញទៅមក tɨv vɨɲ tɨv mɔɔk 1. back and forth
2. mutually, reciprocally
3. to each other
13/11
ទ្រ trɔɔ 1. to support (from below), to carry (from underneath)
2. to uphold
3. to hold back, to restrain
12/11
ទ្រនាប់ជើង trɔnoap cəəŋ shoes, slippers, socks 5/2
ទ្រនិច trɔnɨc 1. sting, stinger, barb
2. dart
3. goad
4. hand (of a watch or clock), indicator (on a dial)
3/2
ទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ troap sɑmbat 1. possessions
2. assets, goods, property
3. riches, wealth, fortune
Notes: ជើង ត
7/5
ទ្រវែង trɔvɛɛŋ having a long or eliptical shape, oval 7/4
ទ្រាំ troam 1. to bear, endure, put up with, withstand, resist
2. to treat (medically), care for, attend to (an illness)
4/4
ទ្រាប់ troap 1. to put underneath, spread out under
2. to patch up
3. to place something under something else (as a cushion, for protection)
2/1
ទ្រូង truuŋ 1. chest (of the body)
2. center, middle
4/3
ទ្រើស trəəh 1. to be slightly/somewhat larger than
2. to be unusual, out of the ordinary
3. to be grand, powerful
4. arrogant
1/1
ទ្វារ tvie 1. door, entrance, opening, gate
2. mountain pass
3. bay, gulf
102/32
tʰɔɔ 19th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 1/1
ធំ tʰom to be big, tall, vast, important
Notes: irregular pronunciation
158/86
ធនាគារ tʰeaʔniekie 1. bank
2. treasury
23/8
ធម្មជាតិ tʰoammeaʔciet, tʰoamʔciet 1. nature
2. natural laws
3. to be natural
5/2
ធម្មតា tʰoam meaʔ taa 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary
2. usually, ordinarily
62/37
ធាក់ tʰeak 1. to kick/strike (with the sole of the foot)
2. to pedal, to drive (a pedal-driven vehicle or machine)
4/1
ធាត់ tʰoat to be fat, plump, chubby, obese 2/1
ធាតុ tʰiet 1. (physical) substance/element, matter
2. element of consciousness, essence
3. the four elements of the body (ដី, ទឹក, ខ្យល់, ភ្លើង)
4. the three elements of the cosmos (កាមធាតុ, រូបធាតុ, អរូបធាតុ)
5. nature, temperament
6. cremated remains, relics
1/1
ធានា tʰienie 1. to promise, guarantee
2. to affirm, vouch for
3. to assure, ensure, to be responsible for
4. guarantee, affirmation, endorsement
1/1
ធានារ៉ាប់រង tʰienie rap rɔɔŋ insurance 14/1
ធារ៉ា tʰieraa male or female Cambodian name 16/5
ធារី tʰierii female Cambodian name 118/40
ធី tʰii short form of names ending in [thii], e.g., វុទ្ធី 1/1
ធីតា tʰiidaa female Cambodian name
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ធីដា
54/18
ធុំក្លិន tʰum klən to smell, give off a smell 7/5
ធុង tʰuŋ 1. (large) barrel/can, bucket, tank
2. box
3. clf. for barrels, etc.
50/17
ធុងសំរាម tʰuŋ sɑmraam bin, trash can, garbage can 8/4
ធុញ tʰuɲ 1. to be bored/fed up with, to be sick and tired of
2. to be boring
5/4
ធុញថប់ tʰuɲ tʰɑp 1. to be fed up/irritated with
2. to be discouraged
1/1
ធុន tʰun 1. kind, type, category, sort, species
2. class
3. (complete) set
2/1
ធូប tʰuup incense stick 3/2
ធូរ tʰuu 1. (of one's health) to improve, get better
2. to be improving, getting better, recovering
3. to be loose (fitting), slack, lax, relaxed, at ease
4. lenient
5. easy
6. soft, weak
7. to be flowing, fluid
4/3
ធូលី tʰuulii dust 20/10
ធៀបការ tʰiəp kaa wedding invitation letter 1/1
ធ្ងន់ tŋʊən 1. heavy, not light
2. to weigh
12/9
ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ tŋʊən tŋɔɔ 1. to be serious, grave, heavy
2. to be patient, perseverant
3. to endure, bear up well under hardship
29/11
ធ្នើរ tnəə shelf 4/2
ធ្មឹង tmɨŋ 1. to be still, silent, transfixed
2. silently, taciturnly, still, immobile
1/1
ធ្មេញ tmɨɲ tooth 48/12
ធ្យូង kcuuŋ, tyuuŋ charcoal, carbon, coal, soot 3/1
ធ្លាក់ tleak 1. to fall, to fall down
2. to fail (an examination)
106/47
ធ្លាប់ tloap 1. to become accustomed to, to be familiar with, to have experience with, to be used to
2. to have the habit/custom of
3. marker of continuous action in the past
11/9
ធ្លាប់តែ tloap 1. to become accustomed to, familiar with, to be used to
2. to have the habit/custom of
3. marker of continuous action in the past
Notes: equivalent to ធ្លាប់
1/1
ធ្លាយ tliey to break open, burst, split, crack 1/1
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}
385/205
ធ្វើការ tvəə kaa to work 97/63
ធ្វើដំណើរ tvəə dɑmnaə to make a trip, travel 75/37
ធ្វើមុខ tvəə muk 1. to make a face {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?}
2. to put on make-up
4/4
ធ្វើឡើង tvəə laəŋ 1. to organize, take place
2. to build, make (from) {ទូកគឺយើងធ្វើឡើងអំពីដែក = we use metal to make boats}
5/4
ធ្វើឲ្យ tvəə ʔaoy 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something)
2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds)
419/187
ធ្វេសប្រហែស tveeh prɑhaeh 1. negligence, carelessness
2. to be negligent, incautious, foolhardy
3. to neglect, be careless
8/4
nɔɔ 20th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 2/2
នំ num cake, cooky, pastry, sweet, generic term for sweet pastries 11/7
នំខេក num kʰeek cake 2/1
នង្គ័ល ʔɑŋkoal, lʊəŋkoal, neaŋkoal plow 2/1
នំប៉័ង num paŋ bread
Notes: in [Headley] wrongly spelled នំបុ័ង
3/2
នំបញ្ចុក num bɑɲcok kind of vermicelli-like noodle made of rice flour (it is usually served in coiled masses with sauce and fresh vegetables) 4/2
ន័យ ney meaning 3/3
នរណា nɔɔnaa who, which one, anybody 7/4
នរណាម្នាក់ nɔɔnaa mneak somebody, anybody 23/17
នរោត្តម nɔroodɑm 1. Norodom (king of Cambodia from 1860 to 1904)
2. Norodom (name of one branch of the Cambodian royal family)
3. to be the greatest, the most superior
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
នា nie 1. at, in, on, under (of time or place)
2. concerning, with regard to
Notes: formal
2/2
នាំ noam 1. to bring, lead, take to, guide, take along
2. to cause, bring about/produce (a result)
11/11
នាក់ neak clf. for people 120/66
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
3/1
នាគារ niekie [word ending] 1/1
នាំគ្នា noam knie 1. together
2. to go together, to invite someone to do something together
3. to agree together to do something
3/3
នាង nieŋ 1. young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss
2. I/me/my (young woman speaking)
3. you/your (addressing a woman younger than the speaker or very young children of either sex)
4. she/her (referring to a woman younger than the speaker, may be pejorative)
5. queen (in chess)
6. silkworm
7. ring [finger] {នាងដៃ, ម្រាមដៃនាង, ម្រាមនាងដៃ = ring finger}
17/6
នាំចូល noam coul 1. to bring in, to take in
2. to import
4/4
នាទី nietii 1. minute
2. domain, scope, jurisdiction
3. role, function, duty, area of concern, business
4. rank
26/14
នានា nienie 1. various
2. different, diverse, all, of all sorts (also occurs as a prenominal particle)
11/11
នាយ niey 1. chief, head, leader, commander
2. polite/honorific title for a man (especially a well-known public figure, somewhat archaic, now usually replaced by លោក​ or in some cases អា​)
3. the far side
4. to be far, remote, apart from
5. on the far/other side, over there, yonder
6. model, pattern
4/1
នារី nierii girl, young woman 274/94
នារី nierii female Cambodian name 81/20
នាឡិកា nieleʔkaa 1. clock, watch
2. hour
36/10
នាឡិការោទ៍ nieliʔkaa roo alarm clock 13/4
នាំឲ្យ noam ʔaoy to cause to, to bring about, to provoke, to enable 4/4
និង nɨŋ and 566/290
និមន្ត niʔmʊən 1. to come, go (of a Buddhist monk)
2. honorific initiating verb, similar to អញ្ជើញ, preceding verbs which have a monk as the subject, especially verbs of movement
3. to invite (a Buddhist monk)
Notes: ជើង ត
18/5
និមល niʔmʊəl female Cambodian name 16/6
និយម niʔyum 1. to like (to), prefer (to)
2. to be attached to
3. to be accustomed to
4. to hold (a certain position), to follow, adopt
5. to be popular, preferred
6. accustomed to, used to
7. frequently, usually
8. prevalence, commonness
9. principle, thesis
10. theory
11. law
12. certainty
13. nature
14. to establish, determine, fix
15. to conform (to something)
16. suffix forming abstract nouns, it frequently corresponds to the English suffix -ism {សង្គមនិយម = socialism}
5/4
និយាយ niʔyiey to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss 230/143
និយាយរួម niʔyiey ruəm in conclusion, generally speaking 1/1
និយាយលេង niʔyiey leeŋ to joke 9/8
និយាយលេងសើច niʔyiey leeŋ saǝc to just be kidding 2/2
និវាសដ្ឋាន niʔviesattʰaan residence, dormitory, apartment, building 2/1
និស្សិត nihsət university student 1/1
នីតា niitaa female Cambodian name 9/3
នីតិវិធី niiteʔviʔtʰii legislative procedure or measure 1/1
នីមួយៗ niimuəy niimuəy each, each one, every one, various, all 27/23
នឹក nɨk 1. to think of/about, imagine, visualize, conceive of, dream of, think up, get an idea
2. to consider, ponder
3. to reflect upon, meditate
4. to recall, remember
5. to miss (someone or some place)
6. to feel, become aware of
7. to suspect, doubt
7/7
នឹកឃើញ nɨk kʰəəɲ to remember, recall, recollect (with conscious effort) 5/5
នឹង nɨŋ future tense marker: will, about to 385/218
នឹង nɨŋ with, by (means of), (attached) to 270/149
នឹង nɨŋ to be fixed, steady, firm, stable, still, stagnant, unchanging, to be balanced, in equilibrium 9/8
នឹងគ្នា nɨŋ knie with each other 1/1
នុះ nuh 1. that (may refer back to a previously expressed or implied action or idea)
2. there (pointing out a near object or person)
1/1
នុង nuŋ spoken form of នោះ
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/1
នូវ nɨv 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language
2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of
72/61
នួក nuək colloquial form of នោះ = that 1/1
នួន nuən female Cambodian name 2/1
នឿយ nɨəy to be tired, weary, exhausted, burdened 6/4
នៀក niək spoken forms of នេះ = this
Notes: colloquial
32/28
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
896/458
នែ nɛɛ, nɛʔ, nae 1. hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention)
2. um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
Notes: also written នែ៎, ណែ៎
2/2
នៃ ney 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់)
2. links verb and its object
61/45
នោះ nuh 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space)
2. then
2461/490
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?}
4098/650
នៅតែ nɨv tae 1. still, as before
2. to be left, remain
31/24
នៅមុខ nɨv muk 1. in front, ahead, further ahead
2. in front of
3. in the presence of
11/10
bɑɑ 21th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 1/1
បះ bah 1. to stand up, rise, become erect (as a dog's tail)
2. to ride up on one side (and down on the other)
3. uneven, warped, having one side lower than the other
22/12
ប៉ះ pah 1. to hit, to collide with
2. to touch, come in contact with
3. to meet, encounter, confront
53/30
បក bɑɑk 1. to pare, peel, strip off (bark or skin)
2. to remove, take off
3. to translate
4. to talk about, narrate
5. to reveal, tell how, explain
6. to return, come back, retrace one's steps
7. to reply (by letter)
8. to be returned (of a letter)
9. a single round trip, occurrence, time
10. [colloquial] police station
11. to reserve
28/10
បក់ bɑk 1. wind: to blow
2. to fan
3. to blow out, extinguish
4. to wag, wave, shake, stir, rustle
10/7
បកប្រែ bɑɑk prae to translate 3/3
បង bɑɑŋ 1. elder sibling
2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee)
3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself)
324/99
បង់ bɑŋ 1. to pay, pay out, pay a tax or fee
2. to put, put in/on
3. to put in, deposit (e.g., money)
4. to spread/sprinkle (a granular substance such as salt) on
5. to cast/throw out (a net)
6. to discard, abandon
7. to lose
8. to waste, squander, do (something) in vain
9. to eliminate
10. bank
11. band (of a radio)
12. clf. for pinches of something
13. magazine, ammunition clip
14. clf. for boxes of cartridges
8/6
ប៉ង pɑɑŋ 1. to want, wish, desire
2. to intend, purpose
3. headless nail, brad
2/2
ប៉ង់ pɑŋ cast, plaster cast, bandage
Notes: to be verified
3/1
បង់បិទដំបៅ bɑŋ bət dɑmbav plaster, band-aid 60/10
បងប្រុស bɑɑŋ proh elder brother 15/9
បងប្អូន bɑɑŋ pʔoun 1. brothers and sisters, siblings
2. relatives
7/7
បងប្អូនជីដូន bɑɑŋ pʔoun cii doun cousin 1/1
បង់លុយ bɑŋ luy to pay, to pay a bill 3/3
បងស្រី bɑɑŋ srǝy elder sister 9/6
បង្ក bɑŋkɑɑ to create, to cause (something) to happen, to foment 16/10
បង្កង់ bɑŋkɑŋ 1. to be ringed/striped (describes certain animals, such as zebras or tigers, having dark rings around the body)
2. ring, hoop
3. laths placed on top of the purlins and beneath the battens of a house roof
1/1
បង្កប់ន័យ bɑŋkɑp ney to imply
Notes: BCF
2/1
បង្កាន់ដៃ bɑŋkan day handrail 18/5
បង្ការ bɑŋkaa 1. to defend, to protect
2. to prevent {បង្ការកុំឲ្យ ... កើតឡើង = to prevent ... (from happening)/so that ... doesn't happen}
3. to be cautious, to take precautions
3/3
បង្កើត bɑŋkaət 1. to create, to produce, to give birth to
2. to be related to (by blood)
8/6
បង្ខំ bɑŋkʰɑm to force, compel, urge 2/2
បង្គន់ bɑŋkʊən 1. toilet, bathroom
2. receptacle (such as a pit in the ground) for use as a toilet, toilet bowl, latrine
1/1
បង្គាប់ bɑŋkoap 1. to (give an) order, command
2. to teach, instruct
3. command, order
4. lesson
1/1
បង្គោល bɑŋkool post, pole 5/3
បង្រៀន bɑŋriən to teach, to instruct, to train 8/7
បង្វិល bɑŋvəl 1. to turn something around, make something turn/spin/twirl/revolve
2. to pass something from one person to another in a circle
3. to transfer (capital)
4. to rewind (e.g., a film, a tape)
4/1
បង្ហាញ bɑŋhaaɲ 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate
2. to demonstrate, to teach
3. to introduce (someone to someone)
35/27
បង្ហាញខ្លួន bɑŋhaaɲ kluən to appear, make an appearance, be present, show up (at some place) 3/2
បង្ហូត bɑŋhoot 1. to pull (string or rope through a hole), to raise (e.g., a flag on a mast), to hoist all the way up to the top
2. to pass by (something)
3. to go all the way to
4. to carry to the end
5. to make something go on forever
6. to go beyond the destination
7. adj to be non-stop/through (as a through flight)
8. to omit, leave out
9. not to do (something)
5/1
បង្ហូរ bɑŋhou 1. to cause to flow
2. to discharge (a liquid)
3. to stream, gush
4. to drain, empty (water from an irrigated field)
5. to allow animals to run freely
Notes: root: ហូរ
13/5
បង្ហើយ bɑŋhaəy 1. to complete, finish, conclude
2. to use up, exhaust
3. fontanel (of the skull), crown/top of the head
1/1
បង្ហោះ bɑŋhɑh 1. to post (e.g., on Facebook)
2. to cause to fly
3. to fly (by magical means)
4. to fly something
5. to pilot (an airplane)
6. to launch
Notes: root: ហោះ
8/2
បង្អង់ bɑŋʔɑŋ 1. to halt, hesitate, slow down, delay, pause, take a rest
2. to postpone, put off
3. to be late
1/1
បង្អស់ bɑŋʔɑh 1. to consume, use up, exhaust, waste
2. to spend
3. to complete, conclude
4. to be the most, extreme, highest
5. the best/most/last/first of all
6. end, tip, peak, extremity
4/2
បង្អុរ bɑŋʔol, bɑŋʔao 1. to rain
2. (of rain) to fall
3/1
បង្អួច bɑŋʔuəc window 67/15
បង្អែក bɑŋʔaek 1. back-rest
2. support, back (of a chair, sofa, etc.)
3. leaning, propping
4. reliance, dependence
Notes: root: ផ្អែក
3/2
បង្អែម bɑŋʔaem dessert, sweet food 14/6
ប៉ះចំ pah cɑm 1. to fall/occur (on a certain date)
2. to be given
2/2
បច្ចុប្បន្ន paccopbɑn the present (time), now, in the present time 16/11
បញ្ចប់ bɑɲcɑp 1. to finish, (bring to an) end, conclude (a text)
2. last, final, concluding
Notes: root: ចប់
10/10
បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល bɑɲcoh bɑɲcoul to influence, persuade, convince 1/1
បញ្ចូល bɑɲcoul 1. to insert, cause to enter, put into, introduce (into), force in
2. to appoint (to a position)
3. to charge (with electricity)
4. to include
5. to combine
Notes: root: ចូល
23/11
បញ្ចេញ bɑɲcəɲ 1. to send/drive out, expel
2. to release, let go out
3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light)
4. to publish, to bring out
5. to express (an opinion)
6. to show off
7. to enlarge, develop, to increase
8. to exaggerate
54/19
បញ្ច្រាស bɑɲcraah 1. to be against, upside down
2. to run counter to, reverse a process
3. to bristle
4. backwards (e.g., as something put in backwards), in the opposite direction, upside down
2/1
បញ្ឆេះ bɑɲcʰeh 1. to start a fire, set on fire
2. to kindle, ignite
3. to switch on (a car's) ignition, start a car's motor
4. to bring to a white heat
5. to weld (metal)
6. to follow closely
7. to make trouble
8. to pick a fight
5/1
បញ្ជរ bɑɲcɔɔ 1. form, structure, shape, contour
2. circular window
3. counter
42/3
បញ្ជា bɑɲcie 1. to command, order, give instructions
2. to operate (machinery)
3. to produce, cause, give rise to
4. order, command
17/9
បញ្ជាក់ bɑɲceak 1. to confirm, verify, certify, to clarify, explain
2. to indicate
3. to prove, to show
4. to determine
5. to announce, declare, claim
6. to order
7. to conform to
20/14
បញ្ជោរ bɑɲcoo to praise, to flatter 3/2
បញ្ជ្រៀត bɑɲcriət to push one's way through a crowd, to force or push into a narrow space
Notes: root: ជ្រៀត = to push one's way through a crowd, to force or push into a narrow space
3/2
បញ្ឈប់ bɑɲcʰup 1. to stop someone/something
2. to discontinue, terminate
3. to turn off (a machine)
4. to fire/suspend/lay off (an employee)
5. to station/deploy (troops)
6. to arrest
1/1
បញ្ឈរជង្គង់ bɑɲcʰɔɔ cʊəŋkʊəŋ to raise up the knees, (to sit with the) knees drawn up against the chest 6/2
បញ្ញា paɲɲaa male or female Cambodian name 19/6
បញ្ញើ bɑɲɲaə 1. message, object sent to someone through a third person, object entrusted/temporarily given to someone, token
2. package, parcel
3. shipment
4. consignment
25/4
បញ្ហា baɲhaa, paɲhaa problem, difficulty, matter, question, issue 11/8
បដិមា paʔdeʔmaa statue, idol, image, figure, icon 6/2
បដិសេធ paʔdeʔsaet 1. to deny
2. to reject, to refuse
3. to cancel, to abolish, to eliminate
6/5
បឋម paʔtʰɑm 1. to be first, primary, initial
2. elementary
7/3
បំណង bɑmnɑɑŋ wish, desire, intention, aim 10/9
បំណែក bɑmnaek 1. part, portion, piece, fragment
2. section, division
Notes: root: ប៉ែក
2/1
បណ្ដាញ bɑndaaɲ 1. screen, (wire) mesh, wire net
2. network
3. grid
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
បណ្ដាញទំនាក់ទំនងសង្គម bɑndaaɲ tumneak tumnɔɔŋ sɑŋkum social network
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/1
បណ្ដាញសង្គម bɑndaaɲ sɑŋkum social network
Notes: ជើង ដ; see also បណ្ដាញទំនាក់ទំនងសង្គម
14/3
បណ្ដាលឲ្យ bɑndaal ʔaoy to cause, lead to, bring about 8/7
បណ្ដុំ bɑndom 1. gathering, assembling
2. collection, pile/block of something
3. unification
4. to gather, assemble
Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ដុំ
1/1
បណ្ដុះ bɑndoh 1. to grow something, cultivate something
2. to sow (seed)
3. to sprout, germinate
4. to raise (e.g., a child by giving it food, shelter, love, education, etc.)
5. to educate, train
6. to accumulate (e.g., knowledge)
Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ដុះ
1/1
បណ្ដូល bɑndoul 1. core, center, middle, inner part
2. heartwood (of a tree), pith
3. marrow
4. essence, ideal
5. cabbage stem
6. slate, slate pencil
Notes: ជើង ដ
7/3
បណ្ដើរ bɑndaə 1. to accompany, escort (by walking), conduct, take for a walk
2. (bicycle, motorbike) to push
3. to go together, go out with
4. to be simultaneous with
5. to keep on doing, continue
6. a little at a time, gradually
7. simultaneously, at the same time
8. while
Notes: ជើង ដ
103/37
បណ្ដេញ bɑndəɲ 1. to chase away, drive out, kick out, eject, expel, emit
2. to pursue
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
បណ្ដោយ bɑndaoy 1. to let go, to loosen the grip, to release, to permit, allow {បណ្ដោយគាត់ទៅ = let him do what he wants to do} {បណ្ដោយតាមហ្នឹងទៅ = let it be}
2. length
3. directly, immediately
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
បណ្ដោយ bɑndaoy 1. sentence-final: [with a condition mentioned earlier], the result will be ... {អត់បាន ... បណ្ដោយ = won't be able to …} {ក្ដៅបណ្ដោយ = it will be hot today} {ឆ្ងាញ់មាត់បណ្ដោយ = it will be delicious}
2. sentence-final: expressing disappointment or that something is unfortunate
Notes: ជើង ដ
5/5
បណ្ណាគារ bannaakie bookstore, bookshop 1/1
បណ្ណាល័យ pannaalay library
Notes: irregular pronunciation
2/2
បត់ bɑt 1. to turn
2. to fold, bend, crease
3. to turn back/around, reverse direction
4. to veer
5. to bend/curve/wind (as a road)
6. to be winding, twisting
7. folding (as a pocket knife)
51/18
បត់ជើង bɑt cəəŋ 1. (describing a common method of sitting on the ground or floor) with the buttocks resting on the ground/floor and the legs folded back to one side (this is the characteristic position taken in the presence of a Buddhist monk or when praying)
2. to excrete bodily wastes, go to the toilet
3/2
បទ bɑt 1. leg, foot
2. footprint
3. road, way
4. stanza, verse, phrase
5. piece of music, hymn, song
6. (musical) note
7. metre
8. clf. for musical compositions
9. law, decree, (legal) act, action
10. (judicial) instance
11. place (of work), institution
12. trick, scheme, stratagem, strategy
13. cause
5/3
ប៉ះទង្គិច pah tʊəŋkɨc 1. to clash, collide, bump into
2. to skirmish
14/12
បទនគររាជ bɑt nɔkɔɔ riec royal hymn 2/1
បន់ bɑn 1. to pray, wish, hope (that something will happen)
2. to vow, pledge
3. to petition for something
1/1
បន្ត bɑntɑɑ 1. to continue (something), to keep on (doing something)
2. to add, to join
Notes: root: ត
39/25
បន្តក់ bɑntɑk 1. a diacritical mark ់ placed over a final consonant of a syllable to indicate that the preceding vowel is shortened
2. to drip, dribble
3. to allow to drip/drop on
4. to shoot over a barrier/in the air so that the projectile will describe a high trajectory on its way to the target
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
បន្តិច bɑntəc 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few
2. rather, slightly, just barely
3. in a little while
Notes: ជើង ត
105/84
បន្តិចក្រោយមក bɑntəc kraoy mɔɔk soon after
Notes: ជើង ត
16/14
បន្តិចបន្តួច bɑntəc bɑntuəc 1. a little, a few
2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat
Notes: ជើង ត (both times)
14/13
បន្តុប bɑntop to pile on top of each other, heap up
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
បន្ថយ bɑntʰɑɑy 1. to reduce, to lower, to decrease (in quantity or in price)
2. to cause to retreat, withdraw
5/3
បន្ថែម bɑntʰaem 1. to add (to), increase
2. to supplement, replenish
3. additionally, in addition to
39/23
បន្ទះ bɑnteah 1. piece, sheet, slab, strip, small plank, small board
2. clf. for pieces, sheets, slabs, strips, small planks, small boards
3. chip, sliver
6/5
បន្ទប់ bɑntup room 66/29
បន្ទប់គេង bɑntup keeŋ bedroom 22/11
បន្ទប់ទឹក bɑntup tɨk bathroom 61/18
បន្ទប់ល bɑntup lɔɔ dressing/fitting room 1/1
បន្ទាន់ bɑntoan 1. to hurry, make haste
2. to rush, speed up, hurry someone up
3. do with urgency
4. to be pressing, urgent, immediate
Notes: root: ទាន់
10/3
បន្ទាប់ bɑntoap next, next to, following 6/4
បន្ទាប់ពី bɑntoap pii after, next 396/283
បន្ទាប់មក bɑntoap mɔɔk next, then, afterwards, later 400/305
បន្ទោស bɑntooh 1. to blame, attribute guilt/sin/criminal action to, to charge (with a crime), accuse
2. to implicate, find fault with
3. to reprimand, bawl out
4. to criticize
Notes: root: ទោស
1/1
បន្លា bɑnlaa 1. thorn, barb, spine
2. [figurative] obstacle, problem, troublemaker
5/2
បន្លឺ bɑnləɨ, bɑnlɨɨ to shout, make a noise, make oneself heard, project one's voice
Notes: root: ឮ
2/2
បន្លែ bɑnlae vegetable 85/26
បបរ bɑbɑɑ porridge 6/5
បំបាត់ bɑmbat 1. to eliminate, abolish
2. to remove, cause to disappear
3. to allay (hunger)
4. to stop, cease
5. to cheat, swindle, trick
6. to appropriate, seize, annex
6/6
បបូរមាត់ bɑbou moat lip(s) 1/1
បបួល bɑbuəl 1. to invite/appeal/persuade to
2. to ask
3. to arrange (with)
13/9
បំបែក bɑmbaek 1. to break up, smash, shatter
2. to divide
3. to part, separate, sever
1/1
បំផុត bɑmpʰot 1. to be the most..., the very..., extreme, extraordinary
2. to terminate, to end, to finish, to conclude
3. final, last
16/16
បំពង bɑmpɔɔŋ 1. to deep fry
2. to cause to puff/swell up by frying
3. to rise (and overflow) (of dough)
4. to amplify, make louder
Notes: root: ពង
11/3
បំពង់ bɑmpʊəŋ container (of cylindrical shape), tube, pipe 30/11
បំពង់ក bɑmpʊəŋ kɑɑ throat 2/2
បំពង់បឺត bɑmpʊəŋ bəɨt 1. drinking straw
2. hose (e.g., of a vacuum cleaner)
33/9
បំពានច្បាប់ bɑmpien cbap to obstruct, abuse or evade the law 1/1
ប៉ះពាល់ pah poal 1. to touch
2. to affect, have an effect on
3. to violate, infringe on
4. to collide with
28/21
បំពេញ bɑmpɨɲ 1. to complete, fill (up), fulfill
2. to accomplish
3. to satisfy
8/7
បំភ្លឺ bɑmplɨɨ 1. to clarify, enlighten
2. to explain
3. to reveal
4. to brighten, illuminate, give light (to)
5. to glorify
10/4
បម្រាម bɑmraam prohibitory notice, prohibition, interdiction
Notes: root: ប្រាម
2/1
បម្រើ bɑmraə 1. to serve, to be at someone's service or at someone's disposal
2. devoted to service, to care
3. servant, maid
Notes: root: ប្រើ; also spelled បំរើ
9/6
បរទេស bɑɑrəteeh 1. foreign
2. foreigner
3. foreign country
2/2
បរិភោគ bɑɑreʔpʰook 1. to consume, use up
2. to eat, have a meal
3. eating
4. consumption, usage
3/2
បរិមាណ paʔreʔmaan quantity, amount, magnitude, number 3/3
បរិយាកាស paʔreʔyaakaah 1. air
2. atmosphere (of a situation or event), environment
4/4
បរិវេណ bɑɑreʔveen 1. environs, surroundings, vicinity, neighborhood
2. edges, perimeter, periphery
1/1
បរិស្ថាន bɑɑreʔstʰaan ecosystem, environment 6/2
បស់ bɑh spoken form of របស់
Notes: BCF; colloquial
1/1
ប៉ា paa father 2/2
បាក់ bak 1. to be broken (of something long and rigid), have a fracture
2. to break, shatter, come apart
3. to spoil, corrupt
4. to smash, rout (an army)
5. baccalaureate
6. to be undernourished (especially of a child)
7. not to get enough (food, milk)
8. (of water) to fall/flow violently (as in a waterfall or rapids)
7/6
ប៉ាក់ pak 1. to embroider
2. cushion for the back {ប៉ាក់ថៅ}
3. to be bobbing up and down, rocking, unstable, wobbly, nodding (of one's head)
4. to be uneven (as floor boards) {សត្វប៉ាក់ប៉ើក}
5. kind of bird, a wagtail {ប៉ាក់ប៉ើក}
4/1
បាក់តេរី bakteerii bacteria 3/3
ប៉ាក់ប៉ើក pak paək 1. nodding, rocking (of one's head)
2. in a nodding or rocking manner
1/1
បាំង baŋ to conceal, cover, hide (something), mask, obstruct, shield, protect (e.g., with an umbrella) 26/17
បាងកក baaŋ kɑɑk Bangkok 1/1
បាំងវាំងនន baŋ veaŋ nɔɔn to hang a curtain 3/1
បាច baac 1. to scatter, sprinkle, sow, spread by throwing handfuls
2. to scoop/bail out
5/2
បាច់ bac 1. clf. for bunches, bundles (of sugarcane, firewood), sheaves (of corn)
2. to trouble, bother, worry, concern oneself
3. to be necessary, worthwhile, to one's advantage (used chiefly with the negative particles such as កុំ, មិន, ពុំ to mean “don't worry, it's of no importance, it's not necessary, it's not worth troubling yourself”)
4/1
បាញ់ baɲ 1. to shoot (a gun or bow), fire (a weapon) at
2. to kill by shooting
3. to hunt
4. to strike (of lightning)
5. to direct (e.g., one's attention)
6. to aim at
7. to shoot/spurt up (of water) as a geyser
8. to bubble/boil up
9. plug/cake of tobacco
10. cake, pastry
10/2
បាត baat bottom 1/1
បាត់ bat 1. to lose, to disappear
2. to stop, to be finished
3. already
4. sentence-final: expressing disappointment or that something is unfortunate
39/30
ប៉ាត paat 1. to wipe off
2. to smooth over, press smooth
3. to spread over, to flatten
4. to grind off, grind down
5. to be senseless, nonsensical, absurd, odd
6. about everyone
7. all over the place, at random, helter-skelter, everywhere, anywhere
8. to scold (many people) audaciously
1/1
បាតដៃ baat day palm of the hand 2/2
បាតទន្លេ baat tʊənlee river bed 1/1
បាត់បង់ bat bɑŋ 1. to lose
2. to disappear, vanish, be missing/lost
3. to die
13/8
បាត់បង់ជីវិត bat bɑŋ ciivɨt 1. to die
2. to be killed
3. to lose one's life
4/4
បាតសមុទ្រ baat saʔmot sea floor 1/1
បាត់ស្រេក bat sreek to be no longer thirsty 1/1
បាត្រ baat Buddhist monk's alms bowl 32/7
បាទ baat male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement 371/131
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)}
2119/572
ប៉ាន់តែ pan tae teapot 1/1
បានន័យថា baan ney tʰaa 1. that means, in other words
2. to mean
367/211
ប៉ាន់ស្មាន pan smaan to estimate, calculate 1/1
បាប baap 1. sin, evil
2. harm
3. to be sinful, bad, evil
5/4
បាយ baay 1. cooked rice
2. food, meal
331/66
បាយៗ baay baay bye-bye 1/1
បាយដំណើប baay dɑmnaəp 1. sticky/glutinous rice
2. kind of grass with a tough stem and small seeds
3. kind of poisonous thorny plant
7/2
បាយដំណើបសំខ្យា baay dɑmnaəp sɑŋkyaa kind of dessert 1/1
បាយបាយ baay baay bye bye
Notes: colloquial
6/4
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
1/1
បារម្ភ baarɑm 1. anxiety, worry, uneasiness, foreboding
2. agitation, alarm
3. to be worried, agitated, upset
4. to worry
3/3
បារាំង baaraŋ 1. France
2. French
3. generic term for Europeans
1/1
បារី baarəy, pərəy cigarette 20/6
បាល់ bal 1. ball
2. ball game
7/1
បាល់ទាត់ bal toat football 2/1
បាវ baav 1. large (canvas or jute) bag bale sack
2. maid, servant
3. earthen furnace for melting gold, silver or other metals
5/2
ប៉ាវ paav to treat (to a meal), pay for someone else's food 1/1
បាសក baasɑk 1. layman (Buddh.)
