Mon-Khmer Languages Database

kind of pincers, tweezers ចន្ទាស cɑntieh
kind of pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) with red wood ស្ពង់ spʊəŋ
kind of plant (Amaranthus bletum; its ashes produce soda from which soap is made) ផ្ទី ptii
kind of plant (Ampelocissus arachnoidea, the roots of which are used to prepare medications for treating venereal diseases) កក្រោក kɑkraok
kind of plant (Cestrum nocturnum, with highly aromatic pale yellow flowers). ណាគ្រី naakrii
kind of plant (Cratoxylon sp.) with edible flowers and shoots ល្ងៀង lŋieŋ
kind of plant (Ixia sinensis) with medicinal roots លំពាន់ lumpoan
kind of plant (Nauclea cadumba, with edible sprouts; it occurs in two varieties, one លៀបធំ has large leaves and the other elob តូច has small leaves) លៀប liep
kind of plant (Sindora sumatrana) ក្រគរ krɑkɔɔ
kind of plant (Zingiber zerumbet, with a yellowish aromatic rhizome) ផ្ទឺ ptɨɨ
kind of plant having edible fruit សង្ឃា sɑŋkhie
kind of plant used for dyeing (poss. Bixa orellana; it produces a reddish-yellow dye) ដកគាំ dɑɑk koam
kind of plant which grows from a bulb and has large, long, thick leaves កំភ្លឹង kɑmplɨŋ
kind of plant which grows near river banks, orchid ក្រកី krɑkəj
kind of plant with aromatic flowers (the leaves can be woven into sacks, mats, etc.) រំចាក rumcaak
kind of plant with edible tubers ធ្មៅ tmɨv
kind of plant with fragrant white flowers (Allamanda carthartica) យីហ៊ុប jii hup
kind of plant with fragrant, white flowers កាកែល kaa kael
kind of plant with long thin leaves that grows from a bulb or tuber ស្រជែត srɑcɛɛt
kind of plant with white flowers; it is used as a vegetable ផ្កាស pkaah
kind of plant, spurge (Euphorbia sp.) តាសិក taa sək
kind of plant អំបឹះ ʔɑmbəh
kind of poison (used esp. for killing vermin) សានណូវ saan nəv
kind of poisonous plant ប្រង់ prɑŋ
kind of punishment for Buddhist monks បាចិត្តិយៈ paacəttəjeaʔ
kind of rake or roller (used for leveling) ខ្នៀរ knie
kind of rash that does not suppurate; measles កញ្ជ្រឹល kɑɲcrɨl
kind of rattan អារ៉ិច ʔaarəc
kind of rattle [plate 10] ពីងពាំង piiŋ - peaŋ
kind of red ant កន្តាវរ៉ាវ kɑntaav - raav
kind of reed or rattan ក្រែក kraek
kind of resin; crude turpentine យៅ jɨv
kind of roofed platform built in a tree (used for protection from wild animals and the weather) ស្រណាង srɑnaaŋ
kind of round cake made of fried, popped sticky rice mixed with sugar and sesame seeds ក្រពង krɑpɔɔŋ
kind of salt water shrimp បង្គា bɑŋkie
kind of salt-water fish (Scomber brachsysoma) កាម៉ុង kaamoŋ
kind of saltwater fish ត្រពួច trɑpuəc
kind of scaleless fish ខ្ជឹង kcɨŋ
kind of scaleless freshwater fish ឈ្វាត cviet
kind of scavenger fish ទីពោ tii pou
kind of scoop net ឈ្នក់ cnʊək
kind of seagull (Anastomus oscitans) រំពេ rumpei
kind of shackle of wood or bamboo put around the necks of cattle or horses to keep them from going too fast, shaft-bow (part of harness), collar ណែងណង naeŋ - nɑɑŋ
kind of shallow flat basket [plate 9] ចង្អេរ cɑŋʔee
kind of shellfish, clam, abalone គ្រែង krɛɛŋ
kind of shellfish អុកលាំងៗ ʔok leaŋ - leaŋ
kind of short cudgel / club ល្បុក្ក lbok
kind of shrub (Columbia auriculata; the bark of which is used to make rope and the leaves of which are used to make torches) ព្រាល priel
kind of shrub (Connarus cochinchinensis) រពុះ rɔpuh
kind of shrub (Desmodium flexuosum) ម្គី mkii
kind of shrub (Gmelina asiatica) រំចាញ rumcaaɲ
kind of shrub (Homalium brevidans) used for firewood រទាំង rɔteaŋ
kind of shrub from fruits of which shampoo is made sɔmbuːə kɔk
kind of shrub or tree of the buckthorn family (Rhamnus tinctorius; the fruit is used to make a detergent) ល្វៀង lvieŋ
kind of shrub with aromatic flowers រញា rɔɲie
kind of shrub with edible leaves and fruit (Leucoena glauca; it is often used for hedges) កន្ឋំ kanthum
kind of shrub, the screw-pine (Pandanus Pierrei; the leaves are used for weaving mats) រំចេក rumceek
kind of silk brocade របើក rɔbaək
kind of silk cloth with a small red and black checker-board pattern មក្លាំ meaʔklam
kind of silk lam material សារបាប់ saaraʔbap
kind of single-stringed musical instrument similar to a guitar (it is played by plucking) សាដៀវ saadiev