2. laity (Buddh.)
1/1
ប៉ាស់ស្ព័រ pah spoa passport
Notes: see also លិខិត​ឆ្លង​ដែន
1/1
ប៉ិកគក់ pək kʊək kind of plant (Pachyrrhizus erosus which produces edible tubers, they are eaten raw or cooked as vegetables) 1/1
ប៊ិច bic ballpoint pen 13/8
បិណ្ឌ bən 1. [clerical] to beg for food
2. [clerical] to ask
3. rolling up, twisting
4. gathering into a bundle, rolling up into a ball (e.g., of rice, meat, etc.)
5. putting together into a lump
6. ball (especially of rice)
7. major annual Buddhist festival held to honour the ancestors
8. earning a living
9. maintaining life
1/1
បិណ្ឌបាត bənbaat 1. [clerical] to beg for food
2. [clerical] daily morning food quest of Buddhist monks
13/6
បិទ bət 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road)
2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste
139/55
បិទបាំង bət baŋ 1. to cover up (with something) completely, wrap up well
2. to hide, keep (a) secret
1/1
ប៉ិន pən 1. to be clever, smart, skilful, talented {អត់សូវប៉ិន = to be not good at, to not like}
2. spoken form of ប៉ុន = equal to, alike, similar, same as
3/3
ប៉ិបស៊ី pepsii pepsi (softdrink) 1/1
បី bəy three 149/56
បី bəy 1. to carry something by wrapping the arms around it
2. to carry/hold lovingly (especially a baby) in the arms, half-embrace
2/1
ប៊ីចេង bii ceeŋ monosodium glutamate 2/2
ប៊ីដុង biidoŋ 1. can
2. canteen (container)
1/1
ប៊ីយេរ biiyɛɛ beer
Notes: see also បៀរ
1/1
បីសាច bəy saac monster
Notes: BCF
1/1
បឹង bəŋ 1. lake, pond, pool
2. swamp, marsh, bog
3. lagoon
1/1
បឺត bəɨt to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw) 25/9
បុក bok 1. to pound/crush (e.g., in a mortar)
2. to drive (e.g., a stake into the ground)
3. to implant
4. to strike, batter, beat against
5. to collide with, bump into
13/7
ប៉ុក pok 1. onomatopoeic: sound of knocking etc.
2. still, motionlessly
1/1
បុគ្គល bokkʊəl 1. individual, person, being
2. body, corpse
3. mind, feeling
1/1
បុគ្គលិក bokkeaʔlɨk employee, staff 35/20
ប៉ុណ្ណា ponnaa however, to whatever extent, how(ever) many, how(ever) much 6/6
ប៉ុណ្ណឹង ponnəŋ 1. this much, that much {ប៉ុណ្ណឹងសិនហើយអីចឹង = [on the phone] that's all for now}
2. so, that, like that
13/11
ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ponnɑh 1. that much
2. so, like that
5/4
បុណ្យ bon 1. ceremony, celebration, festival
2. holiday
3. good deed, meritorious act, merit
4. the good, goodness, charity
5. dignity
6. rank, grade
7. promotion (in rank)
8. power (especially supernatural power)
9. influence
7/4
បុណ្យទាន bon tien ceremony of alms giving or merit making 1/1
ប៉ុន pon equal to, alike, similar, same as 2/2
ប៉ុនណា pon naa 1. how big
2. to what extent
1/1
ប៉ុន្តែ pontae but, however
Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
367/234
ប៉ុន្មាន ponmaan 1. how much, how many
2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number
3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent
53/39
បុប្ផា boppʰaa female Cambodian name 13/4
បុព្វការី boppeaʔkaarəy 1. one who has given support/assistance to someone
2. foundation, fountainhead
1/1
បុរស boʔrɑh man, male person 531/181
បុរាណ boʔraan 1. to be ancient, old, former, past
2. classical
3. archaic
4. ancient times
9/2
បូក bouk 1. to add (numbers)
2. to add up, to mix together
3. sum, total
4. hump
5. to plaster, to smear
10/4
បូជា boucie 1. to make an offering, present (a gift) to a superior
2. to sacrifice, make a sacrifice
3. act of offering, presentation (of a gift or offering)
4. sacrifice, homage
5. act of taking advice from a superior
6. to cremate
2/1
ប៊ូតុង buutoŋ button 22/9
បូនើស bounǝǝs bonus 1/1
បូម boum 1. to pump (in or out), inflate (e.g., a ball)
2. to suck up (e.g., with a pump)
3. to vacuum-clean
4. to take a bribe
5. to be corrupt
6. to eat (a lot)
11/6
បូរ៉ា bouraa male Cambodian name 38/13
ប៉ូលិស poulih police 10/6
បួង buəŋ 1. to make a knot/bun (of the hair), tie, lace up {បួងសក់ = to tie the hair up in a bun or chignon behind the head}
2. to squeeze, clench (the fist), roll up (of an elephant's trunk)
3. to seize, catch hold of
4. to eat greedily
5. to pray for/wish for (something), implore
6. to give an offering to the gods
7. to estimate the quantity of rice
7/4
បួងសួង buəŋ suəŋ to pray, implore 15/5
បួន buən four 31/19
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
85/64
បើក baək 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop}
2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet}
3. of the sun: to shine
4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine
234/106
បើកចំហ baək cɑmhɑɑ 1. to leave (e.g., a door) open, to open wide
2. to be wide open
1/1
បើកបរ baək bɑɑ to drive (e.g., an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine 21/14
បើសិនជា baə sən cie if (perhaps, by any chance) 2/2
បៀតបៀន biət biən 1. to bother, oppress, molest
2. to harm, afflict
3. to menace, threaten
4. to commit aggression
5. to kill
1/1
បៀម biəm 1. to put or hold something in the mouth
2. to suck, absorb
1/1
បៀរ biǝ beer
Notes: also written ប៊ីយេរ, ប៊ីយែរ
7/5
បេះ beh 1. to pick/pluck (fruit, flowers)
2. to remove, wipe off
3. to kill
4. almost on target, nearly
3/2
ប៉េងប៉ោះ peeŋ pɑh tomato 3/3
បេះដូង beh douŋ 1. heart
2. soul
8/2
បេតុង beetoŋ concrete 2/1
បេះបិទ beh bət closely resembling, nearly identical 2/1
បែក baek 1. to break, crack
2. to go flat (of a tire)
3. to break apart, break up, branch off
4. to be broken
43/21
ប៉ែក paek 1. part
2. region, district, section
3. portion
4. party, faction
2/1
បែកគុម្ព baek kum to branch out, spread (of plants) 6/2
បែកញើស baek ɲəəh to sweat 22/12
បែកអេក baek ʔeek 1. to foam up
2. to scatter mud about
1/1
បែងចែក baeŋ caek 1. to divide, separate
2. to dismember
3. to differentiate
8/6
បែនស្រូវ baen srǝv 1. to thresh rice
2. to thresh rice by trampling it with the feet in order to separate the grains (usually done after បញ្ជាន់ស្រូវ)
1/1
បែប baep kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way 54/48
បែរ bae 1. to turn (around), change direction, deviate
2. to step aside, avoid
3. to go back
4. to turn over
5. to become, turn into
6. tub/tank (especially for raising fish)
8/4
បៃតង baytɑɑŋ color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) 77/45
បោះ bɑh 1. to throw (away), cast, fling
2. to cast (a vote) {ខ្ញុំបោះហើយ = I've voted already}
3. to scatter
4. to broadcast
5. to sow (seed)
6. to thrust (down) into, force in, insert, drive/fix (a stake in the ground)
7. to implant, set up
8. to locate, station, pitch a camp
9. to crush, grind, gin (cotton)
10. to imprint/impress (a seal), stamp, affix
11. to publish
12. to sell in large quantities with limited profit
13. to take a step
29/13
បោក baok 1. to beat (against a fixed object), smash, to slam, throw violently
2. to do the laundry, to wash clothes {បោកខោអាវ = to do the laundry, to wash clothes}
3. to launder, wash by beating
4. to overthrow
5. to throw oneself to the ground
6. to thresh
7. to cheat, dupe, swindle, trick
74/24
បោះចោល bɑh caol to throw (away), to abandon 11/8
បោះជំហាន bɑh cumhien 1. to take a step/steps
2. to make progress, advance
7/2
ប៉ោត paot square metal container used for holding oil, kerosene, water, etc. 2/2
បោះពុម្ព bɑh pum 1. to publish, to print
2. to be published
1/1
ប៉ោម paom apple 14/1
បោស baoh 1. to clean up, sweep out, scrub
2. to sweep clean
3. completely/absolutely (destroyed, e.g., by fire)
4. without anything remaining
27/10
ប្ដឹង pdəŋ 1. to sue
2. to complain, to tell
3. to inform, to report
Notes: ជើង ដ
5/2
ប្ដូរ pdou 1. to exchange, change, replace
2. to swap, barter, trade
Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ដូរ
7/5
ប្តី pdəy husband
Notes: ជើង ត; pronunciation ជើង ដ
2/2
ប្រកប prɑkɑɑp 1. to be endowed with, possessed of, combined with
2. to be successful, prosperous
3. to be occupied/busy with/involved in
4. to exercise, practice
5. to spell
3/2
ប្រកបមុខរបរ prɑkɑɑp muk rɔbɑɑ to have an occupation 2/2
ប្រកបរបរ prɑkɑɑp rɔbɑɑ to work, earn a living 4/1
ប្រកាច់ prɑkac 1. to have a spasm/convulsion/seizure
2. to writhe (in pain), twitch
3. nervous contractions, spasms, convulsions
4. [colloquial] to slander
5. [colloquial] to accuse
1/1
ប្រកាន់ prɑkan 1. to claim, to maintain, to adopt, to uphold
2. to count on, to take for granted
3. to take offense easily, to be very sensitive
4. to claim first, to put one's claims first, to reserve
8/5
ប្រកួត prɑkuət 1. to compete, contest
2. competition, contest
2/1
ប្រគល់ prɑkʊəl 1. to hand over, deliver into someone's hands, remit
2. to give, present, entrust (to)
3. to bring up a subject
19/9
ប្រគេន prɑkeen 1. to present/give/offer (to a Buddhist monk)
2. for, on, behalf
13/9
ប្រចាំ prɑcam 1. to wait until something is over, wait and let someone else do something
2. to wait for, expect
3. to be kept/reserved for, be for the use/service of
4. to be stationed at, assigned to, attached to, accredited to
5. about, of, concerning, related to
2/2
ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ prɑcam tŋay daily, every day 7/5
ប្រជាជន prɑciecʊən the people, the population 48/38
ប្រជាប្រិយ prɑcieprəy 1. popularity, fame
2. to be popular
7/4
ប្រជាប្រិយភាព prɑcieprəy pʰiep popularity 1/1
ប្រជុំ prɑcum 1. to have a meeting
2. to gather, collect, assemble, unite, meet together
3. to flow together, join
4. meeting, gathering
12/8
ប្រជុំជន prɑcum cɔɔn people who gather together, gathering 1/1
ប្រជែង prɑcɛɛŋ 1. to argue, dispute, object, compete
2. to struggle to win someone over
3. to outrun, outdistance, pass ahead, leave behind
Notes: root: ជែង
1/1
ប្រជ្រៀត prɑcriet 1. to squeeze/cram/insert/climb (into a narrow/crowded place)
2. close together
1/1
ប្រញាប់ prɑɲap 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry
2. quickly, promptly
33/22
ប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ prɑɲap prɑɲal 1. to hurry up
2. quickly, in a (great) hurry, urgently
7/7
ប្រដាប់ prɑdap 1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil, device (widely used to form new words for various kinds of modern mechanical devices such as bottle openers, mine detectors, and stethoscopes)
2. the male genitals
3. to prepare, get ready, set up
4. to fit out, equip
5. to regulate, adjust, put right, put in good order
6. to arrange
7. to decorate, adorn
8. clf. for complete sets (e.g., of clothing)
9. series, assortment, collection, pack (e.g., of cards)
33/13
ប្រដូច prɑdouc 1. to compare, match with
2. to be alike
3. like, as, such as
Notes: root: ដូច
1/1
ប្រណាំង prɑnaŋ to compete, to race, to rival 1/1
ប្រតិកម្ម prɑteʔkam 1. reaction, recoil, response
2. counteraction, resistance
3. fighting
4. operation
2/2
ប្រតិទិន prɑteʔtɨn 1. calendar
2. everyday, day by day, day after day
10/1
ប្រថុយ prɑtʰoy to gamble/risk (something), take a chance 1/1
ប្រទេស prɑteeh country, nation 163/75
ប្រធាន prɑtʰien 1. boss
2. chairman, leader, president (of an organization)
3. to be supreme, highest, most important
27/11
ប្រធានបទ prɑtʰien bɑt topic 12/5
ប្រផេះ prɑpʰeh color: grey 17/15
ប្រពន្ធ prɑpʊən wife 3/3
ប្រព័ន្ធ prɑpoan 1. system, network, order
2. cycle
3. to write poetry, compose
4. to braid, plait, twist, weave, intertwine
5. to tie/tighten a knot
6/4
ប្រពៃណី prɑpeynii tradition, custom 7/6
ប្រព្រឹត្ត prɑprɨt 1. to do, execute, perform, carry out, act in accordance with
2. to accomplish
3. to practice
4. to be applying, following, practicing
Notes: ជើង ត
2/2
ប្រភព prɑpʰup 1. spring (of water)
2. source (of information, of a stream), origin, birthplace
3. basis, foundation
5/3
ប្រភេទ prɑpʰeet category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic 78/48
ប្រមាណ prɑmaan 1. to measure, calculate
2. to guess (the size), estimate
3. to plan, count
4. calculating, counting, measuring
5. considering
6. amount, standard, size, dimension
7. about, approximately, around
1/1
ប្រមូល prɑmoul to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate 51/18
ប្រយ័ត្ន prɑyat careful, to take care 15/15
ប្រយ័ត្នប្រយែង prɑyat prɑyaeŋ to take all possible precautions, be very careful 6/5
ប្រយោជន៍ prɑyaoc 1. benefit, use(fulness)
2. importance
3. fruits, good result, consequences
4. purpose
5. utility
6. interest
3/3
ប្រល័យ prɑlay 1. to destroy, ruin, kill
2. to die
3. extermination, destruction, devastation, annihilation
4. death
1/1
ប្រលែង prɑlaeŋ 1. to abandon, to separate
2. to play, to play together
3. to tease, to plague, to torment playfully
Notes: also written ប្រឡែង
8/4
ប្រវែង prɑvaeŋ 1. length
2. to have a length of
2/2
ប្រសក prɑsɑk 1. layman (Buddh.)
2. laity (Buddh.)
Notes: not in dictionary
1/1
ប្រសិទ្ធភាព prɑsət pʰiep efficacy, effectiveness, success, efficiency
Notes: also written ប្រសិទ្ធិភាព
1/1
ប្រសិទ្ធិភាព prɑsettʰiʔpʰiep, prɑsəttʰiʔpʰiep efficacy, effectiveness, success, efficiency
Notes: also written ប្រសិទ្ធភាព
1/1
ប្រសិន prɑsən if, in case of 2/2
ប្រសិនបើ prɑsən baə if 356/185
ប្រហាក់ប្រហែល prɑhak prɑhael 1. to be almost sure, wonder about something one is almost sure of, be more or less certain about
2. to be alike, almost the same, approximate
3. perhaps, as if, it looks as if
2/2
ប្រហុក prɑhok fish paste (very salty paste made by fermenting salted fish in earthenware jugs) 5/2
ប្រហើរ prɑhaə 1. to be highly aromatic, have a strong spicy smell, spicy/minty smelling, musky
2. short for សម្លប្រហើរ = kind of soup (made with lemon grass, smoked fish, and vegetables such as squash)
3/3
ប្រហែល prɑhael 1. about, approximately
2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical
3. almost
4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps
144/100
ប្រហែស prɑhaeh 1. to neglect, treat carelessly
2. to be negligent, careless, thoughtless
1/1
ប្រហោង prɑhaoŋ 1. hole, opening, orifice
2. interval, hollow
3. to be empty, vacant
3/2
ប្រឡង prɑlɑɑŋ 1. examination, test
2. to take a test
11/7
ប្រឡាក់ prɑlak 1. dirty, soiled, stained
2. salty
3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve)
133/59
ប្រឡេះ prɑleh 1. to pick off carefully (as grapefruit or strawberries)
2. to shell (e.g., corn, beans)
3. to unbutton
4. to separate (e.g., two fighters)
3/2
ប្រឡោះ prɑlɑh 1. interval, gap, space between two limits/poles
2. fissure
Notes: also written ប្រលោះ
5/4
ប្រអប់ prɑʔɑp (small) box, case 86/22
ប្រអប់ស្នោ prɑʔɑp snao foam box (for food) 1/1
ប្រាំ pram five 19/12
ប្រាក់ prak 1. money
2. silver
14/13
ប្រាក់ខែ prak kʰae salary 5/3
ប្រាកដ prakɑt 1. clearly, certainly, without fail, precisely
2. certain, true, exact
3. famous, celebrated
20/14
ប្រាកដជា praakɑɑt cie 1. certainly, undoubtedly, surely will
2. really, accurately
3. certain, sure
1/1
ប្រាក់រាយ prak riey small change, small bills, low denomination bills 1/1
ប្រាក់អាប់ prak ʔap (of money) change 3/1
ប្រាំង praŋ 1. to be arid, (hot and) dry
2. dry season
2/2
ប្រាថ្នា pratnaa 1. to wish, pray for, desire
2. hope, wish, desire
3. aim, intention
7/5
ប្រាប់ prap 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report
2. to explain
3. to point out
113/74
ប្រាំបី prambəy eight 2/1
ប្រាំបួន pram buən nine 1/1
ប្រាំពិល pram pɨl seven
Notes: colloquial
3/2
ប្រាំពីរ pram pii, pram pɨl seven 1/1
ប្រាំមួយ pram muəy six 9/4
ប្រារព្ធ praarup 1. to initiate, to start to organize, to prepare, to hold (a party)
2. to think of, to wonder about
5/3
ប្រាស់ prah {ប្រាស់ខ្លួនគេង = to go to sleep} 3/2
ប្រឹង prəŋ to make efforts, to try (harder), to be seriously involved in something 3/2
ប្រឹងប្រែង prəŋ praeŋ to try hard, strive, make a strong effort 1/1
ប្រុង proŋ 1. to get ready, plan for, prepare
2. to forewarn
3. to give one's attention to, try to, work towards
4. to intend to
5. to be ready, alert
1/1
ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន proŋ prɑyat to be careful, be on the alert, be vigilant, be aware of 48/26
ប្រុស proh man, male 38/26
ប្រូតេអ៊ីន prouteeʔiin protein 1/1
ប្រូម៉ូសិន broumousǝn promotion
Notes: BCF; colloquial
1/1
ប្រើ praə to use 213/117
ប្រើប្រាស់ praə prah to use 391/131
ប្រើឲ្យ praə ʔaoy 1. to order, to command
2. to entrust someone with a duty
1/1
ប្រៀប priəp 1. to compare with one another, match (up with)
2. comparison, analogy
4/3
ប្រេះ preh 1. to crack, to split
2. cracking, cracked
1/1
ប្រេង preeŋ oil 14/3
ប្រេងកូឡា preeŋ koulaa balm, liniment 5/2
ប្រេងខ្យល់ preeŋ kyɑl, preeŋ kcɑl medicinal oil much used as a liniment 1/1
ប្រេន breen brand
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/1
ប្រែ prae 1. to turn (over/around/back)
2. to change, alter, transform, switch
3. to change direction, revert
4. to turn into, become
5. to translate, interpret
6. to plow for the second time in a growing cycle
2/2
ប្រែប្រួល prae pruəl 1. to change, shift, undergo changes
2. to be changing, unstable, unsettled
4/3
ប្រៃ pray salty 12/6
ប្រៃសណីយ៍ praysaʔnii 1. post office
2. post, postal
64/18
ប្លាស្ទិក plaastɨk plastic 16/6
ប្លែក plaek 1. to be different, odd, strange
2. amazing
3. new, interesting
3/3
ប្អូន pʔoun 1. younger sibling (the opposite of បង)
2. form used to address a younger sibling or younger friend
10/5
ប្អូនស្រី pʔoun srǝy younger sister 14/5
ផង pʰɑɑŋ 1. also, too, as well
2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ...
132/89
ផងដែរ pʰɑɑŋ dae also, too, as well 310/187
ផត pʰɑɑt 1. to be concave, sunken, hollow
2. deep, cavernous
3. empty
4. to be crushed
5. to pull in, suck in, draw in
1/1
ផល pʰɑl 1. fruit
2. product, output, result, reaction, effect
3. benefit, interest, profit, progress, wealth
4. luck, (good or bad), consequences of one's actions, karma
15/6
ផល pʰɑl male or female Cambodian name 1/1
ផលដំណាំ pʰɑl dɑmnam produce, agricultural products, crops, farm produce 2/1
ផលិត pʰɑlɨt, pʰɑlət 1. to produce, bring forth (fruit)
2. to yield, show
3. to produce (movies)
4. to be fruitbearing
5. to be a product of
1/1
ផាក pʰaak 1. fine
2. to fine, to penalize
4/3
ផានិត pʰaanɨt male Cambodian name 15/7
ផាមួង pʰaa muəŋ 1. traditional Khmer clothing worn by men or women
2. solid-colored silk skirt
3/1
ផារី pʰaarii female Cambodian name 11/4
ផិនណលធី pʰən nɑl tʰii football: penalty 1/1
ផឹក pʰək to drink, swallow a liquid 13/10
ផុង pʰoŋ 1. to bog down, sink in, go under, to fall (into a hole)
2. to fall into the hands of the enemy
3. to vanish, disappear
4. to hide oneself
5. to be completely overcome by/absorbed in something
6. mud, mire
1/1
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
28/18
ផុយ pʰoy 1. to be flimsy, fragile, easily broken (as thread)
2. to be worn out (from age or use), threadbare, crumbly, soft
3. to be overdone (of meat)
4. to be glib
5. [figurative] to be (too) quick to do something
1/1
ផែ pʰae harbor, dock, wharf 3/2
ផែនដី pʰaen dəy 1. earth, world
2. the surface of the earth
3. ground, territory
1/1
ផែនទី pʰaen tii map, model 14/6
ផ្កា pkaa 1. flower
2. to flower, blossom, bloom
3. decorative flowery design
4. [colloquial] menstrual period
6/3
ផ្កាឈូក pkaa cʰuuk 1. color: pink
2. lotus flower
3. shower head
48/32
ផ្កាប់ pkap 1. to turn face down/over/upside down
2. to be face down
3/1
ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ pkʊət pkʊəŋ 1. to supply, provide (with), give aid and comfort to, assist
2. to distribute
3. to protect
4. to make sure that something is ready
3/2
ផ្គុំ pkum 1. to group, assemble, bind/join together, connect, unite
2. to make up, comprise
9/4
ផ្ងារ pŋaa 1. to turn (oneself or some object) over, overturn, topple
2. to turn/set face up
3. to be face up, head up, on one's back
2/1
ផ្ចិត pcət, psət 1. to do something carefully
2. navel
3. [figurative] cleared/empty space in the center of something
4. [figurative] center, exact middle
1/1
ផ្ញើ pɲaə 1. to send, deliver
2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something)
3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift
113/32
ផ្ដល់ pdɑl 1. to provide, supply
2. to fullfill, add to/supplement, complete
Notes: ជើង ដ
5/5
ផ្ដាច់ pdac 1. to sever, cut off, slash, to separate from, to behead, to break (generally refers to string or string-like objects)
2. extremely, to the highest degree
3. to pass (e.g., another car)
Notes: ជើង ដ
7/4
ផ្ដាសាយ pdaasaay 1. to have a cold
2. a cold
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ផ្ដុំ pdom 1. to assemble, gather (into a pile or group), group, unite, unify, round up
2. to roll up into a ball
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ផ្ដើម pdaəm to start, to begin
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/3
ផ្ដេក pdeek 1. to lay something down, cause to lie down
2. to put someone to bed, put someone to sleep
3. to fell (e.g., a tree)
4. to lodge (rice plants, corn etc.), flatten
Notes: root: ដេក; ជើង ដ
4/1
ផ្ដេសផ្ដាស pdeeh pdaah 1. to be pernicious, lazy
2. ridiculous, silly
3. useless
4. careless, irresponsible
5. disorderly, confused, in a disorderly manner
6. carelessly without thinking
Notes: ជើង ដ
11/8
ផ្តិល ptəl kind of metal bowl, bowl or basin generally made of copper or silver
Notes: ជើង ត
3/2
ផ្ទះ pteah house, home, residence, building 252/94
ផ្ទះបាយ pteah baay kitchen 38/16
ផ្ទះល្វែង pteah lvɛɛŋ apartment 1/1
ផ្ទាំង pteaŋ 1. large flat surface, sheet, panel, slab, tablet, disc, flat piece
2. clf. for flat objects (such as walls and pieces of cloth, stone, paper, wood, metal)
13/6
ផ្ទាប់ ptoap 1. to place next to, lean (something against something)
2. to uphold
3. to back up, reinforce, support
4. to line (a garment with an inner layer of cloth)
5. to be next to, adjoining
6. to set in motion (one after another in a certain sequence)
7. to arrange in a certain order
6/3
ផ្ទាល់ ptoal 1. directly, personally
2. to be close to
20/14
ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ptoal kluən personally, in person, private, one's own (personal property) 10/5
ផ្ទុយ ptuy 1. to be contrary, opposite, contradictory
2. to contrast with
1/1
ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ptuy tɨv vɨɲ on the contrary 3/3
ផ្ទុយពី ptuy pii to be opposite to, different from 1/1
ផ្ទេរ ptee 1. to transfer (a load) from one to the other
2. to pour (from one vessel into another)
3. to empty out
1/1
ផ្ទៃ ptey 1. surface
2. space, area
8/4
ផ្ទៃមុខ ptey muk on the face 1/1
ផ្ទៃសមុទ្រ ptey saʔmot surface of the sea 1/1
ផ្នែក pnaek part, portion, section, division, department 23/8
ផ្លាក plaak 1. tag, label, plate (e.g., a license plate)
2. tablet with an inscription, plaque
5/3
ផ្លាកតម្លៃ plaak tɑmlay price tag 1/1
ផ្លាស់ plah 1. to replace, to change (e.g., clothes), to exchange
2. to transfer
3. to be transferred, changed, replaced
42/17
ផ្លិតទឹក plət tɨk windscreen wiper 5/2
ផ្លុំ plom 1. to blow (with the mouth)
2. to play a wind instrument
3. to inflate (by mouth, as a balloon)
1/1
ផ្លូវ pləv 1. road, street, route
2. way, style, cause, matter
192/73
ផ្លូវការ pləv kaa official 1/1
ផ្លូវគោក pləv kook land route(s) 5/3
ផ្លូវជាតិ pləv ciet national route 2/1
ផ្លូវដែក pləv daek railroad 3/1
ផ្លូវថ្នល់ pləv tnɑl paved road, main road 2/1
ផ្លូវទាល់ pləv toal 1. dead end (road), blind ally
2. impasse
1/1
ផ្លូវទឹក pləv tɨk waterway(s) 12/6
ផ្លូវភេទ pləv pʰeet sex 1/1
ផ្លូវលំ pləv lum trail, path, unpaved road 1/1
ផ្លូវអាកាស pləv ʔaakaah airway(s) 4/2
ផ្លែ plae 1. fruit
2. clf. for fruits (e.g., papaya, pineapple)
3. outcome, result
4. to bear fruit
5. blade (of a knife)
6. wart, blister
113/19
ផ្លែឈើ plae cʰəə fruit 62/17
ផ្សំ psɑm 1. to assemble, connect, join/unite (into a single whole)
2. to fasten, secure
3. to adjust, adapt
4. to mix
5. cloth beam/roller (square roller used to roll up woven cloth on a loom)
9/6
ផ្សង psɑɑŋ 1. to pray, wish for, invoke supernatural aid
2. to risk
3. to pin one's hopes on
3/3
ផ្សំថ្នាំ psɑm tnam to prepare/mix a medicine 4/2
ផ្សាយ psaay 1. to issue, publish
2. to diffuse, spread, broadcast, propagate, disseminate
3. to announce
4. to tell
5. diffusion, spread, distribution
5/3
ផ្សារ psaa market, bazaar, fair 21/15
ផ្សារទំនើប psaa tumnəəp supermarket, mall 5/2
ផ្សាររាត្រី psaa rietrəy night market 12/2
ផ្សេង pseeŋ to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate 168/121
ផ្សេងទៀត pseeŋ tiət other 50/39
ផ្សែង psaeŋ 1. smoke, steam
2. to be smoky
23/15
ផ្អាប់ទុក pʔap tuk 1. to keep hidden for a while
2. to keep in a sealed container for a period of time (e.g., for fermentation)
1/1
ផ្អៀង pʔiəŋ 1. to lean, tilt, incline to one side
2. to be leaning, inclined, sloping
13/4
ផ្អែក pʔaek 1. to lean back/on/against, recline
2. to lean something against
3. to rely on
4. to be supported (by)
7/5
ផ្អែម pʔaem sweet 23/14
pɔɔ 23th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 3/2
ពង pɔɔŋ 1. egg
2. ovum
3. to lay an egg
4. to get blisters
5. to come to a head (of a boil or abscess)
6. to swell up
7. to be swollen
8. blister, abscess, boil
9. tumor
10. (colloquial) testicle
32/6
ពងក្រពើ pɔɔŋ krɑpəə 1. crocodile egg
2. to be oval
3. oval container
4/2
ពងមាន់ pɔɔŋ moan 1. chicken egg
2. kind of small banana with smooth skin
2/2
ពញ្ញាក់ pʊəɲɲeak 1. to stun, stupefy, astonish
2. to frighten/startle someone, make someone flinch/wince
1/1
ពណ៌ poa color, complexion 515/194
ពត់ខ្លួន pʊət kluən to stretch oneself 18/6
ព័ត៌មាន poadɑɑmien news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information}
Notes: also written ពត៌មាន
20/14
ព័ទ្ធ poat 1. to encircle, surround, hem in, besiege
2. to turn in a circle
3. around
4. to link, fasten, tie, bind
5. to wind around, wrap
1/1
ពំនូក pumnuuk pile, stack, heap, mound 4/3
ពន្ធ pʊən 1. tax, duty, tribute, contribution
2. [formal] tie, bond
1/1
ពន្ធធនាគារ pʊəntʰeaʔniekie common misspelling of ពន្ធនាគារ = jail, prison 1/1
ពន្ធនាគារ pʊəntʰeaʔniekie jail, prison 1/1
ពន្យល់ pʊənyʊəl to explain, show, demonstrate 10/5
ពន្លិច pʊənlɨc 1. to immerse, make something go down, cause (something) to sink, drown (someone)
2. to destroy, ruin
Notes: root: លិច
1/1
ពន្លឺ pʊənlɨɨ light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness 29/12
ពពក pɔpɔɔk cloud 25/5
ពពុះ pɔpuh foam, bubbles 26/9
ពរ pɔɔ wish, blessing 2/1
ពរ្សឺឡែន pɔɔksəɨlaen, poasəɨlaen china, porcelain 4/2
ពលកម្ម pʊəlleaʔ kam 1. energy
2. manual labor
3. corvee
1/1
ពាក់ peak 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants)
2. to put on
3. to hang up, suspend, hang on
379/128
ពាក់កណ្ដាល peak kɑndaal 1. center, half (of), halfway through
2. middle
Notes: ជើង ដ
15/7
ពាក់ឆៀង peak cʰiəŋ to wear something slung obliquely across the front or back 4/2
ពាក់ព័ន្ធ peak poan 1. to be intertwined, entangled
2. to be connected to, relevant, related to, interrelated, implicated
3. to concern
3/1
ពាក្យ piek word, term, expression, phrase 74/40
ពាក្យពេចន៍ piek pɨc 1. voice
2. oral ability
3. language
4. words
5. vocabulary
1/1
ពាក្យមុសា piek muʔsaa lie 1/1
ពាក្យសំដី piek sɑmdəy words, speech 1/1
ពាក្យសុំ piek som 1. application, request
2. application form
1/1
ពាក្យសូរដូច piek sou douc homophone (words with the same pronunciation but different spellings) 1/1
ពាក្យស្លោក piek slaok slogan, motto, saying 3/2
ពាង pieŋ 1. large earthenware storage jar (especially for storing water)
2. kind of vulture
19/4
ពាន់ poan thousand 4/1
ពាសវាលពាសកាល pieh viel pieh kaal 1. all over, everywhere
2. completely
3. in complete chaos, in all directions
5/3
ពិចនិច pɨcnɨc picnic 1/1
ពិត pɨt 1. to be true, real, genuine
2. to be sure, certain, accurate, exact
3. to inform, notify, tell
4. to push apart, shove aside, push one's way through (e.g., a crowd)
2/2
ពិតជា pɨt cie 1. certainly, surely
2. will certainly, will surely
4/4
ពិតប្រាកដ pɨt praakɑɑt true, exact, sure 4/3
ពិតមែន pɨt mɛɛn 1. really, truly
2. even though
1/1
ពិតាន pidaan 1. ceiling
2. canopy
3. maximum attainable rank
1/1
ពិធី piʔtʰii 1. ceremony, celebration, ritual
2. occasion
3. process, method, way
4. traditions, customary rules
16/9
ពិធីករ piʔtʰii kɑɑ (male) master of ceremony 1/1
ពិធីបុណ្យ piʔtʰii bon festival, ceremony 9/6
ពិន័យ piʔney 1. to fine, penalize
2. fine, penalty
3. rules, law, discipline, regulation
3/2
ពិនិត្យ piʔnɨt 1. to inspect, check, examine
2. to observe, investigate
3. to diagnose
4. to censor
34/13
ពិនិត្យមើល piʔnɨt məəl 1. to examine
2. to observe, to watch, to keep an eye on
9/7
ពិន្ទុ pɨntuʔ 1. numerical grade (in an examination), score
2. point (in a game)
3. mark, period, dot (.), round sign (ំ), circle
3/2
ពិបាក piʔbaak 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily}
2. sad, poor, miserable
3. to suffer
86/66
ពិបាកចិត្ត piʔbaak cət 1. to suffer, be in a difficult situation
2. to be troubled, worried, unhappy, depressed
3. to grieve, mourn
Notes: ជើង ត
5/4
ពិពណ៌នា piʔpoanie, piʔpoanaʔnie 1. to describe
2. description
1/1
ពិភាក្សា piʔpʰieksaa to discuss, deliberate, debate 3/2
ពិសា piʔsaa, piisaa to eat, to consume
Notes: polite form used when speaking to older persons
16/9
ពិសិដ្ឋ piʔsət male Cambodian name 57/22
ពិសី piʔsəy female Cambodian name 30/8
ពិសេស piʔseh special, exceptional, different 2/2
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at 660/285
ពីក្រោម pii kraom from below, underneath 5/5
ពីក្រោយ pii kraoy behind, from behind 12/10
ពីងពាង piiŋ pieŋ spider 3/1
ពីដើម pii daəm originally, formerly, previously, from the beginning, long ago, at an earlier time, once upon a time 1/1
ពីព្រោះ pii prʊəh 1. since, because
2. because of, on account of, by reason of
3/2
ពីមុន pii mun 1. previously, formerly
2. in previous times
8/7
ពីរ pii, pɨl two 408/188
ពីរណ្ដប់ piindɑp twelve
Notes: ជើង ដ; colloquial form of ដប់ពីរ
2/1
ពីរោះ piirʊəh to be melodious, harmonious, sweet, sonorous, pleasing to the ear 3/3
ពឹង pɨŋ 1. to ask for a favor/help
2. to depend/count on, resort to
7/6
ពឹងផ្អែក pɨŋ pʔaek to depend (usually as ពឹងផ្អែកទៅលើ = to depend on) 2/2
ពឹងពាក់ pɨŋ peak 1. to depend on
2. to help one another, to assist mutually
3/3
ពុំ pum negative particle: not, non-, without
Notes: ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases, like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់; ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior
56/40
ពុះ puh 1. to chop, hack, cut, split wood
2. break open
3. to divide
4. to be boiling (of water), to seethe, bubble, fizz, foam, froth
18/7
ពុក puk 1. to be rotten, decayed (of wood, paper, stone, but not meat), dry rotted, soft
2. whiskers, bristles
3. down
4. father (address form) (contraction of ឪពុក​)
5. sound of fruit hitting the ground, plop, thud
2/1
ពុកមាត់ puk moat mustache 30/4
ពុំខាន pum kʰaan without fail, without a doubt, certainly 13/13
ពុំទាន់ pum toan not yet 9/7
ពុល pul 1. plants: to be poisonous
2. to be sick (specifically poisened, seasick, airsick)
6/2
ពុលបាយ pul baay to feel drowsy from overeating 1/1
ពុលរលក pul rɔlɔɔk to be seasick 8/1
ពុំសូវ pum səv 1. not so much
2. rather not
3. without (having to)
6/6
ពូ puu 1. uncle (younger brother of either parent)
2. respectful term of address to older men
20/6
ពូក puuk 1. mattress
2. cushion
19/5
ពូកែ puukae clever, skilfull, good at (doing something) 11/9
ពូជ puuc 1. race, species, breed
2. offspring, descendants, children
3. family, lineage
4. genealogy
5. breeding (especially good breeding), background
6. seed (especially rice seed)
7. sowing
13/2
ពូត puut 1. to squeeze/form/mold into a ball in the hand
2. to rinse, wring out (water, e.g., from a wet cloth)
1/1
ពូថៅ puu tʰav ax, hatchet 1/1
ពូន puun 1. to build/pile/mound up
2. to rake into a pile
3. to amass, accumulate
4. to move as a body, to flock/crowd together (as when animals stampede)
1/1
ពូនភ្នំ puun pnum to pile up earth or sand to make a hill (especially as a means of gaining religious merit) 6/2
ពួក puək 1. plural marker
2. group, grouping, society, association
6/6
ពួកខ្ញុំ puək kɲom we (excluding the one who is spoken to) 4/4
ពួកគាត់ puək koat they 61/33
ពួកគេ puək kee they 210/62
ពួកម៉ាក puək maak friend, buddy
Notes: used more frequently in spoken Khmer than មិត្តភក្តិ
13/9
ពេក peek too, too much, too many 100/63
ពេជ្រ pɨc diamond 1/1
ពេញ pɨɲ 1. to be complete, full, filled up
2. to fill up
3. to be sufficient, satisfied, whole, entire
17/14
ពេញចិត្ត pɨɲ cət to be pleased, satisfied, content
Notes: ជើង ត
28/20
ពេញនិយម pɨɲ niʔyum to be popular 6/4
ពេទ្យ pɛɛt 1. medical doctor, physician
2. medical
3. hospital
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត
53/13
ពេល peel 1. time
2. moment, instant, period of time
912/382
ពេលខ្លះ peel klah sometimes 151/108
ពេលថ្ងៃ peel tŋay daytime, in the daytime 17/9
ពេលថ្ងៃត្រង់ peel tŋay trɑŋ noon, at noon 7/6
ពេលទំនេរ peel tumnee (during) spare time, leisure time 4/4
ពេលព្រឹក peel prɨk morning, in the morning 54/29
ពេលព្រឹកព្រលឹម peel prɨk prɔlɨm early morning, dawn 1/1
ពេលយប់ peel yup night, at night 27/11
ពេលល្ងាច peel lŋiec evening, in the evening 28/18
ពេលវេលា peel veelie time 26/18
ពែង pɛɛŋ 1. cup
2. clf. for cupfuls
12/4
ពែនភ្នែន pɛɛn pnɛɛn to sit cross-legged 3/2
ពោះ pʊəh stomach 13/4
ពោត poot corn, maize 2/1
ពោធិ៍សាត់ poosat Pursat (province in western Cambodia)
Notes: also written ពោធិសាត់
1/1
ពោរ pou 1. water level: to be rising up to the rim/bank
2. to be full, overflowing
1/1
ពោរពេញ poo pɨɲ 1. to be abundant, plentiful
2. to be filled (with), full of
1/1
ពោល pool 1. to tell, say, speak
2. to recite, relate
3. to indicate
4. to complain, grumble, mutter
5. in fact, that is to say
1/1
ព្យញ្ជនៈ pyʊəɲceaʔneaʔ 1. consonant
2. any kind of prepared food except soups
2/2
ព្យាបាល pyiebaal 1. to take care of, look after
2. to treat (medically)
26/13
ព្យាយាម pyieyiem 1. to persist, to persevere, to try hard
2. perseverance, effort, endeavour, diligence, zeal
16/9
ព្យួរ pyuə 1. to hang, suspend
2. to allow to dangle
3. to postpone
44/13
ព្រះ preah 1. Buddha, God, holy being
2. to be holy, sacred, divine
3. excellent, distinguished, superior (commonly used as a prefix before nominals referring to members of the royal family, Buddhist priests, the Buddha, God, and certain deified elements, such as earth and fire, where it serves as an honorific particle)
16/4
ព្រះចន្ទ preah can moon 8/5
ព្រះពុទ្ធ preah put Buddha 13/5
ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា preah put saasnaa Buddhism 11/5
ព្រម prɔɔm 1. to agree, consent, approve
2. together, in unison, simultaneously
3. to go along with, to accompany
4/4
ព្រមគ្នា prɔɔm knie 1. together, in unison, at the same time
2. completely, fully
1/1
ព្រមទាំង prɔɔm teaŋ together with, in addition to, and ... as well, and also 1/1
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ preah mɔhaaksat king 1/1
ព្រលឹម prɔlɨm dawn, early morning, daybreak, sunrise 6/2
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)
36/5
ព្រះសង្ឃ preah sɑŋ 1. Buddhist monk
2. priest
159/23
ព្រះអាទិត្យ preah ʔaatɨt sun 29/11
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
1/1
ព្រី prii socket 4/2
ព្រីន priin to print
Notes: BCF
1/1
ព្រឹក prɨk morning 30/16
ព្រឹកមិញ prɨk mɨɲ this morning (which has already passed) 6/6
ព្រុស pruh 1. to bark, bay, yelp
2. sound of thrashing about
1/1
ព្រួយ pruəy 1. to be sad, worried, anxious, unhappy
2. to worry
1/1
ព្រួយបារម្ភ pruəy baarɑm to be worried, sad 2/1
ព្រួស pruəh 1. to sow
2. to spit out/spray (saliva)
3. to squirt a mouthful of water out
5/2
ព្រៃ prey 1. woods, forest, jungle, wilderness
2. wild, undomesticated
1/1
ព្រោះ prʊəh because (of), since 449/271
ព្រោះអី prʊəh ʔəy because
Notes: colloquial
1/1
pʰɔɔ 24th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 2/1
ភក់ pʰʊək mud, slush 14/7
ភ័យ pʰey 1. to be scared, afraid
2. fear, fright, terror, dread
16/11
ភស្តុតាង pʰoahtaaŋ 1. evidence, proof, testimony, verification, support
2. witness
1/1
ភា pʰie short for សោភា, a female Cambodian name 4/2
ភាគ pʰiek 1. part, portion, share
2. section, division
3. (abbreviated form of ភូមិភាគ) region
4. used between the numerator and denominator of a fraction {មួយភាគបី = one third}
5. success, victory, prosperity, well-being
6. glory
7. to be powerful, successful, have authority
1/1
ភាគច្រើន pʰiek craən 1. mostly
2. majority
65/50
ភាគរយ pʰiek rɔɔy percent 10/6
ភាគី pʰiekii side, party, faction 1/1
ភាន់ច្រឡំ pʰoan crɑlɑm 1. to be confused, mistaken
2. to lose one's way
3. to make a mistake
1/1
ភាព pʰiep state, condition, shape, manner 32/24
ភាយ pʰiey 1. to spread out, disseminate
2. to spill over by splashing
3. to be pervasive, disseminated, spread out (especially of odors)
4. in a pervasive or spreading manner
1/1
ភាសា pʰiesaa 1. language
2. speech, words
29/16
ភីហ្សា piisaa pizza 6/3
ភូមិ pʰuum 1. village
2. country, place, region
3. earth, land
4. rank, status
5. level
6. class, cycle
5/4
ភួយ pʰuəy 1. blanket
2. quilt
32/10
ភេសជ្ជៈ pʰeehsacceaʔ 1. drink, beverage
2. liquor
3. medicine, remedy
Notes: also written ភេសជ្ជ
11/7
ភោជនីយដ្ឋាន pʰooceaʔniiyeaʔtʰaan restaurant 4/4
ភ្ជាប់ pcoap 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together
2. to adjust, fit, set
3. to coordinate with
Notes: root: ជាប់
14/12
ភ្ជាប់នឹង pcoap nɨŋ to be linked with
Notes: root: ជាប់
3/3
ភ្ជួរ pcuə to plow 6/3
ភ្ជួរស្រែ pcuə srae to plow 13/2
ភ្ញាក់ pɲeak 1. to wake up
2. to be startled, surprised
29/9
ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល pɲeak pʔaəl 1. to be startled, surprised, excited, alarmed
2. to panic
24/12
ភ្ញៀវ pɲiəv 1. guest, visitor
2. client, customer
100/40
ភ្នំ pnum mountain, hill 9/5
ភ្នំបូកគោ pnum bouk koo Mount Bokor (a resort in Kampot province) 1/1
ភ្នំពេញ pnum pɨɲ Phnom Penh 3/3
ភ្នំសន្ទុក pnum sɑntuk Phnom Santuk (hill and cultural site in the province of Kampong Thom) 1/1
ភ្នាក់ងារ pneak ŋie 1. agent, deputy, official, person in charge
2. employee
3. agency
4. vector (of a disease)
3/1
ភ្នាល់ pnoal to bet, lay a wager, gamble 2/1
ភ្នែក pnɛɛk 1. eye
2. cell on the skin of a pineapple
3. future
4. to be next, forthcoming
53/31
ភ្លាម pliem 1. immediately, at once, right away
2. suddenly
29/22
ភ្លី plii [translation unknown] 1/1
ភ្លឹក plɨk 1. to daydream
2. to concentrate one's thoughts on
3. to lose consciousness, pass out
4. to be unconscious
5. to be panic stricken, badly frightened
2/2
ភ្លឹង plɨŋ 1. to be absolutely straight, straight as an arrow
2. to be pure, unblemished
3. figuratively: (to go) to sleep
2/2
ភ្លឺ plɨɨ 1. daybreak, early morning
2. to shine, give off light
3. to be clear, bright, distinct, perceptible
4. dike (separating rice fields), dam, embankment
9/7
ភ្លើង pləəŋ 1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect)
2. flame
3. light, flare
4. electricity
63/17
ភ្លើងស៊ីញ៉ូ pləəŋ siiɲou 1. illuminating projectile, flare
2. signal, indicator
5/3
ភ្លើងស្តុប pləəŋ stop traffic light
Notes: ជើង ត
2/2
ភ្លៀង pliəŋ 1. to rain
2. rain
124/27
ភ្លេង pleeŋ 1. music, musical composition
2. orchestra, band, musical ensemble
11/5
ភ្លេងជាតិ pleeŋ ciet national anthem 2/1
ភ្លេច plɨc to forget 23/16
ភ្លេចខ្លួន plɨc kluən 1. to forget oneself
2. to be absent-minded
3. to be dumbfounded
4. to be lost in reverie
5. to forget one's troubles
1/1
ភ្លេចដៃ plɨc day to lose something, to forget where something was put 1/1
ភ្លេចភ្លាំង plɨc pleaŋ 1. to be absent-minded, forgetful
2. to forget
3/2
ភ្លែត plɛɛt clf. for moments, instants {ចាំមួយភ្លែត = just a moment!/wait a moment!} 23/18
ភ្លៅ plɨv 1. thigh
2. lap
3. axis, axle, shaft
4/3
mɔɔ 25th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 2/2
មក mɔɔk 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time)
2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present)
3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth
4. to, toward
885/378
មកកាន់ mɔɔk kan to, toward (in the direction of the speaker) 9/8
មកដល់ mɔɔk dɑl to arrive at, come to 157/105
មកពី mɔɔk pii 1. because of
2. to result from
9/5
មកុដ mɔkot, meaʔkot crown 2/1
ម៉ង mɑɑŋ 1. immediately, at once, right away
2. all of a sudden
3. generally, in general
4. totally
Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង
41/38
មង្ឃុត mʊəŋkʰut mangosteen 10/1
មណ្ឌល mʊəndʊəl 1. center
2. building, structure
3. club
4. field
5. region, zone
6. division, district, constituency
7. circle
8. disk (of the sun or moon), sphere
9. mandala (symbolic diagram representing the cosmos)
1/1
មណ្ឌលគិរី mʊəndʊəl kiʔrii Mondolkiri (province in northeastern Cambodia) 1/1
មធ្យម matyum, meaʔtyum 1. average, medium, intermediate, middle
2. fair, passing (of a grade)
3. on average
1/1
មធ្យោបាយ matyoubaay means, way, method, strategy, tactic, technique 14/6
មនុស្ស mɔnuh, meaʔnuh human being, person 218/102
មនុស្សម្នា mɔnuh mnie common person, ordinary folk 1/1
មនុស្សម្នាក់ meaʔnuh mneak one person 10/8
មន្ទិល mʊəntɨl 1. to suspect, doubt, be suspicious
2. doubt, suspicion
3. impression
4. garbage, refuse
5. baseness, vileness
6. impurity
1/1
មន្ទីរពេទ្យ mʊəntii pɛɛt hospital, clinic
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត
14/8
មរកត mɔrəkɑt, meaʔreaʔkɑt male or female Cambodian name 8/3
ម៉ស់ mɑh Come (on) ...! {ម៉ស់តស់​! = Let's go!}
Notes: colloquial
4/4
មាំ moam 1. solid, strong, robust, sturdy, durable
2. truly, seriously
5/3
ម៉ា maa one
Notes: spoken form of មួយ (contraction)
33/28
ម៉ាក maak brand, mark, trademark 7/2
ម៉ាក់ mak mom, mommy
Notes: colloquial
64/21
ម៉ាគំនរ maa kumnɔɔ a lot, a pile, plenty
Notes: spoken form of មួយគំនរ
1/1
ម៉ាឃីតធីង maakʰiitʰiiŋ marketing
Notes: BCF
1/1
ម៉ាណ្ដប់ maandɑp eleven
Notes: ជើង ដ; colloquial form of ដប់មួយ
3/2
មាត់ moat 1. mouth
2. bank, shore (of a river, lake, sea)
3. opening (e.g., of a jar or bag)
144/54
មាត់ច្រាំង moat craŋ river bank 1/1
មាត់ទន្លេ moat tʊənlee river bank 3/1
មាត់ទឹក moat tɨk edge of a body of water 3/2
មាតា miedaa mother
Notes: formal, literal, royal
1/1
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’
2737/572
មាន់ moan chicken 6/2
ម៉ាន maan spoken form of ប៉ុន្មាន [ponmaan] = how much? how many? {ម៉ោងម៉ាន? = What time?}
Notes: colloquial
19/15
មានការ mien kaa 1. to have business to do (with something or someone)
2. to be busy
4/3
មានគុណ mien kun 1. to have done good deeds
2. to be grateful
6/3
មានណា mien naa I don't think so (contraction of មិនមានឯណា)
Notes: colloquial
3/3
មានទៅស្អី mien tɨv sʔǝy [it’s/it’ll be] alright/fine
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/2
មានន័យ mien ney to mean 28/24
មានបាន mien baan 1. to happen to, have occasion to
2. to earn more and more
3. to be successful
4. to become rich
5. to gain​​
4/2
មានប្រសាសន៍ mien prɑsaah to speak, to say
Notes: formal
1/1
មានអី mien ʔəy 1. what things, why not, of course, O.K., all right, yeah, well...