kind of six-holed flute; quadruple-reed shawm ស្រឡៃ srɑlaj
kind of skin disease characterized by dark reddish or purplish blisters; wen, sebaceous cyst ផ្តូត pdoot
kind of skin disease, (?) scabies ត្រអក trəʔɔːk
kind of skin rash, prurigo, psoriasis, prickly heat កញ្ជុសមាន់ kɑɲcuh moan
kind of skirt made of brocade with threads of gold or silver woven through it ចរបាប់ cɑɑrəbap
kind of skirt with an elastic waistband ខិង khəŋ
kind of small aquatic plant with a violet flower resembling a lotus ចង្កុលណី cɑŋkoʔleaʔnəj
kind of small basket, decorated with flowers, in which gifts for Buddhist monks are placed ក្រចាស krɑcaah
kind of small basket-like handbag; platform of a scale អ៊ុយ ʔuj
kind of small bird (Zosterops siamensis) ពពេច pɔpɨc
kind of small bird similar to a hummingbird. ច្រឡៃ crɑlaj
kind of small black bird (Crypsirhina varians) រន្ទេប rʊənteip
kind of small brown porcupine ប្រមោញ prɑmaoɲ
kind of small bucket, woven bamboo basket coated with tar or resin គ្រុះ kruh
kind of small caterpillar that feeds on wood, bamboo, and dried fish ព្រយ prɔɔj
kind of small catfish with two barbs or whiskers (Macrones nemurus) កញ្ចុះ kɑɲcoh
kind of small cucumber កញ្ជ្រៀប kɑɲcriep
kind of small cymbal ឈិង chɨŋ
kind of small deer, hog deer (Cervus porcinus) (smaller than ប្រើស ) ក្តាន់ kdan
kind of small deer-like mammal about the size of a raccoon; it has small horns, a short tail, and hooves (poss. Tragulus sp.) ខ្ចង kcɑɑŋ
kind of small fish (Catla Buchanani or Catlacarpio siamensis) កាហោ kaahao
kind of small fish (Ophicephalus acanthopterygius) ផ្ទក់ ptʊək
kind of small fish (poss. a gourami) កន្ឋរ kɑnthɔɔ
kind of small fish (poss. a loach, Botia hymenophysa or B. modesta) កញ្ជ្រូក kɑɲcruuk
kind of small fish (prob. Betta splendens), betta, Siamese Fighting Fish ក្រឹម krəm
kind of small fish usually found in mountain streams or in water-filled hollow tree trunks ខ្សាន ksaan
kind of small fish ក្អិត kʔət
kind of small flower resembling a rose but having no smell យីស៊ុន jii sun
kind of small fresh water fish (used esp. for making fish paste) កំភ្លាញ kɑmplieɲ
kind of small fresh-water fish (Rasbora aurotaenia; it is similar to the smelt or gudgeon) ចង្វា cɑŋvaa
kind of small freshwater clam or mussel លៀស lieh
kind of small freshwater fish, climbing perch (Anabas scandens or A. testudineus) ក្រាញ់ kraɲ
kind of small fried cake កន្ទ្រាំ kɑntroam
kind of small frog គោរាត kouriet
kind of small fruit tree (Antidesma diandrum; the roots are used to prepare a tonic) ត្រមួច trɑmuəc
kind of small fruit tree (Dillenia ovata) ភ្លូ pluu
kind of small fruit tree (Garcinia oliveri; the leaves used as a sour spice) ទ្រមូង trɔmuuŋ
kind of small gray shark (Scoliodon sorrakowah or Carcharias hemiodon) ឆ្លាម claam
kind of small green insect, with a long body and slender legs (it is poisonous to cattle when eaten) ស្រគោម srɑkoum
kind of small green tree frog (prob. Limnodytes sp.) កញ្ចាញ់ចេក kɑɲcaɲ ceek
kind of small grey insect common during the rainy season រនោង rɔnouŋ
kind of small hawk similar to the sparrow hawk ប្រមង់ prɑmɑŋ
kind of small house gecko (Hemidactylus maculatus) ជីងចក់ ciiŋ cɑk
kind of small insect which lives in colonies (they produce a strong smelling sticky liquid which may be used as a salve for itching skin; the residue of the liquid is used to make torches) ស្អុង sʔoŋ
kind of small insect ពពឹក pɔpɨk
kind of small long-legged bird that feeds mainly on earthworms ប្រចៀច prɑciec
kind of small luminescent millipede ក្លឹស kləh
kind of small mammal resembling a weasel (poss. the yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula) ស្ការ skaa
kind of small palm tree (Licuala spinosa; the heart is edible and the leaves are used as wrapping) ផ្អាវ pʔaav
kind of small paper umbrella used esp. by Chinese and Vietnamese as an offering to ancestral spirits ឡង់ lɑŋ
kind of small plant (Connarus semidecandrus or C. Cochinchinensis; the roots are used as medicine against bubo; the small branches are used to make the frames of fish traps, the young leaves are used in salads, and the mature leaves are used to make a kind of whistle) លំពស់ lumpʊəh