2. you're welcome
3. but, however (contrasts one statement with another)
4. no problem
Notes: colloquial
27/24
មាស mieh 1. gold
2. to be gold (coloured), golden
3. made of gold
4. gold-plated
5. dearest one
6. to be dear, beloved, precious (used in many terms of endearment)
7. month
8. moon
9. to be monthly
10. kind of bean
11. kind of vine
5/3
ម៉ាស៊ីន maasin machine, motor, engine, device
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
178/41
ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ maasin trɑceak A/C, air conditioner
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
17/9
ម៉ាស៊ីនបញ្ចាំងស្លាយ maasin bɑɲcaŋ slaay slide projector
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
2/2
ម៉ាស៊ីនបូមធូលី maasin boum tʰuulii vacuum cleaner
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
35/4
ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកខោអាវ maasin baok kʰao ʔaav washing machine
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
21/6
ម៉ាស៊ីនលាងចាន maasin lieŋ caan dishwasher
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
3/1
ម៉ាស៊ូត maasuut diesel
Notes: Headley has ម៉ាស៊ុត, but this spelling is much less frequent
1/1
ម៉ាស្ទ័រ maastoa master (course/degree) 1/1
ម៉ាឡេស៊ី maaleezii Malaysia 1/1
មិញ mɨɲ 1. to be very recent, just past (of a very recent and usually rather short period of time), just referred to {យប់មិញ = last night}
2. colloquial form of អម្បាញ់មិញ = just now, just a moment ago
15/12
មិត្ត mɨt friend
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
មិត្តប្រុស mɨt proh 1. boyfriend
2. male friend
Notes: ជើង ត
5/3
មិត្តភក្តិ mɨt pʰeaʔ friend
Notes: ជើង ត (twice)
105/51
មិត្តស្រី mɨt srəy 1. girlfriend
2. female friend
Notes: ជើង ត
39/15
មិន mɨn negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) 423/250
មិនខាន mɨn kʰaan certainly, without fail 12/11
មិនខ្វល់ mɨn kvɑl to not care (about) 1/1
មិនដែល mɨn dael 1. never [to have done something] (used only for past actions)
2. nonsense {វាមិនដែល = មិនដែលអេ៎ = it is nonsense}
9/9
មិនថា mɨn tʰaa 1. it doesn't matter
2. in spite of, regardless of
6/3
មិនទាំង mɨn teaŋ + verb: (did/does) not even + verb 1/1
មិនទាន់ mɨn toan not yet 19/18
មិនបាច់ mɨn bac to not have to, not need to, to be not necessary {មិនបាច់ទេ = [that’s/it’s] not necessary} 19/18
មិនមែន mɨn mɛɛn no, not, is not 44/42
មិនសូវ mɨn səv 1. not so much
2. rather not
37/33
មិនអីទេ mɨn ʔəy tee 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right
2. surely, certainly
Notes: see also អត់អីទេ
7/6
មី mii 1. lo-mein vermicelli
2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli
3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា​ for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider)
170/35
មីង miiŋ 1. aunt (younger sister of either parent)
2. 2nd or 3rd person pronoun for a younger aunt or a step-mother
3. 2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents)
27/6
មីនុយ miinuy menu
Notes: BCF
3/1
ម៉ឺន məɨn ten thousand 4/2
មុំ mum 1. angle, corner
2. she (a sweet way to refer to/call a girl who one loves)
3/2
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)
87/52
មុខងារ muk ŋie 1. function, duty
2. job, position, occupation, work
9/5
មុខជូរ muk cuu wry face, grimace, sour face 4/2
មុខតំណ muk dɑmnɑɑ link, splice, joint, junction 4/1
មុខមាត់ muk moat 1. influence
2. face
3. facial expression, appearance
4. to be well-known/important
5. state of being famous
3/1
មុខរបរ muk rɔbɑɑ profession, job, occupation 2/2
មុខរបួស muk rɔbuəh wound 33/11
មុខវិជ្ជា muk vɨccie subject, discipline 1/1
មុខស្អុយ muk sʔoy dissatisfied/downcast/glum face 5/2
មុជ muc 1. to submerge, to dive (in water), to dive and swim, to bathe {មុជទឹក = to take a shower or bath}
2. to bend over in order to pass under something, enter some place by crawling under something (e.g., a fence)
3/3
មុត mut 1. to be sharp
2. to cut, pierce, stab
3. to be cut, stabbed
4. hard, tough, firm, brave
66/22
មុន mun 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month}
2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!}
98/61
មុននឹង mun nɨŋ before (doing something) 49/40
ម៉ូត mout 1. style, fashion, mode
2. brand
3. to be stylish, fashionable
13/9
ម៉ូតូ moutou motorbike, motorcycle 284/48
ម៉ូតូឌុប moutou dup 1. motorcycle taxi
2. motorcycle taxi driver
34/16
ម៉ូទ័រ moutoa motor
Notes: source: antkh.com
1/1
ម៉ូនីទ័រ mouniitoa monitor 1/1
ម៉ូយ mouy regular customer/client/patient 3/2
មូរ muu to roll up (e.g., sleeves, tobacco into a cigarette) 3/2
មូល muul 1. to be round, spherical
2. to be whole, entire
3. to be compact, solid
4. to assemble, gather, unite
5. to concentrate
6. to sum up
7. kind of fishing spear or harpoon
8. origin, root, source
9. basis, base, foundation, essence
10. beginning, birth
11. capital (funds)
14/8
មូលហេតុ muulhaet 1. cause
2. origin, source
2/2
មូស muuh mosquito 19/2
មូសខ្លា muuh klaa tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus) 7/1
មូសដែកគោល muuh daek kool nail mosquito (anopheles) 6/1
មួក muək hat, cap 16/11
មួកការពារ muək kaapie 1. protective helmet
2. motorcycle helmet
15/5
មួកសុវត្ថិភាព muək soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep helmet, motorcycle helmet 31/11
មួម៉ៅ muə mav 1. to be angry, furious, enraged
2. frustrated
3/2
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]!}
972/394
មួយទឹក muəy tɨk secondhand 1/1
មួយទៀត muəy tiət one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore 44/37
មួយវិញទៀត muəy vɨɲ tiət moreover, and another thing, furthermore, in addition, besides 2/2
មួល muəl 1. to turn (something around), twist, screw
2. to distort
3. dysentery
2/2
មើម məəm tuber, tuberous root, bulb, tubercle, rhizome 4/3
មើល məəl 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe
2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson)
3. to examine, survey, inspect
4. to observe
5. to treat (medically)
6. to care for, take care of
7. to consider, regard
8. particle: come on, give it a try
9. let me see!
10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!}
315/167
មើលឃើញ məəl kʰəəɲ to see, to look at and see, to distinguish 31/19
មើលទៅ məəl tɨv maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} 28/24
មេ mee 1. female animal (that has given birth)
2. mother
3. woman
4. term of address to a younger woman or to a woman of lower status
5. chief, commander (company level and higher), leader, head, master, owner
6. guard, supervising officer
7. (in gambling) the dealer/house
8. principle, rule, guideline, theory
9. to be the main, largest, most important, leading
10. name given to any consonant combined with all the vowels or all the vowels and a final consonant
11. female elephant
12. clf. for bee/wasp stings
13. for different kinds or sites of pain/illness
14. clf. for heavy rain showers
15. exclamation of anger
3/3
ម៉េះ meh thus, so, in this way, this much
Notes: spoken form of ម្ល៉េះ
28/25
មេឃ meek 1. sky
2. cloud
3. weather {នៅពេលដែលមេឃក្ដៅ = when it's hot}
74/21
មេឃស្រទុំ meek srɑɑ tum cloudy, misty, hazy or gloomy sky 1/1
ម៉េច məc what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?} 72/58
ម៉េចក៏ məc kɑɑ how come, how is it that, why is it that, why
Notes: colloquial
12/10
ម៉េចចឹង məc cəŋ as a question: why?, why is that?
Notes: colloquial
4/4
ម៉េចដែរ məc dae 1. How is it? How is it going?
2. What's up?
3. How is that? What do you think about that?
Notes: colloquial
31/26
ម៉េចហ្នឹង məc nɨŋ as a question: what's wrong?
Notes: colloquial
5/5
មេដៃ mee day 1. thumb
2. [slang] leader, commander
7/6
ម៉េប məp map {ហ្គូហ្គលម៉េប = Google maps} 1/1
មេមាន់ mee moan hen 8/1
មេរៀន mee riən lesson 3/3
មេរោគ mee rook micro-organism, germ, virus, microbe 46/25
មេសា meesaa April 5/3
ម៉ែ mae 1. mother, mama
2. you/your (child addressing its mother)
3. I/me/my (mother addressing her child)
4. exclamation of anger or surprise
6/2
មែន mɛɛn 1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true
2. really, actually, indeed
3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right?
62/50
មែនទែន mɛɛn tɛɛn 1. really, truly, surely, in fact, as it should be, certainly
2. seriously, actually
21/20
ម៉ោ mao 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time)
2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present)
3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth
4. to, toward
Notes: spoken form of មក
107/63
មោឃៈ mookʰeaʔ 1. zero
2. null
3. to be vain, useless
4. shiftless
5. disproved, overturned
6. invalid, null and void
3/1
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}
162/58
ម៉ោពី mao pii 1. because of
2. to result from
Notes: spoken form of មកពី
9/6
ម្ខាង mkʰaaŋ 1. one side, one (of a pair)
2. at/on one side, at the other side
Notes: contraction of មួយខាង
81/52
ម្ខាងទៀត mkʰaaŋ tiət the other side, the other one (of a pair) 46/43
ម្ចាស់ mcah boss, owner, master 88/37
ម្ជុល mcul needle (for sewing, knitting, or giving injections), pin 14/4
ម្ជុលចាក់ថ្នាំ mcul cak tnam hypodermic needle 5/2
ម្ជូរ mcuu sour spice/fruit/ingredient/food product 4/2
ម្ដង mdɑɑŋ 1. one time, once
2. for a change
Notes: ជើង ដ; contraction of មួយដង
68/47
ម្ដងៗ mdɑɑŋ mdɑɑŋ 1. from time to time, sometimes
2. always, every time
Notes: ជើង ដ
6/6
ម្ដងទៀត mdɑɑŋ tiət once more, again
Notes: ជើង ដ
47/37
ម្ដងម្នាក់ mdɑɑŋ mneak one person at a time
Notes: ជើង ដ
5/3
ម្ដាយ mdaay mother (used when speaking of or to someone else's mother)
Notes: ជើង ដ
40/20
ម្ដុំ mdom 1. region, area
2. one piece, one chunk (contraction of មួយដុំ)
Notes: ជើង ដ
8/8
ម្ទេស mteeh chili 16/6
ម្ទេសប្លោក mteeh plaok kind of long hot pepper 3/3
ម្នាក់ mneak 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់)
2. alone
893/309
ម្នាក់ឯង mneak ʔaeŋ alone, by oneself 17/14
ម្នាស់ mnoah pineapple 27/3
ម្ភៃ mpʰey twenty 5/5
ម្យ៉ាង myaaŋ one kind/category/way/method (contraction of មួយយ៉ាង )
Notes: also written ម៉្យាង
6/6
ម្យ៉ាងទៀត myaaŋ tiət 1. moreover, besides, another thing, furthermore
2. in other words, on the other hand
3. one other kind
8/8
ម្យ៉ាងម្នាក់ myaaŋ mneak each in its own way
Notes: BCF; colloquial; meaning to be further confirmed
1/1
ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət on the other hand 22/21
ម្រាម mriem digit (finger or toe) 13/4
ម្រាមដៃ mriem day finger 12/9
ម្រាមដៃនាង mriem day nieŋ ring finger 10/3
ម្រាមនាងដៃ mriem nieŋ day ring finger 2/1
ម្លប់ mlup shadow, shade 2/2
ម្លិះ mlih female Cambodian name 4/1
ម្ល៉េះ mleh thus, so, in this way, this much 3/3
ម្សិលមិញ msəl mɨɲ yesterday 23/17
ម្សិលម្ង៉ៃ msəl mŋay the day before yesterday 1/1
ម្សៅ msav 1. powder
2. flour
16/6
ម្ហូប mhoup food, meal 102/51
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
786/302
យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ yɔɔk cət tuk dak to work hard at something, to be deeply involved in some work, to pay close attention to, to do something seriously
Notes: ជើង ត
19/15
យកម៉ង yɔɔk mɑɑŋ immediately, directly, right away
Notes: spoken form of យកតែម្ដង
4/3
យក្ស yeak giant, monster, ogre, demon
Notes: also written យក្ខ
13/1
យន្តហោះ yʊən hɑh airplane
Notes: ជើង ត
8/5
យប់ yup night, evening 29/20
យល់ yʊəl 1. to understand, comprehend
2. to learn
3. to see, perceive
4. recognize, know
5. to favor, be partial to
24/12
យល់ព្រម yʊəl prɔɔm to approve, to agree 31/11
យល់សប្តិ yʊəl sɑp to dream (at night)
Notes: ជើង ត
8/1
យល់ស្រប yʊəl srɑɑp to agree, to fully agree, to approve 3/3
យ៉ាង yaaŋ 1. kind, type, way, manner
2. clf. for kinds, types
3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly}
4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very
132/87
យ៉ាងដូចម្ដេច yaaŋ douc mdəc 1. how, in what way
2. what (kind of)
3. how about, what about
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ yaaŋ naa kɑɑ daoy anyway, nevertheless, no matter how, despite this 5/5
យ៉ាងតិច yaaŋ təc at least 3/2
យ៉ាងម៉េច yaaŋ məc 1. how, in what way
2. in any way, however
2/2
យ៉ាប់ yap 1. very difficult, strenuous (of a job or task), deplorable (of a situation)
2. annoying
3/3
យ៉ាប់ម៉ង yap mɑɑŋ to be annoying, bad, a nuisance 6/6
យាម yiem 1. to guard, stand guard
2. to patrol
3. guard, watchman
4. shift, watch (period of three or four hours - formerly a night was divided into three ‘watches’ from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., and 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.)
5. pouch under the beaks of certain birds
6. handle of a plow
7. cloth (shoulder) bag
8. auspices, omens, signs of the future
9. prediction
1/1
យាយ yiey 1. grandmother
2. old lady
3. polite term used to address an old woman
20/9
យី yii exclamation expressing astonishment, fear, shock, scolding, reproach: oh, oh no, wow 1/1
យឹត yɨt 1. to pull down (as the limb of a tree)
2. to stretch, draw (out), pull towards oneself
3. to bend (a bow to string it)
4. to hit, beat
5. to do something to extremes, overindulge in something
6. to eat greedily
7. to intoxicate
8. to ruin, destroy
9. to scold, chastise
1/1
យឺត yɨɨt 1. to be slow, late
2. to stretch, to be elastic
47/30
យឺតយ៉ាវ yɨɨt yaav to be slow, late (especially in terms of work) 5/5
យុថ្កា yut tkaa anchor 3/1
យុវជន yuʔveaʔcʊən youth, young people 2/2
យុវវ័យ yuʔveaʔvey youth 2/2
យូធូប yuutʰuup YouTube 6/1
យូរ yuu 1. slow
2. (of time) long
3. late
57/45
យួរ yuə to carry (by a handle) 32/18
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?}
3993/465
យេស yeeh yes 1/1
យោក yook 1. to sway, rock, swing
2. to jerk on a rope
3. to scold, chastise
2/2
យោបល់ yoobɑl 1. opinion, point of view
2. idea, suggestion
1/1
យោល yool 1. to swing back and forth (as a pendulum), rock, sway
2. to dangle, suspend
3. to go with the momentum of
4. to oscillate, to wave, shake
5. to ripple (as waves)
6. in a slow rhythmic manner
7. swing
8. to refer to, cite
10/3
rɔɔ 27th consonant of the Khmer alphabet 1/1
រះ reah 1. to shine, become visible
2. to appear, rise (of heavenly bodies)
3. to make a sweeping motion
4. to fire in a fan or sheaf-shaped pattern
5. to spread out radially
6. to move or turn in all different directions
7. to cover all points
8. to please all sides (e.g., in an argument)
9. all, completely, in full
10. to go (while the dew is still on the ground)
11. to start out on a journey early in the morning
12. to scurry about in the morning
13. the period symbol
14. to write a period
15. to beat/play (a percussion instrument) with rapid short strokes
16. to play a trill (on a wind instrument)
17. to demolish an old house and build a new one
7/5
រក rɔɔk 1. to look, search for, seek
2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary)
3. to see, to visit
4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something
5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here}
6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all}
148/94
រកលុយ rɔɔk luy 1. to make money, to work for wages
2. to look for money to borrow
5/2
រកស៊ី rɔɔk sii to earn, to make one's living 4/3
រក្សា reaksaa 1. to take care of, protect
2. to keep, maintain
3. to observe, pay attention to, watch
50/32
រំខាន rumkʰaan 1. to annoy, disturb, interfere, bother
2. to be annoyed, disturbed, dissatisfied, displeased, disappointed, unhappy
9/6
រង់ចាំ rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam to wait (for, until) 61/33
រងា rɔŋie 1. to be chilly, cold
2. to feel cold
22/10
រងាវ rɔŋiev 1. to crow (e.g., as a rooster)
2. to be sparkling, flashing, shining (as the bright blade of a sword)
4/1
រងើកភ្លើង rɔŋəək pləəŋ ember, live coal 3/1
រង្គើ rʊəŋkəə 1. to quake, shake, tremble, vibrate
2. to be loose, unsteady
7/4
រង្វង់ rʊəŋvʊəŋ 1. circle, round/circular marking, round opening/frame
2. cycle, circuit
3. curve
4. edge, brim
5. interior side (of a round object or container)
2/1
រង្វាស់រង្វាល់ rʊəŋvoah rʊəŋvoal measuring device 1/1
រចនាបថ reaʔcaʔnaa bɑt artistic style 3/1
រញ៉េរញ៉ៃ rɔɲee rɔɲay chaotic, messy, in a disorderly state
Notes: source: glosbe.com
2/2
រដូវ rɔdəv season 16/5
រដូវក្ដៅ rɔdəv kdav hot season 2/2
រដូវត្រជាក់ rɔdəv trɑceak cold season 5/4
រដូវប្រាំង rɔdəv praŋ dry season 7/3
រដូវភ្លៀង rɔdəv pliəŋ rainy season 4/3
រដូវរងា rɔdəv rɔŋie cold season 6/3
រដូវវស្សា rɔdəv voahsaa rainy season 12/6
រដ្ឋ roat 1. state, nation, country
2. people (of a country)
2/1
រណារ rɔnaa saw 2/1
រត់ rʊət 1. to run (away), flee, escape
2. to run/function well
3. to coincide
4. to work out
5. to work as a runner/motorcycle taxi/rickshaw driver
6. to be fast
7. to be fluent
70/27
រតនៈ roattaʔnaʔ, reaʔtaʔnaʔ male or female Cambodian name 10/2
រតនា reaʔtaʔnaa male or female Cambodian name 20/7
រថភ្លើង rʊət pləəŋ train 110/18
រថយន្ត rʊət yʊən motor vehicle, automobile, truck
Notes: ជើង ត
8/5
រថយន្តក្រុង rʊət yʊən kroŋ city bus
Notes: ជើង ត
4/2
រទេះ rɔteh 1. cart, vehicle
2. wagon
65/14
រទេះភ្លើង rɔteh pləəŋ train 2/2
រនាំង rɔneaŋ 1. curtain, screen, shade
2. blind, sliding shutter
2/1
រនាប rɔniep 1. slat(s)
2. floor boards, flooring (especially wooden slats or pieces of split bamboo that have been lashed together to form large flat sections)
3. trellis(work), latticework
4. close together and in disorder (e.g., many people sleeping on the floor)
1/1
រនាស់ rɔnoah harrow, rake 3/1
រន្ទះ rʊənteah 1. lightning, thunderbolt
2. peal of thunder
3. loud rumbling sound (as thunder or distant artillery fire)
4. electricity
6/1
រន្ធ rʊən 1. hole
2. burrow
3. cave, tunnel
4. cell
9/5
របង rɔbɑɑŋ 1. fence, hedge
2. edge
3. belt, perimeter (as a defense perimeter around a strategic point)
5/2
របស់ rɔbɑh 1. object, thing, belonging, property
2. of, belonging to
1971/429
របស់របរ rɔbɑh rɔbɑɑ 1. things, objects
2. belongings, possessions
14/8
របាំង rɔbaŋ 1. barrier, obstacle
2. fence, hedge
3. partition, screen
4. backing, support
5. shelter
6. protective device (e.g., a shield), cover
Notes: root: បាំង
10/3
រប៉ាត់រប៉ាយ rɔpat rɔpaay 1. helter-skelter, in disorder/confusion, in a straggling or uncoordinated manner
2. to be scattered
1/1
របាទ rɔbaat the diacritical mark ៌ which indicates an orthographic r in some words borrowed from Sanskrit, e.g., ធម៌ (< dharma), បរិបូណ៌ (< paripūrṇa), អាថ៌ (< qārtha) 1/1
របាយការណ៍ rɔbaay kaa report 4/1
របារ rɔbaa 1. railing (e.g., around a porch)
2. stud (one of the upright members of a house frame to which the wall is attached)
3. bar
4. peg
10/4
របូត rɔbout 1. to slide, slip off, let slip (from one's grasp, out of position)
2. to become loose, detached from, dislocated
3. to escape
4. to remove by sliding off
5. to drop, release, let fall
7/3
របួស rɔbuəh 1. to be injured, wounded
2. wound, injury
37/17
របៀប rɔbiəp 1. method, system, order, arrangement, organization
2. style, way
3. rules
13/11
រពឹស rɔpɨh 1. to be fidgety, restless
2. energetic, active
3. mischievous
4. fussy
2/1
រំពេចនោះ rumpɨc nuh 1. this very minute
2. immediately
3/3
រំភើប rumpʰəəp 1. to be thrilled, excited
2. to be moved/touched (emotionally)
3. to be glad
4. to swing, rock, shake, tremble
1/1
រមណីយដ្ឋាន reaʔmeaʔniiyeaʔtʰaan resort area, tourist attraction 2/1
រមាស់ rɔmoah 1. to itch, be itchy
2. itch, skin rash
3. to desire something, long for something
4. have an urge to do something
11/5
រមួល rɔmuəl 1. to be twisted, twisting, writhing
2. intertwined
3. twisting, torsion, writhing
4. to cramp (of a muscle)
5. muscular cramp
2/2
រយ rɔɔy 1. hundred
2. to be local, common, ordinary, vulgar
3. to be vernacular, written in the everyday language/in an easily understood language (especially of religious texts)
3/2
រយៈ reaʔyeaʔ section, division, part, limit, interval 3/3
រយៈពេល reaʔyeaʔ peel 1. interval/period of time
2. duration
3. allotted time
27/16
រលក rɔlɔɔk wave, ripple 13/6
រំលង rumlɔɔŋ 1. to go beyond, skip over
2. to infringe, violate/break (e.g., the law)
3. (of time) to elapse, pass
1/1
រលត់ rɔlʊət 1. to go out (as a fire/lamp)
2. to stall (of a car)
3. to die (down), disappear, fade away
3/2
រលាក rɔliek 1. to be burned, blistered, irritated
2. to get a burn, get blistered
3. burn, blister, irritation (often corresponds to the suffix -itis in newly created medical terms)
9/5
រលាត់ rɔloat 1. to be scratched, scraped, skinned, cut, peeling off
2. to scratch, scrape, chafe
4/2
រលាយ rɔliey 1. to melt, dissolve
2. to mix, blend together
3. to be dissolved, digested, mixed
4. to destroy
5. to have vanished, be destroyed
6. to resolve
7. to thaw
8. to lose, be deprived of
9. to fade away
10. to calm down
15/6
រំលាយអាហារ rumliey ʔaahaa 1. to digest food
2. digestion
1/1
រលាស់ rɔloah 1. to shake (a fist), crack (a whip)
2. to push away, get rid (of), shake off, let go, throw away
3. to extricate oneself
4. to repudiate, disown (someone)
5. to give up, quit
6. to be flexible (as a carrying pole)
3/1
រំលឹក rumlɨk 1. to remind, refresh one's memory, make someone remember
2. to recall, to think of (especially an absent person or a past event), bring up something from the past, commemorate
3. to miss, feel the loss of
5/2
រលុង rɔluŋ 1. to be large, roomy, loose-fitting, too big (e.g., of clothing)
2. to be relaxed (e.g., of an atmosphere)
3. easy-going, lackadaisical
4. gullible, easily convinced
5. to be easy to understand
8/4
រំលែក rumlɛɛk 1. to divide, subdivide
2. to separate
3. to spread out
4. to decentralize
5. to share (e.g., someone's confidence)
6. to support
7. to tap, draw off
7/2
រំលែកទុក្ខ rumlɛɛk tuk to console 1/1
រលោង rɔlooŋ to be shiny, glistening, wet, polished, smooth 5/2
រវល់ rɔvʊəl busy, occupied 38/32
រវាង rɔvieŋ 1. between
2. during
6/5
រវិច rɔvɨc 1. in a wagging/swishing manner
2. in a rocking/swinging/back and forth motion
3. frantically
1/1
រស់ rʊəh 1. to be alive
2. to live, to exist
3. to survive
4/2
រសជាតិ rʊəh ciet taste, flavor 112/39
រស់នៅ rʊəh nɨv to live, exist, survive 41/20
រស់រាន rʊəh rien 1. to be long-existing
2. to live long
1/1
រសាត់ rɔsat 1. to drift (with the current), float (on water or in the air)
2. to hover
3. to unravel, fray
4. to run (of stockings)
5. to split
3/1
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
2/1
រសៀល rɔsiəl 1. afternon
2. about to, to make haste to
3. to be almost (dead, of someone who is in the declining years)
2/2
រស្មី reaʔsməy 1. beam/ray of light
2. radiation
3. success, happiness
2/2
រហន់ rɔhɑn 1. to be in an (excessive) hurry, be very impatient
2. be panic-stricken
1/1
រហ័ស rɔhah 1. rapidly, quickly
2. promptly
3. to be rapid, fast, quick
4. clever
2/2
រហូត rɔhout 1. until, up to, all the way to, as far as, through
2. to the very end, for ever
3. all the time
4. without intermission
5. from then on, permanently
6. to fall out
7. to become loosened or detached
8. to escape
22/20
រហូតដល់ rɔhout dɑl until, up to, as far as 13/11
រហែក rɔhaek 1. to be torn, ripped, tattered, worn out
2. tear, rupture, laceration
4/3
រអិល rɔʔəl 1. to slip, slide
2. to be slippery, slick, smooth
3. to be glib
4. by heart, fluently, smoothly
33/11
រអិលដួល rɔʔəl duəl to slip and fall 9/6
រអៀសខ្លួន rɔʔiəh kluən to feel ashamed/guilty 1/1
រអែង rɔʔaeŋ to fear (out of respect), to dread 1/1
រាំ roam to dance 8/3
រាក riek 1. to come out so fast or suddenly as to be impossible to stop (used with special reference to bodily functions)
2. to have diarrhea
1/1
រាក់ reak shallow 1/1
រាក់ទាក់ reak teak 1. friendly, warm, cordial, pleasant
2. pleasantly, warmly, cordially
5/3
រាង rieŋ form, shape, image, figure 47/24
រាង rieŋ to remember, to have taken a lesson 1/1
រាំង reaŋ 1. to block, close off, bar the way, barricade
2. to lock
3. to cease/let up (of rain, menstruation)
4. to be without rain
5. to hold back, bring to a stop, restrain, to detain
6. to strain, filter
9/7
រាងកាយ rieŋ kaay body, figure, physique 4/3
រាំច្រៀង roam crieŋ dancing and singing 1/1
រាត្រី rietrəy 1. night, evening
2. kind of plant that blooms at night
5/3
រានហាល rien haal 1. porch, veranda, balcony, sun deck
2. drying platform
8/2
រាប riep 1. to be flat, level, even, smooth
2. to be obedient, submissive, pacified
3. tame
4. gentle
5. calm, quiet
6. polite
7/5
រាប់ roap 1. to count, enumerate
2. to calculate, figure
3. to rate, value
4. to examine
5. to appreciate, esteem, consider (e.g., someone as a friend)
7/4
រាប់បាត្រ roap baat 1. to distribute food (to monks)
2. to put rice into the monk's bowls
6/4
រ៉ាប់រង rap rɔɔŋ to assume responsibility, guarantee, ensure, vouch for 1/1
រាប់អាន roap ʔaan to be friends 1/1
រាយប៉ាយ riey paay 1. to be scattered (in disorder)
2. to scatter (e.g., leaflets)
12/6
រាល់ roal every, each, all 15/15
រាល់តែដង roal tae dɑɑŋ all the time, always, every time 1/1
រាល់ថ្ងៃ roal tŋay every day 7/6
រាវ riev 1. to probe, feel
2. to grope for
3. (of a man) to rape
4. commit adultery
5. to be wary, cautious, tentative
6. to be liquid, watery (of solutions), diluted
7. large box-like container (especially one of bamboo, for draining and storing dishes)
1/1
រាវចាន riev caan bamboo or wood container for dishes, dish drainer 1/1
រាស់ roah 1. to rake, harrow
2. to weed (with a rake)
8/4
រិះគន់ rih kʊən 1. to criticize, censure
2. to satirize
3. to discover someone's faults
4. to scrutinize
2/2
រីក riik 1. to open (out), bloom, grow, flourish
2. to expand, swell, increase (in size), dilate
3. to spread
4. to develop
5. to become overgrown
6. to be cooked with too much water (especially of rice)
7. to enjoy oneself
5/2
រីកចំរើន riik cɑmraən to expand, prosper, evolve, develop
Notes: also written ចម្រើន
1/1
រីករាយ riik riey to be happy, glad, enthusiastic 25/20
រីង riiŋ 1. to dry up, evaporate
2. to wither, wilt
3. to be dry
4. to be wasted away, gaunt
5. to be ill
4/1
រីផត riipʰɑɑt report
Notes: see របាយការណ៍
1/1
រីឯ rii ʔae as for, regarding 45/39
រឹង rɨŋ hard, firm, tough, stiff 27/17
រឹងកំព្រឹស rɨŋ kɑmprɨh to be stiff, rigid, hard, solid 1/1
រឹត rɨt 1. to tighten, to press close together, to squeeze, to embrace tightly, to fasten tightly, to strengthen (relationship), to become serious (disease)
2. dry latania leaf used for writing
3. dry palm leaf used for making hats or sacks
4. more and more, increasingly
1/1
រ៉ឺម៉ក rəɨmɑɑk remorque, trailer, rickshaw, tuk tuk 106/10
រុំ rum 1. to bandage, wrap
2. to dress (a wound)
3. to wind around, coil
4. to turn (something round)
24/15
រុក្ខជាតិ rukkʰaʔ ciet 1. plants, vegetation
2. plant kingdom
8/1
រុញ ruɲ to push, push forward 27/9
រូប ruup 1. image, picture, body, figure, shape, portrait, statue
2. clf. for respected people, monks, pictures, statues
44/20
រ៉ូប roup dress, wedding dress 3/3
រូបគំនូរ ruup kumnuu drawing, sketching 1/1
រូបថត ruup tʰɑɑt photograph, picture 16/5
រូបភាព ruup pʰiep 1. image, picture, drawing, photo
2. appearance, form, shape
1450/448
រូបមន្ត ruup mʊən formula (e.g., mathematical)
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
រូបរាង ruup rieŋ figure, form, shape, body, appearance, structure 18/10
រ៉ូប៊ីនេទឹក roubiinee tɨk faucet, tap 1/1
រ៉ូលើខូសស្ទើ rou ləə kʰouh stǝǝ roller coaster 1/1
រួច ruəc 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete
2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able
3. already, then, after that
158/117
រួចរាល់ ruəc roal 1. to finish, to complete
2. completely
164/100
រួម ruəm 1. to combine
2. to join together, connect, unite, gather
3. to concentrate
4. to reduce, shrink
5. to be concentrated, compact, solid
6. to be united, joined, connected
7. to take part (in)
8. to share
9. to be common, joint, communal, collective
8/6
រួយ ruəy 1. tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted
2. to sprinkle, to dust
1/1
រួសរាន់ ruəh roan 1. to be prompt, quick
2. pressing, urgent
3. to bustle, hurry
1/1
រួសរាយ ruəh riey to be outgoing, pleasant, sociable, genial 2/1
រើ rəə 1. to move (out/away), shift the position of something
2. to remove, evacuate
3. to extract, take/pick out, unload
4. to transport, convey
5. to wriggle, toss and turn, struggle (to get loose)
6. (of a disease) to get worse, (of a wound) to re-open
7. to spit up, regurgitate
8. to chew the cud
9. to change (a previous statement/one's mind)
10. to repair
11. to repeal (a court session)
2/2
រើស rəəh 1. to choose, to select, to separate, to pick up (an unclaimed object), to collect
2. choosy, finicky
15/5
រឿង rɨəŋ 1. story, novel
2. cause, case, event, conflict
33/25
រឿងរ៉ាវ rɨəŋ raav 1. conflict, fight, quarrel
2. story, legend
3. affair, event, incident
2/2
រៀង riəŋ 1. រៀង + adj. + បន្តិច/តិច = a bit + adj. {រៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = a bit difficult} {រៀងប្រៃបន្តិច = a bit salty}
2. to arrange in series, ranks, rows, order or style
3. in sequence, in order, in rows
4. all, each, every
37/35
រៀងរាល់ riəŋ roal each and every 4/4
រៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ riəŋ roal tŋay every day, always 4/4
រៀន riən to study, to learn, to practice 39/24
រៀប riəp 1. to organize, put in order, arrange
2. to dress, adorn
3. to prepare, to get ready to
4. to be in order, neat
5. to marry (off), arrange a marriage
6. almost, (just) about (to)
6/4
រៀបចំ riəp cɑm 1. to organize, prepare
2. to put in good order, arrange
47/30
រៀបរយ riəp rɔɔy 1. to be careful, exact
2. neat, well organized, well-disciplined, well-behaved, polite
1/1
រៀបរាប់ riəp roap to describe, narrate, relate (a story) 6/4
រៀម riəm 1. [royal] elder sibling
2. I (poetic way to refer to oneself (male))
1/1
រៀល riəl Riel 12/3
រេ ree 1. to change (course/direction), change (one's opinion), turn, veer, (of a sailing ship) to tack
2. to follow a zigzag course (as a drunken person)
3. to rotate/revolve/sway/bend (e.g., in the wind)
4. to vacillate, fluctuate
5. to flicker
6. to toss and turn
7. to be precarious, volatile, changeable
4/3
រែក rɛɛk 1. to carry by means of a yoke or pole across the shoulders with things suspended from both ends
2. to carry on a yoke
3. to take on two tasks at the same time
4. to take charge of a difficult matter
5. to be impartial, unbiased
6. kind of board game similar to checkers played with one king and 15 pawns on each side
1/1
រោង rooŋ 1. hall, building, factory
2. pavilion, roofed structure, open shed
12/4
រោទ៍ roo 1. to cry out loudly
2. to roar, bellow
3. (of music) to resound
4. (of a bell) to ring
5. (of an alarm) to go off
6. (of a motor) to run/operate (especially at a high number of rpm's)
6/5
រោម room 1. body hair (except head hair and pubic hair)
2. fur, down (of birds)
3. to encircle, surround, cluster around, swarm all over something (e.g., like flies, bees, or ants)
4. to mass, beset from all sides
6/2
lɔɔ 1. to try, sample
2. to try on
3. to test, measure, probe, experiment
30/13
លក់ lʊək 1. to sell
2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia}
184/70
លក់ដាច់ lʊək dac 1. to sell well
2. to market, to sell, to make a sale
4/3
លក់ដូរ lʊək dou 1. to buy and sell, trade
2. to be in business
3/1
លក្ខខណ្ឌ leakkʰan condition, limit, terms, clauses
Notes: also written ល័ក្ខខ័ណ្ឌ
2/2
លក្ខណៈ leakkʰaʔnaʔ 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature
2. character, nature, quality
3. appearance, shape, form
4. condition, criterion, qualification
5. meaning
6. section (of a law text)
22/21
លក្ខិណា leakkʰəʔnaʔ female Cambodian name
Notes: pronunciation to be verified
18/4
លង់ lʊəŋ 1. to drown
2. to submerge, to sink
1/1
លង់ទឹក lʊəŋ tɨk 1. to sink, be drowned
2. to drown
1/1
លង់លក់ lʊəŋ lʊək to be fast asleep, very deeply asleep 2/1
លំដាប់លំដោយ lumdap lumdaoy sequence, order 1/1
លត lɔɔt kind of noodle (thick, about 2-3 cm long), usually stir-fried or used for desserts 2/1
លទ្ធផល lattʰeaʔpʰɑl result, outcome, effect 3/3
លទ្ធភាព lattʰeaʔ pʰiep 1. capacity, potential
2. opportunity, chance, possibility
2/2
លំនឹង lumnɨŋ physical stability, balance, equilibrium 18/10
លំបាក lumbaak 1. to be difficult, hard to do
2. unfortunate, ill-fated, miserable, suffering
3. difficulty, scarcity, misery, suffering
4/4
លម្អ lumʔɑɑ 1. beauty, charm, nice personality, good manners
2. virtue, goodness, decency
3. adornment
Notes: also written លំអ
8/4
លំហាត់ lumhat 1. exercise, drill
2. homework
6/6
លំហើយ lumhaəy 1. to freshen, cool (off), refresh
2. (of a breeze) to be fresh/cool
3. to relax
4. to rest, take a break
5. to place oneself in a refreshing breeze
6. to relieve, lessen, ease
7. rest, relaxation
8. season when the wind blows from the north, autumn
Notes: also written លម្ហើយ
1/1
លំហែ lumhae, rumhae 1. to rest, to take a break
2. to take a vacation
3/2
លំអងផ្កា lumʔɑɑŋ pkaa pollen 1/1
លា lie to say goodbye, to quit, to resign, to leave, to depart 1/1
លាក់កន្សែង leak kansaeŋ kind of game consisting in trying to hide a handkerchief behind one of several children sitting around in a circle 1/1
លាក់បាំង leak baŋ 1. to conceal, hide away
2. to shelter
1/1
លាគ្នា lie knie to say goodbye to one another 4/2
លាង lieŋ 1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid)
2. to purify, to clear
137/42
លាងចាន lieŋ caan to do/wash the dishes 60/18
លាងមាត់ lieŋ moat to eat for pleasure 4/2
លាត liet 1. to spread (out), unfold, open (out), display
2. to expose
3. to stretch, extend, unroll, unwind
4. to be spread out, unfolded, opened
5. to be flat, level, open
6. to be empty, unfilled
7. to be plain, without any pattern/design, to be solid-coloured
4/2
លាន់ loan 1. to echo, reverberate
2. to growl, groan, roar, rumble
3. to thunder
4. to speak loudly
5. to be loud, noisy
6. kind of tubular bamboo trap for catching eels
7. to make a slip of the tongue
1/1
លាន់មាត់ loan moat 1. to exclaim (involuntarily), burst out (talking), make a slip of the tongue
2. to yell, howl
3. to express one's opinions frankly
2/2
លាប liep 1. to cover a surface with a liquid, paste or powder
2. to coat, to paint, to smear, to plaster
3. to associate with
41/11
លាយ liey 1. to mix, blend, stir together, combine
2. to mix up, confuse
3. to scatter
4. to melt, dissolve
5. to be blended, mixed
6. to be liquid
7. track, trace, mark, line
8. pattern of lines on the palm of the hand
9. kind of fishing trap made of bamboo
48/24
លាយឡំ lieylɑm 1. to mingle, mix
2. to become confused, mixed up
3. in a disorderly/mixed up manner
1/1
លាស់ loah 1. to grow, develop
2. to expand, progress, prosper
3. to blossom, open/unfold (of flower buds, leaves, etc.)
4. to grow long (e.g., of fingernails)
5. to be clear, distinct, deep/penetrating (of thought)
3/1
លិច lɨc 1. to sink, disappear (into)
2. to set (e.g., of the sun)
3. to dwindle
4. to submerge/sink something, immerse
5. to flood, cover with water
17/7
លីង liiŋ 1. link
2. to roast (in a pot), toast (grains or nuts, but not bread)
3. to brown/saut (with or without oil, e.g., garlic, grains)
4. to have a pain in the lower back
5. burning pain
1/1
លីដា liidaa female Cambodian name 29/7
លីអូ liiʔou underwear 4/1
លុះ luh 1. to be brave, courageous, bold
2. when (and only when)
3. by (the time) that, until, then
4. to find oneself (under someone's influence, in someone's hands)
5. to surrender, relinquish, submit to
6. to be under the power of
7. to get to know, comprehend
8. to perform
9. to accomplish, achieve, attain
1/1
លុតជង្គង់ lut cʊəŋkʊəŋ to kneel down 22/8
លុះត្រាតែ luh traa tae if, only if, provided that, unless 4/4
លុបចោល lup caol 1. to cancel
2. to erase
3. to abolish, excise
1/1
លុបមុខ lup muk to wash the face 10/6
លុបលាង lup lieŋ 1. to wash, to clean
2. to hide something
2/2
លុយ luy 1. money
2. small change, coin
202/51
លុយ luy 1. to wade, ford, walk through shallow water or vegetation
2. to run by or through, pass by, cross into
3/2
លុយជាប់ luy coap high denomination bill 5/2
លុយរាយ luy riey small change, small bills, low denomination bills 4/2
លុយអាប់ luy ʔap (of money) change 2/1
លូ luu 1. pipe (for water or sewage), water pipe (made of a tree trunk)
2. dogs: to howl
14/3
លូក luuk 1. to reach/thrust out/extend (especially the hand), put (the hand) in some place
2. to stretch out
3. to protrude
24/18
លូត luut 1. to sprout, appear
2. to protrude
3. of hair, vegetation: to grow, become longer, lengthen
4. to develop
5. to be prosperous, flourishing, successful
6. to be exaggerated
2/2
លូតលាស់ luut loah 1. to develop, grow
2. to expand
3. to progress, prosper
4. to get stronger, gain strength
5. to bloom, spring up
1/1
លូន luun to creep, crawl, slither 1/1
លួច luəc to steal 22/10
លើ ləə 1. up, on, over, above
2. to be on, over, above, located on top
3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against
804/278
លើក lǝǝk 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone}
2. to erect, build, establish, create
3. to form
4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops)
5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony)
6. to exalt
7. to rouse
8. to transport
9. to exhume, dig up
10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel
11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time}
12. except, unless
179/90
លើកក្រោយ lǝǝk kraoy next time 10/9
លើកមុន lǝǝk mun last time 4/4
លើកលែង lǝǝk lɛɛŋ to exclude, discard, reject, quit, abandon 1/1
លើស lǝǝh 1. to pass/go beyond, exceed, surpass
2. more, too (much), over
3. in addition, more than necessary
4. the most, more than all others
6/5
លើសលស់ lǝǝh lʊəh 1. to be uneven, more or less
2. not thoroughly, not quite sufficient
3. to deviate from accepted norms
1/1
លឿង lɨəŋ color: yellow 102/65
លឿន lɨən fast, quick 78/37
លៀន liǝn 1. to protrude, stick out, jut out, stand out
2. to goggle, stare
3. to emerge, let out in a long stream, pour forth, gush out
6/3
លេខ leek 1. number, figure, numeral
2. writing, drawing, letter, mark
3. to write, to draw
39/14
លេខរៀង leek riəŋ sequential number 24/3
លេខសម្ងាត់ leek sɑmŋat passcode 12/3
លេង leeŋ 1. to play
2. to do something for fun or pleasure
3. to joke
133/59
លេងសើច leeŋ saǝc to tease, play, do something for fun, fool around, amuse oneself 2/2
លេប leep 1. to swallow, gulp down
2. to absorb, assimilate, incorporate
3. to cover up, hide, mask
8/5
លេស leeh 1. excuse, pretext
2. argument
3. basis
4. grounds
5. plea, allegation
6. to give an excuse
7. to be small, tiny
8. trifling
9. scanty
10. minor affair
10/6
លែង lɛɛŋ to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free 26/18
លែងកើត lɛɛŋ kaət to become unable to {ទៅលែងកើត = I can't go on/continue} 1/1
លែងរួច lɛɛŋ ruəc to become unable to
Notes: see លែងកើត
1/1
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
23/17
លោកគ្រូ look kruu male teacher 15/2
លោកសង្ឃ look sɑŋ 1. monk, priest
2. clergy
2/1
លោត loot 1. to jump, to spring, to leap
2. animal: to run swiftly
3. to surpass (all others, in wealth or position)
4. to be over excited (with joy or anger)
5. to display {លោតលេខ = to display a number [e.g., on a screen or monitor]}
15/7
ល្ងាច lŋiec evening, late afternoon 23/12
ល្បាប់ lbap 1. slush, watery mud, slime, mire
2. silt, alluvium
7/3
ល្បី lbəy 1. to be famous, popular, widely known
2. popularity, fame
2/2
ល្បឿន lbɨǝn 1. speed, velocity
2. rate, tempo
Notes: root: លឿន
12/6
ល្បែង lbaeŋ 1. game, pastime, amusement, playing
2. gambling
Notes: root: លេង
23/5
ល្មម lmɔɔm 1. to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate
2. worthy
3. quite, rather, sufficiently
4. at the same time, just in time
5. coincidentally, about time
34/24
ល្មុត lmut kind of fruit (sapodilla) with a sweet, malty flavor 1/1
ល្វីង lviiŋ 1. to be bitter (as a bitter melon)
2. to be fed up with, sick and tired of
10/2
ល្ហុង lhoŋ papaya 97/11
ល្អ lʔɑɑ 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty
2. correct, proper
90/63
ល្អប្រើ lʔɑɑ praə to be good to use, to be of good quality 2/1
ល្អមើល lʔɑɑ məəl 1. to be appropriate, proper
2. nice
3. interesting or pleasant to watch
4. beautiful, handsome
5. to be well-presented/pleasing to watch (of a show, movie, drama)
2/2
វះ veah 1. to cut (open), slit, make an incision
2. to operate (on), perform surgery
3. to disembowel
2/1
វះកាត់ veah kat 1. to perform an operation
2. to separate parts by cutting
4/2
វង្វេង vʊəŋveeŋ 1. to lose one's way, go astray
2. to be lost, bewildered, confused
11/6
វង្វេងផ្លូវ vʊəŋveeŋ pləv to get lost, lose one's way 3/3
វចនានុក្រម veaʔcaʔnaanuʔkrɑm dictionary 15/7
វឌ្ឍនៈ veattʰaʔnaʔ male Cambodian name 5/2
វណ្ណា vannaʔ male Cambodian name 21/5
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
25/7
វត្តភ្នំ voat pnum Wat Phnom (name of a hill in Phnom Penh)
Notes: ជើង ត
3/1
វត្ថុ voattʰoʔ 1. thing, object
2. matter, substance
3. wealth, property, place, farm, dwelling
4. reason, basis
11/10
វប្បធម៌ voappaʔ tʰoa 1. culture
2. cultural
6/6
វ័យ vey age, range of age
Notes: also written វយ
38/32
វស្សា voahsaa 1. rainy season
2. rain
3. annual three month period when Buddhist monks are required to retire to their temples
6/4
វា vie 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children)
2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous)
792/262
វ៉ា vaa 1. to pass (e.g., another car), overtake
2. to outdistance, leave behind
3. you/your (term of address to children)
4. crying sound of a baby
3/3
វាំងនន veaŋ nɔɔn curtain 18/6
វាយ viey, vay 1. to beat (with the hand, a stick, club or whip), hit, slap, strike
2. to type
3. to strike (of a clock)
4. to fight, invade, attack
5. to analyze, to sum up a situation
6. to discuss the price of something
7. kind of plant that produces small edible fruit which turn red when ripe
Notes: see also វ៉ៃ
6/4
វ៉ាយហ៉្វាយ waay faay wifi
Notes: BCF
1/1
វាល viel large open space, plain, field, clearing, courtyard, plaza, threshing floor 3/2
វាល់ voal 1. to measure, to fill a measuring container properly (liquids, grains)
2. all, the whole of (the)
3. all of the way up to, until
5/3
វាស់ voah 1. to measure (linear extent, i.e., length, width, height, or distance)
2. to exercise care
3. all, the whole of (the)
4. all of the way up to, until
20/6
វាសនា viehsnaa, viesaʔnaa fate, destiny, luck, fortune 1/1
វាសនា viehsnaa, viesaʔnaa male Cambodian name 14/6
វិះ vih almost, nearly {វិះ កញ្ញាឯង = That was close, កញ្ញា!} 2/2
វិក្កយបត្រ vikkaʔyaeaʔbat invoice, bill
Notes: also written វិក័យប័ត្រ
9/2
វិចិត្រ viʔcət male Cambodian name 17/6
វិច្ឆិកា vɨcceʔkaa female Cambodian name 5/2
វិជ្ជាពេទ្យ vɨccie pɛɛt medicine, medical science
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត
1/1
វិញ vɨɲ again, back, instead 228/145
វិធី viʔtʰii 1. method, style, arrangement
2. ceremony, ritual
19/9
វិធីសាស្ត្រ viʔtʰii saah methodology, technology
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
វិន័យ viʔney 1. discipline, order
2. law, discipline, rules, regulations
3. Vinaya (rules of conduct for the Buddhist priesthood)
8/6
វិបុល viʔbol male Cambodian name 33/9
វិមានឯករាជ្យ viʔmien ʔaek riec Independence Monument (in Phnom Penh) 1/1
វិល vɨl to turn (around), spin, revolve 12/4
វិលមុខ vɨl muk dizzy 12/3
វីដេអូ viideeʔou video 21/6
វីតាមីន viitaamiin vitamin 1/1
វីរៈ viireaʔ male Cambodian name 7/3
វុទ្ធី vutʰii male Cambodian name 108/36
វៀតណាម viət naam Vietnam 4/4
វៀល viəl 1. to cut some off from all sides, plane, whittle
2. to scoop out
3. to cut meat out of a fruit along the contours of the fruit
4. to be open-necked (as a blouse)
4/3
វេច vɨc 1. to fold over
2. to pack, wrap up/put into a package
3/1
វេជ្ជបញ្ជា vɨcceaʔ bɑɲcie prescription 3/1
វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត vɨcceaʔ bɑndɨt medical doctor 1/1
វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ vɨcceaʔ saah medicine (as a field of study), medical studies
Notes: ជើង ត
3/3
វេន veen 1. turn (rotation), shift, work time
2. in turn, in rotation
3/2
វែក vɛɛk 1. to separate, to move aside, to shove aside, to clear (the way)
2. ladle, scoop
3. scoop(ful), ladleful
17/8
វែង vɛɛŋ long, tall 152/73
វ៉ែនតា vaentaa (pair of) glasses
Notes: also written វែនតា
4/3
វៃ vey 1. to be quick-witted, sharp, keen (of the intellect)
2. to be intelligent, smart
3. to be fast, quick, swift
4. immediate, prompt
5. alert, vigilant
6. {... នេះវៃ: spoken form of ... នេះវ៉ើយ = this ... is so irritating}
1/1
វ៉ៃ vay 1. to beat, to hit
2. to type
Notes: colloquial form of វាយ [viey, vay]
4/4
sɑɑ color: white 155/85
សំ sɑm male or female Cambodian name 4/2
សក់ sɑk hair 112/37
ស៊ក sɔɔk 1. to insert (into a groove, hole, or slot, as a credit card or key)
2. to slip/slide something under something
3. (of a spirit) to enter (the body of a medium)
4. to nonplus, cause to be at a loss as to what to say
4/3
សកម្មភាព saʔkammeaʔpʰiep activity 3/3
ស័ក្ដិសិទ្ធិ sak sət sacred, holy
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/2
ស័ក្តិសម saksɑm to be deserving, fitting, appropriate
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
សំខាន់ sɑmkʰan 1. to be important, essential, crucial, principal
2. magnificent, superb, remarkable, excellent, exemplary, model
6/6
សង sɑɑŋ 1. to repay, pay back (e.g., a debt), return (something, e.g., money)
2. to pay (for damage or injury), reimburse
3. to respond (e.g.m to abuse)
4. to flow back
5. backwards, back (again), in return
6. to subtract (from)
7. to substitute, replace, act for
2/1
សង់ sɑŋ 1. to construct, build, erect, assemble, put together
2. to pile up (especially in a joking manner)
1/1
សងខាង sɑɑŋ kʰaaŋ both sides, two sides
Notes: also written សង្ខាង
19/16
សង្កត់ sɑŋkɑt 1. to press down on, apply weight/pressure upon
2. to oppress, suppress, pressure
3. to squeeze, hold very tightly
4. to threaten (in order to get something)
5. to keep (the emotions) calm, suppress
6. to be a little ahead
7. to make a devastating reply (so that one's opponent cannot answer)
8. to emphasize
2/2
សង្គម sɑŋkum society, community 2/2
សង្គ្រោះ sɑŋkrʊəh 1. to help, save, rescue
2. to resuscitate
3. to support
4. help, saving, support, assistance
5. to be included
19/8
សង្ឃ sɑŋ 1. Buddhist priesthood, official brotherhood of Buddhist monks, the third of the ‘Three Jewels’ of Buddhism
2. member of the Buddhist monkhood
3. (less formally) Buddhist monk
4. group of monks (four or more), community (of Buddhist monks)
5. group, multitude
2/2
សង្ឃឹម sɑŋkʰɨm to hope, to expect 2/2
សង្ស័យ sɑŋsay 1. to suspect, doubt, wonder about
2. to be suspicious, skeptical
3. doubt
3/3
សង្សារ sɑŋsaa 1. boyfriend, girlfriend, lover
2. fiancé, fiancée
3. continuous round of life and death, reincarnation, transmigration
2/2
សង្ហា sɑŋhaa 1. to be glorious, imposing, prominent, elegant
2. proud, haughty
2/1
សច្ចា saccaa 1. to vow, swear
2. to promise
3. to confess
4. to consent
5. to pray
1/1
សញ្ជឹង sɑɲcɨŋ 1. to ponder, brood over, concentrate on
2. pensively, in deep thought
1/1
សញ្ញា saɲɲaa 1. sign, symbol
2. mark (e.g., punctuation)
3. signal, notice
4. to agree, give consent
5. to promise, give one's word
Notes: see also សន្យា
28/18
សញ្ញាគុណ saɲɲaa kun multiplication sign (x) 1/1
សញ្ញាបូក saɲɲaa bouk plus sign (+) 12/5
សំដី sɑmdəy 1. words, speech, utterance
2. husk, empty ear/spike, dry/shrunken seed
Notes: root: ស្ដី; also written សម្ដី
3/3
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
29/22
សំណង sɑmnɑɑŋ 1. repayment of a debt
2. reimbursement, compensation, restitution, restoration, indemnity
Notes: root: សង
1/1
សំណង់ sɑmnɑŋ 1. building, construction
2. structure, building
3. installation, fitting out
Notes: root: សង់
1/1
សំណាង sɑmnaaŋ 1. chance, luck
2. fate, destiny
3. good fortune, blessing, success
2/2
សំណាង sɑmnaaŋ male Cambodian name 8/3
សំណាប sɑmnaap rice seedling before transplanting, seedling (usually refers to rice seedlings that have reached the proper height to be transplanted to the growing field) 20/3
សំណួរ sɑmnuə question 8/5
សំណើម sɑmnaəm 1. dampness, humidity, state of being humid
2. moisture
Notes: root: សើម
5/3
សណ្ដាប់ធ្នាប់ sɑndap tnoap 1. conduct, manners, behavior, discipline, personality, order, method, arrangement
2. act, action
Notes: ជើង ដ
40/21
សណ្ដូក sɑndouk 1. to stretch/draw out, to extend
2. to be extended
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/2
សណ្ដូកជើង sɑndouk cəəŋ to stretch the legs
Notes: ជើង ដ
6/3
សណ្ដែក sɑndaek generic term for beans, peas and bean-like vegetables
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/1
សណ្ដែកកួរ sɑndaek kuə yard-long bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, similar to a string bean but much longer)
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/1
សណ្ឋាគារ sɑntʰaakie 1. hotel, inn, guesthouse
2. military academy
2/2
សត្វ sat 1. animal, living being (human or animal)
2. life, soul
52/15
សត្វពាហនៈ sat piehaʔnaʔ domestic animal 1/1
សត្វល្អិត sat lʔǝt general term for insects, arachnids and other small insect-like animals 1/1
សន្តិសុខ sɑnteʔ sok 1. security
2. security guard
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
សន្ទនា sɑnteaʔnie 1. to converse, to discuss
2. conversation, discussion
5/5
សន្ទុះ sɑntuh 1. a while, moment
2. leap, bound, burst, spurt
19/18
សន្ទូង sɑntuuŋ young rice plant 14/3
សន្ធរម៉ុក sɑntʰɔɔmok name of a school in Phnom Penh 1/1
សន្យា sɑnyaa 1. to promise, pledge one's word (to), commit oneself (to), agree
2. to make an arrangement
3. promise, agreement, understanding, arrangement
4. consent
Notes: see also សញ្ញា
2/1
សន្លប់ sɑnlɑp 1. to lose consciousness, pass out, faint
2. to be unconscious, in a coma
6/3
សន្លឹក sɑnlək 1. sheet (of paper), page, leaf
2. clf. for thin flat objects such as leaves and sheets of paper
5/4
សន្សំសំចៃ sɑnsɑm sɑmcay to economize 3/3
សន្សើម sɑnsaǝm 1. moisture, dew
2. dampness, humidity
3. sundew (Drosera burmanni, kind of insectivorous plant, with pinkish furry leaves, which grows in damp places)
1/1
ស៊ប់ sup 1. to satisfy (needs, wants)
2. to be sufficient, complete
3. to be total
4. exact, definite
5. fully, completely, in full measure, wholeheartedly, sincerely
6. zestfully
1/1
សំបក sɑmbɑɑk 1. skin, bark, shell, rind, peel
2. package
3. pan or scale of a balance
4. stand or tray on which to place gifts for monks or higher officials
5. [colloquial] to be fruitless, valueless, useless
69/18
សំបុក sɑmbok 1. nest (of birds, mice, ants etc.), lair, den
2. deposit (of minerals)
3/1
សំបុត្រ sɑmbot 1. ticket
2. letter, message, note
3. envelope in which money is put as a wedding gift
Notes: also written សំបុដ
85/16
សំបុត្រឡាន sɑmbot laan car registration 1/1
សំប៉ែត sɑmpaet to be flat, flattened 21/10
សប្តាហ៍ sappdaa week
Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ
10/6
សប្បាយ sapbaay 1. happy, pleasant, fun
2. kind, beneficial, healthy
34/20
សប្បាយចិត្ត sapbaay cət 1. to be content, satisfied, happy
2. to enjoy
3. happy feeling
Notes: ជើង ត
27/16
សំពះ sɑmpeah to salute by placing both hands together palm to palm in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (it is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving) 34/8
សំពត់ sɑmpʊət wrap-around skirt, sarong 20/15
សំពត់ហូល sɑmpʊət houl kind of highly-decorated silk skirt 1/1
សព្វ sɑp 1. each, every, all, everything, everyone
2. to be full, whole, entire
3. thoroughly, wholly
4. to be correct
5. to be loyal
16/7
សព្វថ្ងៃ sɑp tŋay 1. every day, each day
2. now, at present, these days
2/2
សភាព saʔpʰiep 1. state, condition
2. nature, aspect, appearance
3. disposition
4. form, shape
5. action, deed
6. behavior, character
7. position
10/8
សម sɑm 1. attractive
2. proper, suitable, fitting, meeting the requirements (of)
3. decent
4. right, correct
5. to fit, to go well with
13/10
សម sɑɑm 1. (table) fork
2. trident, three-pronged fishing spear
3. training, exercise(s)
4. to rehearse
20/4
សម័យ saʔmay 1. era, period, time, season, occasion
2. phase (of the moon)
3. condition, state
4. doctrine, tradition, style, fashion
5. sign, mark
6. cause
7. function
10/5
សមរម្យ sɑmrum to be good, logical (somewhat formal), neat and attractive, charming, fashionable, decent, right and proper, appropriate 3/3
សមាជិក saʔmaacɨk member (of an organization) 3/3
សមុទ្រ saʔmot sea, ocean
Notes: alternative spelling: សមុទ្ទ
13/10
សម្គាល់ sɑmkoal 1. to remark, notice, observe, point out
2. mark, sign, indication, symptom
Notes: also written សំគាល់
7/3
សម្ងំ sɑmŋɑm 1. to brood
2. to condone (through silence), remain silent in the face of wrong
3. to remain quiet/calm, be still, hide quietly
4. silence, quiet
5. to relax with closed eyes but not really sleeping
Notes: also written សំងំ
5/3
សម្ងាត់ sɑmŋat 1. to be closed (of a conference or meeting)
2. to be secret, confidential
3. to keep secret
4. to silence, quiet (someone) down
Notes: root: ស្ងាត់; also written សំងាត់
3/1
សម្ដែង sɑmdaəŋ 1. to express (an idea)
2. to show, display, demonstrate
3. to come into view
4. to act, perform, portray on the stage
5. to declare, proclaim
6. to publish, promulgate
Notes: root: ស្តែង; ជើង ដ; also written សំដែង
11/10
សម្បជញ្ញៈ sampaʔcʊəɲɲeaʔ 1. conscience, consciousness, self-consciousness
2. vigilance, watchfulness
1/1
សម្បត្តិ sɑmbat male Cambodian name
Notes: ជើង ត
14/4
សម្បូរ sɑmbou abundant, plentiful
Notes: also written សំបូរ
7/6
សម្ផស្ស sampʰɑh female Cambodian name 4/1
សម្ភារៈ sɑmpʰiereaʔ 1. materials, equipment, supplies
2. matter, substance
73/34
សម្ភាសន៍ sɑmpʰieh 1. interview {សម្ភាសន៍ការងារ = job interview}
2. conversation, dialogue
3. friendliness toward each other
6/4
សម្រស់ sɑmrɑh 1. freshness, charm, beauty
2. to drain, to cause to dry (out), to dehydrate
Notes: also written សំរស់
1/1
សម្រាក sɑmraak 1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve
2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break}
Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក
30/20
សម្រាន្ត sɑmraan 1. [formal] to sleep
2. [formal] to rest, relax
3. to ease, alleviate
4. to be peaceful, secure
Notes: root ស្រាន្ត; ជើង ត; also written សំរាន្ត
3/1
សម្រាប់ sɑmrap 1. for
2. used for, used to (make or do something)
275/146
សម្រុក sɑmrok 1. to penetrate violently
2. to do many things totally and quickly in order to finish it as soon as possible
1/1
សម្រួល sɑmruǝl to make something easy, to comfort, to console {តាមសម្រួល = Take your time! Take it easy! No need to rush! etc.}
Notes: also written សំរួល
8/7
សម្រេច sɑmrac 1. to have done, to finish, to accomplish, to achieve
2. decision, conclusion
3. to decide, conclude
Notes: also written សំរេច
11/10
សម្រេចចិត្ត sɑmrac cət to decide to, to make up one's mind
Notes: ជើង ត; also written សំរេចចិត្ត
8/7
សម្ល sɑmlɑɑ soup 36/13
សម្លប្រហើរ sɑmlɑɑ prɑhaə kind of soup (made with lemon grass, smoked fish, and vegetables such as squash) 3/2
សម្លាប់ sɑmlap 1. to kill
2. to tan (leather)
3. to abandon completely, to suppress, to eliminate
4. to destroy
5. to feign
Notes: root: ស្លាប់; also written សំឡាប់
1/1
សម្លឹង samlǝŋ to gaze, to stare
Notes: root: ស្លឹង; also written សំឡឹង
33/28
សម្លៀកបំពាក់ sɑmliək bɑmpeak clothes 42/26
សម្អាត sɑmʔaat 1. to clean {ដើម្បីសម្អាតវាឲ្យបានស្អាត = in order to clean it} {បោកសម្អាតខោអាវ = to wash the clothes clean}
2. to clean up, to sweep
3. to groom
Notes: root: ស្អាត; also written សំអាត
101/42
ស៊យ sɔɔy to have bad luck, to be unlucky 1/1
ស៊យអាណេះ sɔɔy ʔaa neh such bad luck! 1/1
សំយុង sɑmyoŋ 1. to hang (straight) down
2. to droop, dangle
3. to let down, lower
4. to fall, tumble down, topple
1/1
សំយោគសញ្ញា saŋyook saɲɲaa diacritical mark (័) used in Sanskrit and Pali words where it represents the combination of ា + ់ and is pronounced [a], [oa ] or [ea]. When it occurs with O-series consonants and ា following យ, it is pronounced [e], e.g., រហ័ស rɔhah, ស្ម័គ្រ smak, ព័ទ្ធ poat, ញ័រ ɲoa, ភ័យ phey 1/1
សរសើរ sɑɑ saə 1. to congratulate
2. to compliment, praise, eulogize, admire
10/3
សរសេរ sɑɑ see to write 40/18
សរសៃ sɑɑsay, təsay 1. thread, filament, string, fiber
2. tendon
3. blood vessel
4. nerve
5. vein (of a mineral)
6. clf. for noodles, strings, threads, and other filaments or hair-like objects
31/7
សំរាម sɑmraam 1. garbage, trash, litter, rubbish, debris, waste, sewage
2. midden
26/8
សរុប saʔrop 1. to summarize
2. to sum up
3. to generalize
4. to unite, gather
5. sum, summary, total
5/3
សល់ sɑl 1. to remain, be left over {នៅសល់ = to remain, be left over}
2. to be in excess
3. remainder, surplus
25/18
សសរ sɑsɑɑ column, pillar, post, pile, shaft 13/6
សស្ងាច sɑɑ sŋaac to be brilliant white/shining white (as the sun reflecting on a body of water or a piece of polished metal) 1/1
សំឡី sɑmləy 1. wadding, fiber of certain plants such as cotton or kapok
2. cotton floss
3. cotton pad
12/2
សំឡេង sɑmleeŋ voice, sound
Notes: also written សំលេង
33/16
សា saa 1. to roll something up (e.g., a mat)
2. to pick/gather up (what has been spread out), collect
3. to turn something over
4. to bring in something
5. to expose to the sun
6. to recur (as an illness)
7. to review
8. to do again, repeat
9. new sprout (from an old root)
10. to sprout anew
11. time, occurrence
12. edition
13. one time, just once
14. bloat/colic (of elephants, horses or oxen)
15. kind of Cambodian fish salad
16. (urinary) bladder (especially of animals such as civets, ducks)
10/5
ស៊ាំ soam 1. to get used to, be accustomed to
2. to be experienced/qualified
3. to be immune
4. to know/understand something (e.g., how to operate a piece of machinery) well
5. adapt
6. to gain understanding (of something)
7. over and over, repeatedly
1/1
សាក saak 1. to test, check, verify
2. to examine
3. to try
4. to imitate, mimic, copy, duplicate
5. to charge {សាកថ្មទូរស័ព្ទ = to charge the phone}
24/17
សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ saakɑl vittyielay university 1/1
សាកល្បង saak lbɑɑŋ to test, try, sample, experiment 3/3
សាក្សី saaksəy witness 1/1
សាង saaŋ 1. to build, construct, erect, create
2. to perform (especially some good work)
3. to buy (especially a business that has failed in order to start it up again)
4. kind of fish spear or harpoon with 5 or 6 bamboo or iron prongs
1/1
សាំង saŋ 1. gas(oline)
2. of animals: tame, tamed, domesticated, docile
13/6
សាងសង់ saaŋ sɑŋ to build (especially in order to gain merit) 1/1
សាំងហ្គាពួរ saŋ kaa puə Singapore
Notes: see also សិង្ហបុរី
1/1
សាច saac to splash, splatter, sprinkle 5/1
សាច់ sac 1. meat
2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree
3. substance, essence, essential part
125/37
សាច់ការ sac kaa 1. essential
2. useful, necessary
1/1
សាច់ក្រណាត់ sac krɑnat fabric 7/6
សាច់ញាតិ sac ɲiet relatives, extended family, kin group 3/3
សាច់ដុំ sac dom muscle 2/2
សាច់ប្រាក់ sac prak money, cash 22/5
សាធារណៈ saatʰiereaʔnaʔ to be public, common, communal 3/3
សាន saan male Cambodian name 4/2
សាប saap 1. bland, not salty (enough), tasteless
2. to sow (seeds)
3. powerless, ineffective, valueless, impotent
4. water: fresh
5. to be dull, uninteresting
14/10
សាបស្រូវ saap srǝv to sow rice 3/1
សាប៊ូ saabuu soap 131/23
សាប៊ូកក់សក់ saabuu kɑk sɑk shampoo 9/8
សាប៊ូដុសខ្លួន saabuu doh kluən shower gel/cream 10/7
សាមញ្ញ saamaɲ 1. to be ordinary, common, simple, universal, conventional
2. religious austerity
3. religious mendicancy
3/3
សាមសិប saam səp thirty 3/2
សាមីខ្លួន saamǝy kluən main person (e.g., the bride or groom in the wedding), interested party, person concerned, the subject (e.g., of an investigation) 1/1
សាយឡិន saaylən silent (as in silent mode of a telephone) 1/1
សារ saa, saaraʔ 1. letter, message, text
2. substance, essence, main point
3. strength, force, authority
4. to be important
5. to be strong, superior, brave
6. value, wealth, riches
7. to be true, exact
8. truth, precision
9. use, benefit, profit
10. war elephant
15/5
សារជាតិ saaraʔciet substance 1/1
សារធាតុ saaraʔ tʰiet substance, agent 3/3
សារភាព saaraʔpʰiep 1. to admit, confess
2. admission, confession
1/1
សាល saal 1. hall
2. room
3. court, courthouse
4. cinnamon
5. kind of hardwood tree (Shorea robusta)
2/1
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
49/18
សាលារៀន saalaa riən school 8/5
សាវម៉ាវ saav maav rambutan 4/1
សាឡុង saaloŋ 1. sofa, chair
2. salon, living room, reception room
9/2
សាឡេត saaleet 1. short moment, instant
2. short nap, catnap
Notes: spoken form of ស្រឡេត
1/1
សិក្ខាសាលា sekkʰaa saalaa, səkkʰaa saalaa 1. seminary
2. seminar
9/3
សិក្សា səksaa 1. to study, to conduct research
2. study, learning, education
3/2
សិង səŋ 1. [clerical] to sleep
2. to perform (a magic ritual), officiate
2/1
សិដ្ឋ sət short form of ពិសិដ្ឋ (male Cambodian name) 1/1
សិត sət 1. to comb (the hair), card (wool)
2. to preen
3. to clean, purify
4. to refine and pour (metals), smelt, cast
5. to discard
6. to pour (out), empty, decant
7. to plane, scrape, scratch
8. to knead
9/3
សិទ្ធិ sət 1. right
2. accomplishment, achievement
3. fruit, result, attainment of a goal
4. effectiveness, skillfulness
5. duty
6. peace
1/1
សិន sən 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment
2. [phrase-final] first
Notes: polite final hortatory particle
114/86
ស៊ិន sin male Cambodian name 1/1
សិស្ស səh student 13/6
សិស្សានុសិស្ស səhsaanuʔsəh students (collective) 1/1
ស៊ី sii 1. to eat (with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas)
2. to consume (food, fuel)
3. ស៊ីប្រេន = to sell at a high price just because it’s a brand name
21/16
ស៊ីក្លូ siiklou cyclopousse, 3-wheel pedicab, bicycle-powered rickshaw 2/2
ស៊ីឈ្នួល sii cnuəl 1. to work for someone, go into domestic service, take a job (usually menial)
2. to be an employee (usually referring to a servant)
3. to live on wages
4. to work for hire
5. hired mercenary
4/2
ស៊ីញ៉ូ siiɲou 1. to signal, to give a signal
2. signal, indicator
5/2
ស៊ីណា siinaa female Cambodian name 4/1
សីតុណ្ហភាព səytonhaʔpʰiep 1. temperature
2. climate
36/5
សីតុណ្ហមាត្រ səytonhaʔmiet thermometer
Notes: also pronounced səytonhaʔmaat
4/1
ស៊ីពេល sii peel to take/require (a certain amount of) time 1/1
ស៊ីម siim SIM card 4/1
ស៊ីម៉ងត៍ siimɑŋ cement, contrete 4/3
ស៊ីរ៉ែន siiraen horn, siren 5/1
សីល səl 1. religious rule, precept, commandment
2. morality, moral conduct
3. virtue
4. grace, holiness, piety, model/good behavior, good character
5. specifically religious ritual to generate supernatural power
6. nature, tradition
1/1
សីលធម៌ sel tʰoa, sǝl tʰoa 1. ethics, morals, virtue
2. morality
3. manners and behavior that lead one to do good and avoid evil
4. precepts of righteousness
4/4
ស៊ីសង sii sɑɑŋ 1. to gamble
2. gambling, betting
3. to get revenge, to pay back
2/2
ស៊ីសាមុត siisaamut 1. Cambodian surname
2. Sin Sisamouth: famous Cambodian singer-songwriter from the 1950s to the 1970s
1/1
សីហា səyhaa August 1/1
សឹង səŋ 1. almost (all), nearly, just a little, slightly
2. net for catching rabbits
2/2
សឹងតែ sǝŋ tae almost, about to 1/1
សឹងអី səŋ ʔəy very much
Notes: BCF; colloquial
3/3
សឺរ៉ាំង səɨraŋ syringe 3/1
សុំ som to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) 56/36
សុខ sok 1. to be healthy
2. to be safe, secure, peaceful, calm, tranquil
3. to be pleasant, comfortable
4. to be happy, glad, joyous
5. to be content, satisfied
6. to be successful
7. peace
8. joy, pleasure
9. health
10/6
សុខៗ sok sok 1. suddenly
2. alone (without disturbing anybody), happily by myself, just by myself
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/2
សុខចិត្ត sok cət 1. to be willing, satisfied
2. to agree/consent to
3. to prefer to
4. would rather
5. willingly, with pleasure
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
សុខទុក្ខ sok tuk (personal physical) health 6/3
សុខភាព sokkʰapʰiep health 28/15
សុខសប្បាយ sok sapbaay to be well and happy (commonly used in the greeting សុខសប្បាយឬទេ? = How are you?, but can also used when saying goodbye) 28/14
សុខា soʔkʰaa female Cambodian name 10/4
សុខុម sokʰom male Cambodian name 4/2
សុគន្ធ soʔkʊən male or female Cambodian name 10/4
សុជាតា soʔcietaa female Cambodian name 8/3
សុជាតិ soʔciet male Cambodian name 2/1
សុជីវធម៌ soʔciiveaʔtʰoa 1. savoir vivre, courtesy, manners, good-breeding
2. knowledge of the world, ability to live elegantly
15/8
សុំទោស som tooh 1. excuse me, pardon me
2. I'm sorry
28/20
សុទ្ធ sot 1. to be pure, clean, without impurities, unmixed
2. virtuous
3. white
4. smooth
5. correct
6. exclusive, absolute
7. to be net (of weight)
3/2
សុទ្ធតែ sot tae all, only, exclusively, completely, without exception, nothing but 11/10
សុទ្ធា sottʰie female Cambodian name 8/2
ស៊ុប sup soup 11/6
សុផល soʔpʰɑl male or female Cambodian name 14/5
សុភ័ក្រ soʔpʰeak male or female Cambodian name 13/4
សុភមង្គល soʔpʰeaʔ meaŋkʊəl, soʔpʰeaʔ mʊəŋkʊəl good fortune, prosperity and happiness 1/1
សុភា soʔpʰie female Cambodian name 8/3
សុភាព soʔpʰiep 1. to be modest, submissive
2. well-behaved
3. polite
4. gentle
5. shy
6. good-natured
7. peaceful
8. peace-loving
1/1
សុភាព soʔpʰiep male or female Cambodian name 22/5
សុភាពបុរស soʔpʰiep boʔrɑh gentleman 1/1
សុភាសិត soʔpʰiesət 1. proverb, saying, maxim
2. (of speech or words) to be right, correct, exact, proper
2/2
សុភី soʔpʰii Cambodian name 8/2
ស៊ុម sum 1. temporary decorated arch erected to welcome a dignitary, or in honor of someone
2. arch decorated with green leaves, decorated frame (around an opening such as a door or window)
3. picture frame
4. (chicken) coop, cage (for poultry)
5. plan, scheme
6/1
សុរិយគតិ soʔreʔyaʔ keaʔteʔ solar calendar 2/1
សុវណ្ណ soʔvan male Cambodian name 1/1
សុវត្ថិភាព soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep 1. goodness, prosperity, happiness, success
2. good health
3. safety
30/22
ស៊ូគីស៊ុប suukiisup [name of a Japanese restaurant] 1/1
សូត្រ sout 1. to recite, to read, to chant
2. silk, fine thread (e.g., spider silk)
3. manual of religious, philosophical, grammatical, etc. rules
4. Buddhist treatise: 'thread of discourse'
1/1
សូត្រធម៌ sout tʰoa to pray
Notes: also written សូត្រធម៌
14/7
សូន្យ soun 1. zero
2. empty space, vacuum, void, nothing
3. to be empty, blank, void
4. absent
5. useless, valueless
2/1
សូម soum 1. to request, ask for
2. to beg, entreat
3. polite term used to introduce a sentence, meaning 'please, would you...', 'would you please'
9/7
សូម្បី soumbəy 1. even, even if, in spite of
2. although
2/2
សូម្បីតែ soumbəy tae 1. even
2. even though, although, nevertheless
2/2
សូវ səv rather, better, it would be better, would rather ... instead ..., preferably 1/1
សួត suət lung 1/1
សួន suən 1. garden
2. public garden, park {សួនកម្សាន្ត = amusement park}
3. part, section, division
4. suitable, fit, appropriate, proper
2/2
សួរ suə 1. to ask, question, enquire
2. to visit, come to see
111/69
សួស្ដី suǝsdǝy greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!'
Notes: ជើង ដ
33/31
សើច saəc 1. to laugh (at), mock
2. burst out laughing
7/4
សើម saəm damp, humid, wet, moist 41/17
សៀត siǝt 1. to insert, to stick in, to squeeze in
2. (of something long and thin like a knife) to insert, push in, thrust in
3. to carry in the belt
4. to enter stealthily, slip into
5. to fall ill suddenly
6. to have sudden stabbing/sharp pains (in the abdomen)
5/2
សៀមរាប siǝm riep Siem Reap (a province and town in northwest Cambodia, where the ruins of Angkor are located) 3/3
សៀវភៅ siǝv pʰɨv 1. book
2. pad, notebook
81/32
សេះ seh horse 1/1
សេចក្តី səckdəy 1. affair, matter, case
2. subject, meaning, concept
3. reason, cause
4. nominalizing particle, forms abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives
5. these derivative nouns generally have the meaning of: the condition or state of … {សេចក្តីល្អ = goodness}
Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ
16/11
សេន seen, saen 1. cent, penny, one hundredth of a riel
2. coin
2/2
សេព saep 1. to maintain relations, carry on a friendship
2. to associate
3. to have sexual relations
4. to consume, eat, drink
5. to partake of, indulge in, give oneself over to, be addicted to
6. to frequent (a place), stay, live
7. to resort to
8. have recourse to
9. to carry out
10. to cultivate, practice
1/1
សេរី seerəy male Cambodian name 7/2
ស៊េរី seerii series 3/2
សេរ៉ូម seeroum serum 19/4
សេរេ seeree to adjust
Notes: BCF
1/1
សេវា seevaa, seevie service, duty 16/5
សេវាកម្ម seevaakam, seeviekam service 6/4
សែង saeŋ 1. to carry (of two or more people, especially on a pole which rests on the shoulders, e.g., as a litter)
2. light, radiance, luster, brilliance, gleam, rays (of light)
3. [royal] weapon, arms
13/3
សែន saen 1. one hundred thousand
2. very, extremely, too
3. to sacrifice/make an offering (especially of food to the spirits of the dead)
4. [colloquial] to bribe
2/2
សែសិប sae sǝp fourty 5/2
សោះ sɑh 1. final particle: (in negative clauses) at all, in the least, completely, utterly, absolutely, finally
2. to be completely out of
3. to be empty, devoid of content
4. to be tasteless, insipid, flavorless, lifeless
5. tired, exhausted
6. pale, anemic
7. it’s just … {សំឡេងទូរស័ព្ទសោះ = it’s just the sound of the phone}
28/25
សោកស្ដាយ saok sdaay 1. to regret
2. to be sorry
3. to lament, mourn (a loss or death)
Notes: ជើង ដ
4/3
សោភ័ណភាព saopʰoanapʰiep beauty 2/2
សោភា saopʰie female Cambodian name 32/10
ស្កប់ស្កល់ skɑp skɑl 1. to satisfy
2. to be completely satisfied
3. to be content
4. to be sufficient
5. to be prosperous
1/1
ស្ករ skɑɑ 1. sugar
2. candy, sweets
12/7
ស្ករស skɑɑ sɑɑ white/refined sugar 17/7
ស្កុត skot tape
Notes: derived from the brand name Scotch Tape
20/5
ស្កូវ skǝv white/gray hair 3/1
ស្កៀប skiǝp 1. to feel/be irritated (e.g., as the skin feels after being exposed to unhusked rice or pine needles)
2. to itch
3. to be itching/prickling, to be irritated
2/2
ស្គាល់ skoal 1. to know (someone), recognize, have seen before
2. to be familiar with
27/19
ស្គាល់គ្នា skoal knie to know each other 9/9
ស្គែន skɛɛn scan 3/1
ស្គ្រីន skriin screen 2/2
ស្ងាត់ sŋat 1. to be quiet, calm
2. motionless
3. alone, secluded, solitary
4. cozy
3/2
ស្ងាប sŋaap 1. to yawn
2. to gape
15/5
ស្ងួត sŋuət dry 24/12
ស្ងៀម sŋiǝm 1. to be silent, quiet
2. still, immobile, inactive
3. to be idle, free, unemployed
2/2
ស្ងោរ sŋao 1. to boil in water (to cook, to soften, or to extract some essence)
2. cook by boiling
3. soup
3/1
ស្ដាំ sdam right, to the right, on the right
Notes: ជើង ដ
174/106
ស្ដាប់ sdap 1. to listen (to)
2. to obey
3. to understand (a spoken language)
Notes: ជើង ដ
32/18
ស្ដាប់ឮ sdap lɨɨ to hear, to be able to hear
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ស្ដាយ sdaay to feel sorry, to regret, to pity
Notes: ជើង ដ
9/7
ស្ដី sdǝy 1. to say, tell, speak, talk
2. to address
3. to declare, inform, announce
4. to ask (someone to do something as a favor)
5. to request to look for
6. to scold, reprimand, rebuke
7. to blame
8. about, concerning, relative to
9. kind of large tree
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
ស្ដីបន្ទោស sdǝy bɑntooh to rebuke, reprove, reprimand, scold, blame, curse
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/2
ស្ដីឲ្យ sdǝy ʔaoy to blame/scold/reprimand directly
Notes: ជើង ដ
7/5
ស្ដុក sdok 1. to be heavy, massive, ponderous, substantial
2. vegetation: to be luxuriant, thick, dense
3. to have wealth
4. kind of large tree (Walsura villosa, with thick bark used in anti-dysentery medicines and small round edible fruit that grow in clusters)
5. supply, stock (of goods), reserve
6. accumulation, saving(s)
7. stock market
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/1
ស្ដើង sdaəŋ 1. to be thin (especially of cloth, paper), slim, slender, fine
2. scant, meager
3. in small numbers
Notes: ជើង ដ
2/1
ស្តង់ stɑŋ stand, stall (in a market)
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
ស្តាតអូឡាំពិក staat ʔoulampɨk olympic stadium
Notes: ជើង ត
2/1
ស្តាយ staay style
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ស្តុប stop traffic light
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ស្ត្រី strǝy 1. woman, girl, lady
2. women
3. the female sex
Notes: ជើង ត
87/39
ស្ថានទូត stʰaan tuut embassy 3/2
ស្ថានភាព stʰaanpʰiep 1. position
2. state of affairs, situation
3. condition, posture, attitude, pose, stance
3/3
ស្ថានីយ stʰaanii 1. station
2. place of rest, parking place
29/8
ស្ថាប័ន stʰaaban institution, establishment 2/2
ស្ថិត stʰət, tʰət 1. to be lasting
2. to be strong
3. to be located at, situated at/in
4. to last, endure
5. to exist
6. to reside at
7. to place
8. (physics) to be static
1/1
ស្ទះ steah 1. to obstruct, block, close up, stop up {ស្ទះចរាចរណ៍ = traffic jam} {ស្ទះផ្លូវ = traffic jam}
2. to brick up, cork, shut, plug
3. to jam, foul
17/11
ស្ទង់ stʊəŋ 1. to measure the depth/height (of something), estimate, approximate, sound, probe, survey
2. to make inquiries about, try to find out, check, verify
1/1
ស្ទះចរាចរណ៍ steah cɑraacɑɑ traffic jam 8/7
ស្ទាប stiep 1. to feel, examine by touch, finger, caress, touch lightly
2. to reach
3. to test, try, probe
1/1
ស្ទូង stuuŋ to transplant seedlings (especially rice seedlings) 19/4
ស្ទើរ stǝǝ 1. to be insufficient, incomplete, not quite
2. halved, not full
3. neither one thing nor the other
4. semi-, half-
5. to be on the point of, about to, almost
6. to be hesitant, undecided
1/1
ស្ទើរគ្រប់ stǝǝ krup almost whole, almost complete 1/1
ស្នាក់ snak 1. to dwell, live at
2. to stop over, spend the night, stay for a short time
2/1
ស្នាម snaam 1. trace, track, (foot)print
2. mark, scar, impression, imprint
3. vestige, remains
4. excavation
5. sports ground, court (e.g., tennis court), stage, ring
6. race track
7. battlefield
22/15
ស្និត snǝt 1. clf. for hands of bananas
2. very fine toothed comb with teeth on both sides (especially used for combing lice and lice eggs out of the hair)
5/2
ស្និទ្ធស្នាល snǝt snaal (of a friendship) close, intimate 9/6
ស្នួ snuə 1. clothesline
2. tightrope, high wire
3. small bridge, footbridge, catwalk, plank/board (for crossing something)
4. pole, bar
20/4
ស្នេហា snaehaa 1. love, affection
2. (love) affair
3. to love, like
2/2
ស្នែង snaeŋ 1. horn, antlers
2. horn-like musical instrument (usually made of water buffalo horn)
3. pole used to carry a load between the shoulders of two or more persons
4. load carried on such a pole
5. litter, palanquin
6. clf. for loads
3/1
ស្បង់ sbɑŋ Buddhist monk's skirt-like lower garment (one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk) 6/2
ស្បើយ sbaəy 1. (of disease, anger, rain) to abate, calm down, slacken, diminish
2. said when someone sneezes
3. to be superficial
4. to be weakened
5. hopeless
2/2
ស្បែក sbaek 1. skin
2. hide, leather
7/3
ស្បែកជើង sbaek cǝǝŋ shoes, boots, footwear 46/12
ស្បែកជើងប៉ាតា sbaek cǝǝŋ baa taa sneakers 7/6
ស្បែកជើងប៊ូ sbaek cǝǝŋ puu leather shoes, boots 1/1
ស្បែកជើងផ្ទាត់ sbaek cəəŋ ptoat slippers, flip flops 6/3
ស្បែកជើងស៊ក sbaek cǝǝŋ sɔɔk slippers, flip flops 3/2
ស្ពាយ spiey 1. to carry slung across/suspended from the shoulder, carry by means of a shoulder strap
2. shoulder strap (e.g., of a rifle)
33/20
ស្ពៃ spey generic term for cabbage and cabbage-like vegetables 2/2
ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត smak cət 1. to express a wish/desire
2. to volunteer
3. willingness (to do something without outside pressure)
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ស្មា smaa shoulder 20/12
ស្មាតហ្វូន smaat foun smartphone 3/2
ស្មាន smaan 1. to guess, to approximate, to suppose, to think, to assume
2. to suspect
3. to seem, to appear
3/3
ស្មារតី smaardəy 1. spirit
2. attention
3. imagination
4. consciousness
5. reflex
6. will, presence of mind
7. memory, remembrance
8. mind, intellect, brains
9. to be memorable, serving to assist the memory
1/1
ស្មាអាវ smaa ʔaav clothes hanger 11/5
ស្មុគ smok kind of box made of palm leaves (used as a container for tobacco or areca) 5/1
ស្មើ smaə 1. to be equal, comparable, alike, the same
2. even, impartial
12/10
ស្មើគ្នា smaǝ knie 1. equal, identical (in size, height etc.)
2. alike, equivalent, even
3/3
ស្មើនឹង smaǝ nɨŋ the same as, idential to, equal to 10/3
ស្មោះ smɑh 1. to be honest, sincere, frank, straightforward, direct
2. loyal, faithful
3. emphatic final particle
2/2
ស្មៅ smav grass, generic term for grasses and grass-like plants 1/1
ស្រះ srah 1. pond, reservoir, pool
2. man-made pond on the grounds of a temple, ornamental pond
3. moat
1/1
ស្រៈ sraʔ vowel 3/3
ស្រក srɑɑk 1. to recede (of water)
2. to abate (of a swelling)
3. to sink, diminish, go down
4. to decline, withdraw, retreat, ebb
2/1
ស្រក់ srɑk 1. to drip, to drop, to fall in drops, to trickle
2. to flow
12/6
ស្រង់ srɑŋ 1. to pull/fish something out (of a liquid)
2. to save (a drowning person)
3. to extract (e.g., an article from a newspaper)
4. to rescue, save
5. to bathe (a Buddha statue, divinity, clergy)
6. to wash (oneself) (of the king or monks)
7. name of a mountain in Kompong Speu province
8. name of a large pond in front of the temple of Banteay Kdei in Siem Reap province, Cambodian kings in ancient times often went swimming in it
18/3
ស្រង់មតិ srɑŋ meaʔteʔ 1. to poll, to take a survey
2. poll, survey
2/2
ស្រងូតស្រងាត់ srɑŋout srɑŋat 1. sad
2. quiet and pitiful
3. nostalgic
4. to be melancholy, solemn
1/1
ស្រដៀង srɑdiǝŋ to be similar to, to resemble 6/5
ស្រដៀងនឹង srɑdiǝŋ nɨŋ to be similar to, to resemble 2/2
ស្រប srɑɑp 1. to agree, match, rhyme
2. to be consistent (with)
3. to be parallel (to), be in accord (with) {ស្របពេលដែល [...] = at the same time that [...]}
4/3
ស្របាល srɑbaal 1. to be approximately the same, equal
2. at the same time
2/2
ស្រពោន srɑpoon 1. to be melancholy, sad, mournful, wistful
2. to be faded, wilted, withered
1/1
ស្រមោល srɑmaol 1. shadow, reflection, silhouette, image
2. spirit, devil
6/6
ស្រវឹង srɑvǝŋ 1. to be drunk, intoxicated
2. to be addicted (to something)
3. to be crazy (about something)
12/4
ស្រស់ srɑh 1. to be fresh, green, freshly picked (e.g., of flowers), recently caught (of fish)
2. vivid
3. to be beautiful, handsome, pretty, attractive
4. to be cheerful, vivacious
5. pleasant
6. in an exacting manner, punctually, in a spic-and-span manner
7. beautifully
8. to be drained, dehydrated, dried up, dry
4/4
ស្រស់បំព្រង srɑh bɑmprɔɔŋ to be fresh, bright and charming 2/2
ស្រស់ស្រាយ srɑh sraay 1. to be free, unconstrained, free and easy
2. cordial, friendly
3. close, native, one's own
3/3
ស្រស់ស្រូប srɑh sroop 1. to eat (especially breakfast)
2. to have a snack, eat a light meal
2/1
ស្រស់ស្អាត srɑh sʔaat beautiful 3/3
ស្រឡះ srɑlah 1. (of the sky) to be clear, spacious
2. (of space) open
3. (of a house) tidy, (of a field or plain) empty
4. completely, absolutely
11/5
ស្រឡាញ់ srɑlaɲ to like, to love
Notes: also written ស្រលាញ់
16/13
ស្រឡេវ srɑleev 1. to be high, tall
2. far away
3. unattainable (generally used in combination with ខ្ពស់ or ឆ្ងាយ)
1/1
ស្រា sraa alcohol 32/6
ស្រាក្រហម sraa krɑhɑɑm red wine 1/1
ស្រាត sraat 1. to undress
2. to go naked
3. to be naked, nude, bare
5/2
ស្រាប់ srap 1. to be available, prepared, ready-made, completed
2. already
3. obviously, as a matter of fact
4. to be definite, certain, obvious
9/8
ស្រាប់តែ srap tae 1. suddenly
2. all of a sudden, immediately, as soon as
3. unexpectedly, surprisingly, illogically, unfairly
3/3
ស្រាយ sraay 1. to untie, undo, unfasten, unwrap, detach
2. to untangle, unravel
3. to explain, clarify
4. to solve
5. to interpret (a dream)
6. to comment on (a text)
7. to translate
2/1
ស្រាល sraal 1. to be light (in weight), not heavy, weightless
2. to be slight, trifling, insignificant
3. not serious, petty (of a crime), early (of crops)
8/3
ស្រាវជ្រាវ sraav criev to look for, conduct research, investigate, examine, explore 3/1
ស្រាវិស្គី sraa viskii whiskey 1/1
ស្រី srəy woman, female 42/23
ស្រីខួច srəy kʰuəc female Cambodian name 6/2
ស្រីពេជ្រ srǝy pɨc female Cambodian name 12/5
ស្រីរ័ត្ន srəy roat female Cambodian name 7/4
ស្រុក srok 1. country, nation
2. district (subdivision of a province)
3. village, countryside, rural area
4. to be domestic (as opposed to foreign), native
5. tame, domesticated/cultivated (as opposed to wild)
5/4
ស្រុកកំណើត srok kɑmnaət birthplace, home town 2/1
ស្រុកស្រែ srok srae countryside 11/6
ស្រុស sroh 1. to put into boiling water, scald with boiling water
2. to dip fresh food (such as vegetables) into boiling water for a short time, to parboil
1/1
ស្រូប sroup 1. to suck/draw in, sip
2. to absorb, soak up
3. to be absorbant
4. to lure, attract
5. to record (sounds)
6. to fill (with)
7. to gulp/wolf down (food)
8. to pour soup/water over rice
9. [colloquial] to spend a lot of money on some endeavour, to take/require a lot of money
7/3
ស្រូវ srəv rice (while still growing or prior to being husked), paddy rice, standing rice, unmilled/unhusked rice
Notes: after the ស្រូវ is milled and the husks are removed it is called អង្ករ, and after it is cooked it is called បាយ
113/12
ស្រូវប្រាំង srǝv praŋ dry-season rice, rice grown in the dry season (April-May) 1/1
ស្រូវវស្សា srǝv voahsaa rainy-season rice 1/1
ស្រួច sruəc 1. to be pointed, sharp and pointed, sharpened to a point, tapering
2. to be keen, acute
12/7
ស្រួល sruəl 1. to be easy, simple, proper
2. healthy, comfortable, pleasant
3. nice, carefree, without any complications
21/15
ស្រួលខ្លួន sruǝl kluən 1. to be well, healthy
2. to feel good
3. to be comfortable
12/10
ស្រួលបួល sruǝl buəl 1. to be comfortable
2. excellent, magnificent, superb
3. happily ended, safely ended
4. careful, perfect
5. logical, consistent, proper, well, pleasant
3/2
ស្រេក sreek 1. to be thirsty, to want something to drink
2. to have a strong desire/longing for something, to lust after
2/2
ស្រេកទឹក sreek tɨk to be thirsty 3/3
ស្រេច srac 1. to have done/finished/acomplished
2. to finish, complete
3. to be complete, prepared
4. already, entirely, fully, completely, sufficiently
1/1
ស្រេចតែ srac tae to depend un, to be up to (prep: + លើ) 2/2
ស្រែ srae 1. wet/irrigated rice field
2. to be rural
3. (of the eyes) to be very tired
4. to be bleary-eyed (e.g., from a lack of sleep)
5. to be glazed/unseeing/blank (as the eyes of a very ill person)
63/14
ស្រែក sraek to shout, scream, cry (out), bawl, yell 1/1
ស្រែកហៅ sraek hav to call out loudly 2/2
ស្រោច sraoc 1. to sprinkle, spray, water, irrigate, pour
2. to bathe (someone)
3. to touch, hit
4. to concern
5. all together, unanimously
6. simultaneously (especially to complain)
2/2
ស្រោម sraom 1. cover, covering, casing, wrapping, case, sheath, envelope
2. condom
3. frame
4. hull, pod
8/3
ស្រោមជើង sraom cəəŋ socks 6/3
ស្ល slɑɑ 1. to make soup/stew, to cook (soup or stew-like foods)
2. to extract oil (from natural products)
3. to melt, smelt (iron)
4. to heat resin
5. to concentrate medicine by boiling it down
9/3
ស្លន់ស្លោ slan slao 1. to be panic-stricken, dumfounded, stupefied
2. bewildered with wide open eyes
2/2
ស្លាក់ slak 1. to choke (e.g., on a bone)
2. to be silenced, be unable to speak or reply (in a debate)
3. to cease talking suddenly
4. to have a catch in one's voice
5. to be unable to swallow
5/2
ស្លាដក់ slaadɑk things given to monks (to gain merit)
Notes: translation to be confirmed
9/4
ស្លាប slaap 1. wing, feather, plumage (of a bird)
2. blade (e.g., of an oar or ventilating fan)
7/3
ស្លាប់ slap 1. to die
2. dead
10/8
ស្លាបចាក់ slaap cak propeller 4/1
ស្លាបព្រា slaap prie 1. spoon
2. spoonful
47/15
ស្លឹក slək 1. leaf
2. sheet (e.g., of paper)
14/6
ស្លៀក sliək to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) 78/48
ស្លៀកពាក់ sliǝk peak to dress, get dressed, be dressed, wear clothes 24/17
ស្វ័យ svay 1. to be autonomous
2. automatic
3. self-governing
4. occurs as a prefixed element in Indic words where it means self- or auto-
5. to the power of {បីស្វ័យគុណពីរស្មើនឹងប្រាំបួន = 3 to the power of 2 equals 9}
1/1
ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ svay prɑvoat 1. automatism
2. automatically
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
ស្វាគមន៍ svaakum 1. welcome
2. welcoming
3. congratulations on a safe arrival
4/4
ស្វាង svaaŋ 1. to be bright, clear, brilliant
2. alleviated, cleared up
3. to feel refreshed
1/1
ស្វាយ svaay 1. mango
2. color: purple, violet, mauve
67/26
ស្វាយកែវចិន svaay kaev cən kind of mango 1/1
ស្វាយកែវរមៀត svaay kaev rɔmiet kind of mango 1/1
ស្វាយប៉ោម svaay paom kind of mango 1/1
ស្វិត svət 1. wilted, dried up (of fruit), withered, shriveled
2. tough (of fibers), leathery (of meat)
3. very lean, very skinny, just skin and bones
4. invulnerable, impenetrable by any sharp-edged weapon/bullet
5. miserly, stingy
2/2
ស្វែងរក svaeŋ rɔɔk to go and look for, to search for, to seek 14/4
ស្អាត sʔaat 1. to be clean, nice, neat
2. pure, chaste
3. smart (of someone's appearance)
4. nice-looking, beautiful
159/65
ស្អាតបាត sʔaat baat 1. to be very clean, neat, well-dressed
2. very beautiful, handsome
1/1
ស្អិត sʔət 1. to be sticky, adhesive, adherent
2. stuck (to), attached (to)
3. to be addictive
4. (of weather) to be sticky, muggy
5. closely, like glue
6. to be loath to forgive someone, reluctant to forget someone's mistake
17/9
ស្អី sʔǝy colloquial form of អី or អ្វី
Notes: colloquial
3/3
ស្អុះ sʔoh 1. to be very hot, oppressive, stifling, sultry, muggy
2. to be restless, fidgety
3. exclamation indicating little desire to do something: ‘it's not required, it's not necessary, there's no need (to/for)’
2/2
ស្អុយ sʔoy 1. to be bad/putrid smelling, stinking
2. fetid, bad (of odor or reputation)
3. pungent
4/3
ស្អុះស្អាប់ sʔoh sʔap to be hot and sticky/humid, sultry, muggy 4/4
ស្អែក sʔaek tomorrow 5/4
ហក់ hɑk 1. to return, turn back, reverse, recede
2. to jump down/up, jump around, jump off, leap, dive
3. to lunge
4. to strike (of a snake)
1/1
ហត់ hɑt 1. to be tired, weary
2. to be breathless, out of breath, to be panting, puffing
24/14
ហត់នឿយ hat nɨəy to be very tired, hard working, suffering 1/1
ហប់ hɑp 1. to be stuffy, close
2. muggy
3. to melt/fuse (metal to mend cracks)
4. to temper (metal in order to make it rustproof)
5. to bind/tie (with fiber from the ramie plant or fan palm)
6. to twist fibers together in order to make rope
7. eaves of a roof
6/4
ហា haa 1. to open wide (especially the mouth)
2. to be opened (as a clam shell, nuts)
3. five
4. sound of laughter (ha ha)
5. exclamation: aha!
6. as a question: pardon?, what?
18/12
ហាក haak exclamation expressing surprise 3/3
ហាក់ដូចជា hak douc cie it seems as though, one could say that 3/3
ហាង haaŋ store, shop 139/62
ហាង haaŋ to be hot (to the taste, as onions, garlic, mustard), bitter or sharp tasting (as a wild bamboo shoot) 1/1
ហាងកាហ្វេ haaŋ kaafee coffee shop 44/9
ហាត់ hat 1. to practice, train, drill, exercise
2. to learn, study, be in training
3/2
ហាត់ប្រាណ hat praan to exercise 7/4
ហាន់ han to slice, to cut into small pieces
Notes: also written ហ័ន
15/5
ហ៊ាន hien 1. bold, courageous
2. to dare, risk
4/4
ហាម haam 1. to forbid, prohibit, prevent
2. put a stop to
3. restrict, bar, block
4. border, edge (of a plate), rim, brim (of a hat)
5/3
ហាល haal 1. to dry (something in the sun or wind), expose to the elements
2. to spread out, display
3. to be in the open air
4. to be (sun)dried
38/8
ហាលថ្ងៃ haal tŋay to expose to the sun 4/3
ហិត hǝt to smell, sniff, inhale 1/1
ហឹរ həl, haə food: hot, spicy, peppery 19/6
ហុច hoc 1. to extend the hand (to give or to take something)
2. to hand over, offer to, pass/hand (something to someone)
3. to provide, yield
4. to utter (a sound), to pronounce, say
21/10
ហុត hot 1. to sip (noisily), suck
2. to gulp down, bolt (food)
3. a sip (of some liquid)
3/2
ហុយ hoy 1. to whirl/swirl/rise up (in a cloud, like dust or smoke) {ហុយក៏ហុយ ក្ដៅក៏ក្ដៅ = it’s dusty and hot}
2. to spread (e.g., of smoke or a smell)
3. to fume
45/28
ហូត hout 1. to pull/take out, withdraw, extract, draw (out)
2. to lengthen, stretch something out
1/1
ហូប houp to eat 12/9
ហូបចុក houp cok to eat
Notes: colloquial
3/3
ហូយ houy exclamation to express boredom, frustration, or not wanting to do something
Notes: BCF
2/2
ហូរ hou 1. to flow, stream, pour
2. to trot (especially of cattle or water buffalo)
3. to be fluent
4. fluently, eloquently
5. in a flowing manner
41/17
ហូល houl kind of handwoven fabric (usually silk, with multicolored geometric designs) 2/1
ហួត huət 1. to be dried up
2. to be dry, run dry
3. to dry out/up, evaporate
3/1
ហួស huǝh 1. to exceed, surpass, go beyond, pass, run past (a red light, a street, etc.)
2. to exaggerate
3. to skip, omit
4. beyond, over
5. much more, too much, more than
1/1
ហើប haəp 1. to move away slightly
2. to lift up a little bit
3. to be ajar, slightly open
4. to ride high (in the water, as an empty boat)
5. to open the mouth
6. talk, speak, converse with
3/2
ហើមពោះ haǝm pʊəh to feel bloated, to have an upset stomach 1/1
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
2314/642
ហ៊ើយ hǝǝy 1. exclamation to express boredom, frustration, or not wanting to do something
2. exclamation expressing relief
Notes: BCF
7/7
ហើយៗ haǝy haǝy to be ready/finished
Notes: colloquial
6/6
ហើយដៃ haǝy day when free from work, when [the other] work is done {អីចឹង វុទ្ធីជួយលាងផងពេលហើយដៃ = in that case, you [វុទ្ធី] help doing the dishes when your other work is done/when you’re free}
Notes: BCF
1/1
ហើយនិង haǝy nɨŋ and (followed by the last in a series), with 53/49
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
2/2
ហៀរ hiǝ 1. to overflow, run out
2. to exceed
3. to flow, run (especially of bodily secretions, excretions)
4. to seep, ooze
5. to be full to the brim, full to capacity
6. to be overflowing, overcrowded
6/3
ហៀរសំបោរ hiǝ sɑmbao to have a running nose 1/1
ហេតុ haet 1. cause, reason, motive
2. source, origin
3. because of, for the reason that
9/8
ហេតុការណ៍ haet kaa event, incident, circumstance, situation 3/3
ហេតុផល haet pʰɑl 1. reason
2. cause, consequence, motivation
3. justification
2/2
ហេតុអី haet ʔəy why? for what reason?
Notes: colloquial form of ហេតុអ្វី
1/1
ហេតុអ្វី haet ʔvǝy why? for what reason? 1/1
ហេមប័រហ្គឹរ hemboakɨ hamburger
Notes: BCF
2/1
ហេវ heev 1. to grow hungry
2. to be hungry
3. to be very weak from hunger, debilitated
4. exhausted
5. deep narrow crevice, small deep hole
6. to fly, soar {ហេវហោះ = to fly, soar}
2/2
ហេឡូ heelou hello (answering the phone)
Notes: colloquial; see also អាឡូ
1/1
ហែក haek 1. to tear
2. to tear out/off/apart, tear to pieces
3. to force open (the mouth)
4. to slander, expose someone's faults in public
6/5
ហែលទឹក hael tɨk to swim 12/4
ហោះ hɑh 1. to fly (of a plane or other machine)
2. to float in the sky
3. to soar
7/5
ហោប៉ៅ hao pav pocket 66/19
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)
272/147
ហ្គារ៉ាស់ gaarah garage
Notes: BCF; irregular pronunciation
1/1
ហ្គាស geah gas 10/3
ហ្គូហ្គល kuukɔɔl 1. Google
2. to google
1/1
ហ្គេម keem, kɛɛm game 10/4
ហ្គែរ kae gear 2/1
ហ្ន៎ nɑɑ final particle to soften a statement or request, similar to ណា 8/8
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) 266/172
ហ្នឹងណា nɨŋ naa 1. just
2. it's just, it's just that
Notes: BCF; colloquial
8/8
ហ្នឹងមែន nɨŋ mɛɛn Is that true? {ហ្នឹងមែន? ហ្នឹងហើយ។ = Is that true? Yes, that's true!}
Notes: colloquial
8/7
ហ្នឹងហើយ nɨŋ haǝy 1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct
2. ok, all right
Notes: colloquial
52/44
ហ្នឹងអ៎ nɨŋ ʔɑɑ as a question: really?
Notes: colloquial
4/4
ហ្នុង noŋ 1. this, that
2. there
11/10
ហ្មត់ mɑt 1. quite, utterly, totally
2. fully, completely, flatly
3. to be exhausted, all gone
4. fine, finely ground, powdered
5. polished, smooth (of fabrics, skin)
1/1
ហ្មត់ចត់ mɑt cɑt 1. to be careful, precise, accurate, meticulous
2. clean, neat
3. chaste
4. serious
5. elevated, lofty
6. regulated, in good order, having strict rules
7. correct, proper
8. serious, conscientious, thorough, sufficient
9. carefully, meticulously (of one's attitude toward something)
1/1
ហ្វាន់តា fantaa fanta (softdrink) 1/1
ហ្វាម៉ាស៊ី faamaasii pharmacy
Notes: colloquial
4/3
ហ្វូម foum foam 16/2
ហ្វេសប៊ុក feehbuk Facebook 3/3
ហ្វែល fael file
Notes: BCF; spelling unclear
1/1
ហ្វ្រង់កា frɑŋkaa stretcher, litter
Notes: possibly also written ប្រង់កា
13/2
ហ្សែន sɛɛn gene
Notes: source: antkh.com; also spelled សែន; irregular pronunciation: ហ្ស៊ែន
2/1
ហ្អ ʔɑ colloquial form of ឬ 1/1
ឡប់ៗ lɑp lɑp 1. hurriedly, hastily, in a fast-talking manner, over and over quickly
2. to be absent minded, forgetful
3. (emotionally) troubled, confused, uncertain
4. stupid, foolish
1/1
ឡាំង laŋ 1. box, case
2. to sew
1/1
ឡាំងក្រដាស laŋ krɑdaah cardboard, cardboard box 37/7
ឡាតេ laatee latte (a kind of coffee) 1/1
ឡាន laan car, motor vehicle 85/39
ឡានក្រុង laan kroŋ bus, city bus 13/7
ឡានពេទ្យ laan pɛɛt ambulance
Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត
40/7
ឡាបូ laabou sink 41/10
ឡាម laam razor, razor blade 10/2
ឡាវ laav 1. Laos
2. to be Laotian
3. to wash
4. funnel
5. gorge, pass
1/1
ឡូយ looy 1. cool
2. arrogant, proud
6/5
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
255/130
ឡើងវិញ laəŋ vɨɲ following a verb: [verb] again 15/10
ឡើយ laəy 1. at all, absolutely
2. generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, ឥត, to express the idea of incompleted action, existence or progressing action
10/10
ឡេ lee lotion 10/2
ឡេវ leev 1. button
2. to be junior, subordinate
3. common
4. cheap, low, backward
5. poor (in quality)
5/2
ឡែក laek 1. to be separate, apart, isolated
2. to be special, specific
3. separate section/piece/place
2/1
អ៎ ʔɑɑ 1. particle used to form a yes/no question, similar to ឬ
2. exclamation indicating satisfaction or surprise
3. indicating something like surprise on part of the speaker that the listener might not be aware of some fact or past event {ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ខូចតាំងពីម្សិលមិញអ៎។ = [Didn’t you know that] the A/C has been broken since yesterday!}
Notes: colloquial
42/39
អ៊ំ ʔum, ʔom 1. elder sibling of one's parent
2. 2nd person pronoun (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation)
10/4
អកុសល ʔaʔkoʔsɑl 1. sin, evil
2. vice
3. bad luck
4. misfortune
5. to be evil, malicious
6. depraved, wanton
7. unlucky, unfortunate
1/1
អក្ខរាវិរុទ្ធ ʔakkʰaʔraa viʔrut orthography, spelling 1/1
អក្សរ ʔaksɑɑ 1. letter (of the alphabet)
2. script, alphabet
3. written language
4. writing
57/11
អក្សរកាត់ ʔaksɑɑ kat abbreviated form of a word 1/1
អគារ ʔaʔkie building, house 18/6
អគ្គិសនី ʔakkihsaʔnii 1. electricity
2. electric
17/7
អង់គ្លេស ʔɑŋkleeh English 12/6
អង្ករ ʔɑŋkɑɑ uncooked, dehusked rice 43/7
អង្ករខ្សាយ ʔɑŋkɑɑ ksaay ordinary rice 5/2
អង្ករដំណើប ʔɑŋkɑɑ dɑmnaəp (polished uncooked) sticky rice 4/1
អង្កាល់ ʔɑŋkaal 1. when (in the future), at what time
2. on what date
1/1
អង្គ ʔɑŋ 1. body
2. torso, trunk
3. corpse
4. build, figure
5. appearance
6. form, shape
7. quality, virtue
8. (main) reason, (basic) cause
9. base, basis, grounds
10. quantity, amount, number
11. sort, kind, type, variety
12. group, organization, institution, establishment
13. corps (military or diplomatic)
14. clf. for royalty, clergy, statues of the Buddha, deities, and letters of the alphabet
1/1
អង្គចងចាំ ʔɑŋ cɑɑŋ cam memory (e.g., of a phone) 6/1
អង្គញ់ ʔɑŋkʊəɲ 1. kind of vine (entada phaseoloides) from which pods containing large black or maroon seeds are obtained (these seeds are used in playing a popular children's game called ល្បែងអង្គញ់)
2. kneecap {អង្គញ់ជង្គង់ = kneecap}
1/1
អង្គុយ ʔɑŋkuy to sit, to sit down 221/78
អង្គែ ʔɑŋkɛɛ dandruff, mange-like disease of the scalp 10/3
អង្រែ ʔɑŋrɛɛ pestle, stamper, rammer 2/1
អង្វែង ʔɑŋvaeŋ 1. to be old, ancient, existing for a long time
2. time: long, of very long duration
1/1
អង្សា ʔɑŋsaa 1. degree (of temperature, of angle)
2. shoulder
3. division, section, portion
3/2
អង្សាសេ ʔɑŋsaa see (colloquial) degree Celsius
Notes: BCF
1/1
អង្អែល ʔɑŋʔael to caress, fondle, stroke, pet 1/1
អញ្ចាញធ្មេញ ʔɑɲcaaɲ tmɨɲ gum(s) 1/1
អញ្ចឹង ʔɑɲcəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
2874/453
អញ្ចុះ ʔɑɲcoh like that
Notes: colloquial
1/1
អញ្ចេះ ʔɑɲceh 1. like this
2. this, this much
10/8
អញ្ចេក ʔɑɲcek 1. like this
2. this, this much
Notes: alternative pronunciation of អញ្ចេះ
3/3
អញ្ចោះ ʔɑɲcɑh 1. like that
2. that, that much
1/1
អញ្ជើញ ʔɑɲcəəɲ 1. to invite/summon (someone to do something)
2. please do, go ahead and ...
3. used before verbs of motion and certain other verbs as a sign of respect {អញ្ជើញចូល = please come in!} {អញ្ជើញទៅណាមកណាហ្នឹង? = [spoken politely to someone who's older] Where are you going?}
10/10
អំណោយ ʔɑmnaoy gift, present, donation, contribution 2/1
អំណោយផល ʔɑmnaoy pʰɑl to be favorable 2/1
អណ្ដាត ʔɑndaat 1. tongue
2. reed (of a musical instrument)
Notes: ជើង ដ
11/6
អណ្ដែត ʔɑndaet 1. to float, drift
2. to soar, come to the surface
3. to be fortunate, lucky
4. to be clever, intelligent, shrewd
Notes: ជើង ដ
3/2
អណ្ដែតអណ្ដូង ʔɑndaet ʔɑndouŋ romantic
Notes: BCF; ជើង ដ
1/1
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
969/396
អត់កើត ʔɑt kaət 1. unsuccessful, unable, incapable (of doing anything)
2. impossible
13/13
អត់ឃ្លាន ʔɑt klien 1. to suffer from hunger, to be without food, starved
2. to starve
3. to be greedy
2/2
អត់ដែល ʔɑt dael never [to have done something] (used only for past actions)
Notes: see also មិនដែល
7/5
អត់ទាន់ ʔɑt toan not yet 58/45
អត់ទៀង ʔɑt tiəŋ not regularly
Notes: BCF
1/1
អត់ទេស ʔɑt teeh emphatic variant of អត់ទេ = no, not
Notes: BCF; colloquial
1/1
អត់ទោស ʔɑt tooh 1. pardon me, excuse me
2. to pardon, excuse, forgive
1/1
អត់ធ្មត់ ʔɑt tmʊət 1. to restrain/contain (desire), to endure, bear, put up with
2. to stick something out to the end
3. to be patient, enduring
1/1
អត់សូវ ʔɑt səv 1. not so much
2. rather not
68/51
អត់អំពើ ʔɑt ʔɑmpǝǝ to be useless, in vain, of no importance
Notes: also spelled ឥតអំពើ
1/1
អត់អីណាអី ʔɑt ʔəy naa ʔəy it's alright/ok/fine, isn't it? 1/1
អត់អីទេ ʔɑt ʔəy tee 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right
2. surely, certainly
Notes: see also មិនអីទេ
23/22
អត់អីអេ ʔɑt ʔəy ʔee 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right
2. surely, certainly
Notes: colloquial form of អត់អីទេ
2/2
អត់អីអេ៎ ʔɑt ʔəy ʔee 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right
2. surely, certainly
Notes: colloquial form of អត់អីទេ
8/8
អតិថិជន ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn customer, client
Notes: formal
148/67
អត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណ ʔattaʔsaɲɲaan ban identity card 2/2
អត្ថន័យ ʔattʰaʔney definition, meaning, significance 1/1
អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ ʔattʰaʔprɑyaoc advantage, benefit, profit, use 2/2
អធ្រាត្រ ʔaʔtriet midnight 1/1
អនឡាញ ʔɑɑnlaaɲ online
Notes: chat
1/1
អនាគត ʔaʔnaakʊət 1. future
2. of or pertaining to the future
1/1
អនាម័យ ʔaʔnaamay 1. hygiene, sanitation
2. health
47/20
អនុញ្ញាត ʔaʔnuɲɲaat 1. to allow, authorize, to permit
2. authorization, permission
6/5
អនុវត្ត ʔaʔnuʔvoat 1. to apply, execute, implement
2. to follow, act in accordance (to), comply with, conform to
3. to use, employ
4. to work out (e.g., a plan)
1/1
អនុស្សាវរីយ៍ ʔaʔnuhsaavaʔrii 1. souvenir, keepsake, remembrance, recollection
2. memorial
Notes: also written អនុស្សាវរីយ
1/1
អន្ទិត ʔɑntɨt 1. used to call a younger man or boy
2. pundit (often used of a recently disrobed monk)
1/1
អន្ធិល ʔɑntʰɨl 1. to be congealed, coagulated
2. thick, dense, viscous (of liquids)
3. slimy and repulsive
1/1
អន្លក់ ʔɑnlʊək raw/steamed vegetables (or flowers) eaten with sauces/dips 7/3
អប ʔɑɑp 1. to double up in order to strengthen, to splint (e.g., a broken limb), to strengthen, support, reinforce
2. to fix something
3. to toady to, fawn upon, please someone
1/1
អប់រំ ʔɑp rum 1. to bring up (children), discipline, educate, enculturate, train
2. education, upbringing
1/1
អបអរ ʔɑɑp ʔɑɑ 1. to approve heartily, to be glad, to receive with enthusiasm, to escort, to walk/flank/be beside someone
2. to give a welcome to
1/1
អបអរសាទរ ʔɑɑp ʔɑɑ saatɔɔ 1. to be enthusiastic and satisfied about/for someone
2. to express enthusiasm, to acclaim
3/3
អបិយជំនឿ ʔappəyyeaʔ cumnɨə superstition
Notes: also written អប្បិយជំនឿ
1/1
អំបិល ʔɑmbəl salt 13/10
អំបូង ʔɑmbouŋ kind of banana 1/1
អំបែង ʔɑmbaeŋ 1. fragment/broken piece/shard (especially a piece of pottery or glass that can still be used especially as a tray for grilling or roasting), splinter
2. kind of tree (Schoutenia hypoleuca, it is used to make rope and for cart construction)
51/12
អំបោះ ʔɑmbɑh cotton thread/yarn (for sewing or weaving) 3/1
អំបោស ʔɑmbaoh broom, whiskbroom 27/7
អផ្សុក ʔapsok 1. bored, tired of, unhappy, lonely
2. boredom
5/2
អំពី ʔɑmpii 1. about, concerning, relative to
2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on}
138/94
អំពូល ʔɑmpuul light bulb 15/3
អំពូលភ្លើង ʔɑmpuul pləəŋ light bulb 1/1
អំពូលម៉ែត្រ ʔɑmpuul maet fluorescent light (bulb) 4/1
អំពើ ʔɑmpəə 1. act, action, deed, effect, result
2. practice, duty
3. often used as a nominalizing element
4. benefit, advantage, profit, interest, gain, importance
5. evil spell/incantation, witchcraft, sorcery, magic
1/1
អំពើល្អ ʔɑmpǝǝ lʔɑɑ good deed 2/2
អំពៅ ʔɑmpɨv sugarcane 1/1
អភិវឌ្ឍ ʔaʔpʰiʔvoat to develop, make progress 1/1
អម្បាញ់មិញ ʔɑmbaɲ mɨɲ just now, just a moment ago 44/40
អរគុណ ʔɑɑ kun 1. thank you
2. to thank, to be grateful
52/42
អរុណសួស្ដី ʔaʔrun suǝsdǝy good morning!
Notes: ជើង ដ
1/1
អរូបី ʔaʔruupǝy abstract 1/1
អស់ ʔɑh 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out}
2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end
3. entirety, completeness, wholeness
4. to be complete, whole
5. entirely, completely
6. all (of), the whole (of)
7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!}
123/67
អស់កម្លាំង ʔɑh kɑmlaŋ to be tired, exhausted, weak 21/11
អសន្តិសុខ ʔaʔsɑnteʔsok 1. lack of security, insecurity
2. insecure, to be unsafe
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
អស់រលីង ʔɑh rɔliiŋ 1. to be completely gone, no more
2. all, completely
1/1
អស់សំណើច ʔɑh sɑmnaəc 1. to burst out laughing
2. to find something ridiculous
1/1
អស់សាំង ʔɑh saŋ 1. to be out of gasoline
2. (figurative) to be exhausted
2/2
អសុរោះ ʔaʔsoʔrɑh to be cruel and coarse, grotesque, rude, nasty (of language or speech) 1/1
អំឡុង ʔɑmloŋ duration, long period of time
Notes: also written អំលុង
4/4
អា ʔaa 1. preceding nouns, noun phrases or adjectives in colloquial speech {អាមួយនោះមែន? = This one, right?} {អាពណ៌បៃតង = the green one} {មានតែអាទុំអេ៎ហ្ន៎? អត់មានអាខ្ចីអេ៎? = Do you only have ripe ones? You don’t have green ones?}
2. used preceding nouns, noun phrases or adjectives giving them a pejorative, derogatory or familiar meaning
3. the vowel [a] when spelling
28/15
អា ʔaa used preceding names: it is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys, it can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed, when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment 5/4
អា ʔaa 1. final particle used for emphasis
2. phrase-final or as an interjection: oh! ah!
Notes: see also អា៎
3/3
អា៎ ʔaa 1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!}
2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?}
3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry}
4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request
75/58
អាកប្បកិរិយា ʔaakappaʔkeʔriʔyaa attitude, behavior, position, conduct, character 2/2
អាក់អន់ស្រពន់ចិត្ត ʔak ʔɑn srɑpʊən cət 1. to be upset, have one's feelings hurt, be disappointed, downhearted
2. to be hesitant, reluctant
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
អាការៈ ʔaakaa, ʔaakaaraʔ 1. symptom, characteristic, sign
2. special sign, omen
3. appearance, look, aspect, attribute
4. way, method
5. attitude, manner, conduct, behavior
6. action, situation, condition
7. letter of the alphabet
8. letter
28/17
អាកាស ʔaakaah 1. air, atmosphere, sky
2. open air, open space, outer space
3. fresh air, breeze
6/6
អាកាសធាតុ ʔaakaasaʔtʰiet climate, weather 20/8
អាក្រក់ ʔaakrɑk 1. to be bad, mean
2. unattractive, ugly
16/11
អាខោន ʔaakʰaon account 1/1
អាគុយ ʔaakuy storage battery 3/2
អាគ្នេយ៍ ʔaknee southeastern (direction) 3/3
អាង ʔaaŋ 1. to depend, to rely on, count (on)
2. to hope (for)
3. support, backing
4. proof
5. basin, vat, tub, tank, cistern, (swimming) pool
6. kind of wide-mouthed vase/jar
3/2
អាំង ʔaŋ 1. to bake, broil, roast, grill, toast
2. to roast by holding over a fire (in a rolled up shape, on a spit), barbecue
47/9
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
898/325
អាជីព ʔaaciip 1. living, being alive
2. career, livelihood
1/1
អាទិត្យ ʔaatɨt 1. sun
2. week
3. Sunday, as in ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ = Sunday
10/9
អាទិភាព ʔaatɨʔpʰiep priority 1/1
អាន ʔaan 1. to read, to read aloud, to pronounce
2. to sharpen, to whet
3. saddle (for horses, especially of leather or wood)
5/3
អានេះ ʔaa nih this one, this
Notes: less polite, used in casual conversation; see also អាហ្នឹង
1/1
អានោះ ʔaa nuh this thing, that thing
Notes: less polite, used in casual conversation; see also អាហ្នឹង
3/3
អាប់ ʔap 1. to give change (money)
2. to be obscure, vague
3. dull
4. poor, cheap, low
5. small
6. weak, decrepit
7. undeveloped, backward
8. underprivileged
9. ignorant
5/1
អាប់ដេត ʔapdeet to update
Notes: BCF
2/1
អាប់ឱនកិត្តិយស ʔap ʔaon ketteʔ yʊəh dishonored, humiliated
Notes: ជើង ត
1/1
អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ʔaapie piʔpie marriage, wedding
Notes: formal
1/1
អាពួកម៉ាក ʔaa puək maak you (between close friends) 1/1
អាម៉ាហ្ស៉ូន ʔaamaasɑn Amazon 3/1
អាមេរិក ʔaameerik 1. America
2. USA
3/2
អាយហ្វូន ʔaay foun iPhone
Notes: BCF
2/1
អាយុ ʔaayuʔ 1. to be ... years old
2. age
54/43
អារក្សអ្នកតា [ʔaarak/ʔaareak] neak taa a usually benevolent spirit protecting a place (like the forest or a house) 1/1
អារម្មណ៍ ʔaarɑm feelings, mood, attitude, impression 45/34
អាល់កុល ʔal ko alcohol 3/3
អាលុយមីញ៉ូម ʔaaluymiiɲoum aluminum 1/1
អាវ ʔaav shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment 395/121
អាវធំ ʔaav tʰom 1. coat
2. suit
1/1
អាវយឺត ʔaav yɨɨt T-shirt 50/18
អាវរងា ʔaav rɔŋie 1. sweater
2. coat
18/5
អាវសាច់ក្រណាត់ ʔaav sac krɑnat shirt 1/1
អាសន្នអន្ធក្រ ʔaasɑn ʔɑn krɑɑ 1. emergency
2. difficulty
3. the sudden occurrence of a rare/unexpected event which causes confusion and chaos
1/1
អាសយដ្ឋាន ʔaasaʔyattʰaan address (place of residence) 7/2
អាស៊ី ʔaazii 1. Asia
2. Asian
4/3
អាស៊ីត ʔaasiit acid, acidic
Notes: source: glosbe.com
1/1
អាស្រ័យ ʔaasray 1. to live at, take up residence, take shelter, make one's home, settle down to live
2. to live at (someone else's) expense, to stay/remain for a short while
3. place, location, site, dwelling, living quarters
4. to eat
5. to drink
6. to help one another, help, give aid
7. to be engendered (by something)
8. to depend on, rely on
9. to resort to
10. to benefit from
11. to take, to receive
12. because of, on the basis of, based on
13. with
1/1
អាហារ ʔaahaa food, meal 85/41
អាហារដ្ឋាន ʔaahaa tʰaan restaurant 2/1
អាហារសម្រន់ ʔaahaa sɑmrɑn 1. snack
2. hors d'oeuvre
3. food given to assuage hunger
Notes: also written សំរន់
5/2
អាហ្នឹង ʔaa nɨŋ this thing, that thing
Notes: less polite, used in casual conversation; see also អានោះ
6/6
អាឡូ ʔaalou hello (answering the phone)
Notes: colloquial
21/16
អាឡែង ʔaalaeŋ to be busy
Notes: BCF; colloquial; corresponds to រវល់
2/2
អាឡែងតា ʔaalaeŋ taa to be busy with, to be caught up with
Notes: colloquial form of រវល់តែ
1/1
អី ʔəy 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?}
2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something}
Notes: variant of អ្វី
207/139
អ៊ី ʔii 1. aunt (of Chinese origin)
2. exclamation of surprise
1/1
អីគេ ʔəy kee 1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?}
2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …}
Notes: colloquial
27/24
អីចឹង ʔəycəŋ 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?}
2. really?
Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង
166/119
អីទៅ ʔəy tɨv something like this
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/2
អ៊ីនធឺណិត ʔintʰɨɨnet internet
Notes: neither in Headley nor Chuon, but see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/អ៊ីនធឺណិត
17/5
អ៊ីម៉ែល ʔiimael email
Notes: BCF
1/1
អីយ៉ាស់ ʔəy yah oops 2/2
អីវ៉ាន់ ʔəyvan objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage 76/36
អ៊ីអន ʔii ʔɑɑn [?] Aeon (name of a mall in Phnom Penh) 1/1
អឹម ʔəm 1. filler word (umm...)
2. yes
Notes: colloquial
9/9
អ៊ឹស ʔɨh exclamation 1/1
អឺ ʔəɨ yes (very familiar), that's right (to equals or subordinates)
Notes: colloquial
3/2
អឺះ ʔɨh exclamation to express surprise etc. at a suddenly happening event 2/1
អ៊ឺ ʔɨɨ yes
Notes: BCF; colloquial
1/1
អឺរ៉ុប ʔəɨrop 1. Europe
2. European
3/2
អឺអើ ʔəɨ ʔaə 1. to help, to agree to help, to care about
2. colloquial: indicates agreement
3/1
អុំ ʔom 1. to paddle
2. to winnow, fan, sift
2/2
អ៊ុះ ʔuh 1. exclamation used when suddenly remembering something
2. exclamation used when just having made a mistake, or when just about to make a mistake
Notes: BCF; colloquial
2/2
អុជ ʔoc to light, to set afire 1/1
អុជៗ ʔoc ʔoc spotted, having black spots (especially burns) 1/1
អ៊ុត ʔut 1. to press (with an iron), to iron (clothes)
2. to wave/curl (the hair)
3. to peep at, peek at (especially one's cards)
4. to spy (on), to watch furtively
5. to wish/hope strongly for something (e.g., to wish for a certain point in rolling dice)
6. to reproach someone in a forceful and persistent manner
1/1
អុំទូក ʔom tuuk to row or paddle a boat 1/1
អ៊ុនៗ ʔun ʔun to be warm, lukewarm, tepid 2/1
អុស ʔoh firewood
Notes: also written ឧស
2/1
អូ ʔou oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) 82/71
អូ៎ ʔou exclamation: oh, aha
Notes: see also អូ
5/4
អូខេ ʔou kʰee OK 18/15
អូតូម៉ាទិច ʔoutoumaatɨc automatic
Notes: spelling unclear
1/1
អូតែល ʔoutael hotel 1/1
អូន ʔoun 1. I (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife - about themselves)
2. you (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)
3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's younger than oneself)
38/24
អូយ ʔooy exclamation of pain, ouch 1/1
អ៊ូយ ʔouy 1. exclamation of pain and other uncomfortable feelings
2. ouch!
9/4
អូស ʔouh to pull, tow, drag 23/8
អូស្ត្រាលី ʔoostraalii Australia 1/1
អូហ្វីស oufiih office 1/1
អ៊ើ ʔəə yes (used by older people replying to younger ones)
Notes: colloquial
1/1
អើយ ʔaəy, ʔəəy 1. familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair
2. in some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them
3. it may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention
2/2
អៀន ʔiǝn 1. to be shy, bashful, sheepish
2. to be embarrassed
3. to be ashamed
1/1
អៀម ʔiǝm 1. apron
2. halter-top
3. kind of sleeveless upper garment usually worn by baby girls
19/7
អេ ʔee 1. hey!
2. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ?
3. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ
Notes: colloquial
25/20
អេ៎ ʔee 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ?
2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ
3. hey!
Notes: colloquial
137/92
អេក្រង់ ʔeekrɑŋ 1. screen (of a computer, tablet, phone etc.)
2. movie screen
21/12
អេធីអឹម ʔee tʰii ʔəm ATM 71/14
អេប៉ុង ʔeepoŋ sponge
Notes: source: antkh.com
17/5
អេឡិចត្រូនិច eeləttrounɨt electronic
Notes: also written អេឡិចត្រូនិក; neither in Headley nor Chuon
13/6
អេ៎អី ʔee ʔəy as a question: maybe ...? {ញ៉ាំអីខុសអេ៎អី? = Maybe you’ve eaten something wrong?} 3/3
អែប ʔaep 1. to approach, accost, move close to
2. be close to
3. to touch (lightly)
4. to try to gain favors to get in someone's good graces
5. to support, be on someone's side
6. to move to the side (in order to avoid something or someone)
7. next to
8. close by, near
13/2
អ្នក neak 1. you (to equals of both sexes)
2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
323/160
អ្នកកំប្លែង neak kɑmplaeŋ joker, comedian, clown 3/1
អ្នកចំការ neak cɑmkaa farmer (of non-rice crops) 1/1
អ្នកចម្រៀង neak cɑmriəŋ singer 1/1
អ្នកជំងឺ neak cumŋɨɨ patient, sick person 33/7
អ្នកជិតខាង neak cɨt kʰaaŋ neighbour 5/4
អ្នកដំណើរ neak dɑmnaə traveller 78/21
អ្នកដទៃ neak dɑtey strangers, others, other people 43/28
អ្នកឌុប neak dup driver (e.g., of a bike or motorbike) carrying a passenger or friend 3/2
អ្នកណា neak naa 1. who, which one
2. someone, anyone
29/24
អ្នកទទួល neak tɔtuəl recipient, receiver, addressee 10/3
អ្នកទទួលភ្ញៀវ neak tɔtuəl pɲiəv receptionist 8/2
អ្នកទិញ neak tɨɲ customer, purchaser, shopper, buyer 29/17
អ្នកទេសចរណ៍ neak teehsaʔcɑɑ tourist 1/1
អ្នកធ្វើការ neak tvəə kaa worker 4/4
អ្នកបម្រើ neak bɑmraə waiter/waitress, servant 48/10
អ្នកបើកបរ neak baək bɑɑ driver 2/2
អ្នករត់តុ neak rʊət tok waiter/waitress
Notes: BCF; colloquial
14/5
អ្នករត់ម៉ូតូឌុប neak rʊət moutou dup motorcycle taxi driver 11/6
អ្នករត់សំបុត្រ neak rʊət sɑmbot mailman, postman, messenger 3/2
អ្នកលក់ neak lʊək seller 268/83
អ្នកស្រែ neak srae farmer, rice farmer, person living on a farm, peasant, country person 1/1
អ្វី ʔvəy 1. what?
2. anything, something, nothing
88/65
អ្វីមួយ ʔvǝymuǝy 1. what?
2. any, some, a certain one
3. anything, nothing, something
25/19
ឥដ្ឋ ʔət 1. brick, tile
2. to be desirable
3. pleasing, likable, preferable, satisfying
4. necessary
5. ideal
6. dear, beloved, favorite
9/6
ឥត ʔət 1. no, not
2. to be lacking, without, deprived of
6/5
ឥរិយាបថ ʔeʔreʔyaabɑt 1. manner, position, pose, attitude, conduct
2. point of view
3. mode of movement
4. the four postures: standing, sitting, walking, lying down
1/1
ឥឡូវ ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv now, at the present time, at this time
Notes: also written ឥលូវ
38/33
ឥឡូវនេះ [ʔləv/ʔiʔləv/ʔəyləv] nih now, right now, at present 5/5
ឥឡូវហ្នឹង [ʔləv/ʔiʔləv/ʔəyləv] nɨŋ now, right now, at present 5/5
ឧទាហរណ៍ ʔuʔtiehɑɑ 1. example
2. for example
11/11
ឧទ្ទិស ʔuttɨh 1. to pray for
2. to consecrate, dedicate, devote (something to someone or something)
3. to hallow, sanctify
4. to concentrate on (someone)
5. to be devoted, dedicated (to someone or something)
8/5
ឧបករណ៍ ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ 1. instrument, tool, implement, device
2. supplies, equipment
3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose
4. part (of a mechanism)
5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence
28/18
ឧបសគ្គ ʔuʔpaʔsak 1. obstacle
2. danger, peril
3. misfortune
1/1
ឧបាសក ʔuʔbaasɑk 1. (religious) disciple (especially of the Buddha)
2. lay devotee, layman
3. believer
1/1
ឧស្ម័ន ʔusman 1. gas, steam, vapor
2. heat
2/1
ឧស្សាហ៍ ʔussaa 1. often, frequently
2. diligent(ly), hard-working
3. to try hard, to work hard, to study, to persevere
15/13
ឪពុក ʔǝv puk father 21/8
ឪពុកម្ដាយ ʔǝv puk mdaay 1. parents
2. father and mother
Notes: ជើង ដ
17/9
ឪឡឹក ʔǝv lǝk watermelon 27/2
ឫស rɨh 1. root (of a plant or a number)
2. stump (of a tooth)
3. base, basis, fundamental principle
4. foundation, footing, wooden support placed under the end of a post/piling and buried in the ground to give the post a firmer support
5. kind of skin disease
2/1
rɨɨ 1. or
2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
180/109
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand) 1362/403
ឬនៅ rɨɨ nɨv phrase-final interrogative particle: yet 20/12
lɨɨ 1. to hear
2. independent vowel representing the Sanskrit vowel លឭៃ (words spelled with ឮ may also be spelled with លឺ)
Notes: also written លឺ
23/19
ឮសូរ lɨɨ sou 1. to be noisy
2. to resound
3. to be heard, to reach one's ear
2/2
ʔae 1. at, to, in, on
2. as (for), regarding
Notes: independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel ē ʔae (many words spelled with ឯ may also be spelled with អែ)
8/7
ឯកសណ្ឋាន ʔaek sɑntʰaan uniform 19/8
ឯកសារ ʔaekaʔsaa 1. document
2. message
3. essential
15/11
ឯកា ʔaekaa 1. solitude, loneliness
2. to be alone, one, only
1/1
ឯង ʔaeŋ 1. you
2. self, oneself, by oneself
3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite
4. surely, obviously
139/94
ឯណា ʔaenaa 1. where, somewhere, anywhere
2. how, in what way
3. what
4. which, any, some
5. however {ឯណា ... ឯណា ... = on the one hand … on the other hand …}
6. {មានបាន … ឯណា = didn't …}
11/10
ʔao oh (exclamation of complaint, surprise, wonder) 1/1
ឱកាស ʔaokaah 1. occasion, chance, opportunity, time
2. free time, permission, agreeing
3. cause, situation
4. polite word used to begin a conversation or to ask someone for something: please, may I have your attention
5/5
ឱន ʔaon to bend over, to bend down, to lodge (of grain plants)
Notes: also written អោន
4/2
ឱប ʔaop to embrace (someone), clasp, hug
Notes: also written អោប
3/2
ឱបដៃ ʔaop day to cross the arms 2/1
ឱសថស្ថាន ʔao sɑɑ tʰɑɑ stʰaan pharmacy
Notes: formal
19/2
ឲ្យ ʔaoy 1. to give
2. to let, to allow
3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?}
4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives)
Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ
1065/404
ឲ្យឈឹង ʔaoy cʰɨŋ 1. completely, absolutely
2. very, to the highest degree
1/1
ឲ្យតែ ʔaoy tae 1. whenever
2. provided that, so long as
1/1
ឲ្យពរ ʔaoy pɔɔ 1. to bless
2. to wish someone well
3. to send regards
10/7
Number of words occurring only once 731
Number of words occurring at least 5 times 1767