kind of small plant (Sesbania javanica, which grows in swamps. It has small leaves and light yellow edible flowers; hats and paper are made from its pith and the roots are used to prepare an anti-malarial medicine) ស្នោ snao
kind of small plant (Tephrosia repentina; the fruit are used in certain children's games) ពិកា piʔkaa
kind of small plant (Tieghemopanax fruticosus; the pleasant-smelling leaves are used for perfuming and decoration; the plant is also used medicinally and in religious rites) ពោល្យំ pouljum
kind of small plant having sweet-smelling flowers លន្តែ lʊəntae
kind of small plant សីរសាច់ seeraʔ sac
kind of small round basket [plate 9] ល្អី lʔəj
kind of small scorpion the sting of which is very painful ខ្នយ knɑɑj
kind of small seine larger than មង used in shallow water អញ្ចង ʔɑɲcɑɑŋ
kind of small slim fish with a narrow, pointed head (usually found in the mud) ឆ្លូញ clooɲ
kind of small slim fish with a narrow, pointed head (usually found in the mud) ស្លូញ slooɲ
kind of small spiny tree (Alangium salviifolium) which is widely used in medicinal products អង្កោល ʔɑŋkaol
kind of small squirrel-like mammal (sometimes called a palm rat) កន្ថឹក kɑnthək
kind of small squirrel-like mammal កង្ហិច kɑŋhəc
kind of small thorny bamboo (it is very strong and often used for making ladders) រលៀក rɔliek
kind of small tray made of woven banana leaves (they are commonly used in rituals connected with the appeasement of supernatural beings. There are several kinds including ពែ​ចែង​, ពែច្រមុះជ្រូក, and ពែម្តាយដើម) [plate 4] ពែ pɛɛ
kind of small tree (Caesalpinia sappa; the heartwood is used to make a red-dye and to prepare a medicine to treat skin diseases) ស្បែង sbaeŋ
kind of small tree (Garcinia sp.; the young leaves are used as vegetables) ខ្ចឹង kcəŋ
kind of small tree (Memecylon edule, used mainly for firewood) ភ្ងាស pŋieh
kind of small tree (Memecylon sp.; the leaves are used medicinally) ឃ្មាស kmieh
kind of small tree (Moringa oleifera; the young leaves and fruit are used in various soups and the bark is used medicinally) ម្រុម mrum
kind of small tree (Phyllanthus acidus; the acidic fruits and leaves are used in the preparation of various foods and the poisonous bark is used to kill rabid dogs) កន្ទួត kɑntuət
kind of small tree (Randia dasycarpa or R. tomentosa; the wood is used to make charcoal and the fruit is used to prepare a shampoo) រវៀង rɔvieŋ
kind of small tree of which there are several varieties (one, Morinda citrifolia, has edible fruit and roots which produce a red dye) ញ ɲɔɔ
kind of small tree with edible leaves which have purgative properties ស្មី sməj
kind of small white bony freshwater fish (prob. Dangila siamensis) លេញ ləɲ
kind of small wild duck usually of a light gray color (Dendrocygna javanica) ព្រវែក prɔvɛɛk
kind of small worm that damages plants យាស់ joah
kind of small, flat gong (it differs from គង in that it has no boss in the middle; esp. used in the marriage ceremony and in Bassac theatre performances) ឃ្មោះ kmʊəh
kind of small, wild, fish-eating duck ពូវែក puu vɛɛk
kind of soft rock (e.g. talc); plaster of Paris ម្នាងសិលា mnieŋ seʔlaa
kind of soup consisting of a combination of tender young shoots and spices ស្រឡក់ srɑlɑk
kind of spiny vine with seeds which are used medicinally (Guilandina gemina) ស្វាត svaat
kind of stiff grass ស្គា skie
kind of stinging insect saṅʼār sɔŋʔaː
kind of stingless bee ម្រោម mroum
kind of striped precious stone មោរ៉ា mouraa
kind of sturdy vine with fragrant yellow flowers that bloom in the early morning before sunrise សាយយុត saajjut
kind of sweet potato ខ្មុង kmoŋ
kind of sword មាក់សាន់ meak san
kind of tall grass which has burrs that stick to clothing (Chrysopogon aciculatus; according to Cambodian legend the burrs contain the souls of girls who died without finding husbands in this life) កន្ត្រើយ kɑntraəj
kind of tall grass ស្មោង smaoŋ
kind of tall reed with a feathery tuft ត្រែង traeŋ
kind of taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza; it has large leaves and irritates the tongue and inside of the mouth if eaten raw) ហោរ៉ា haoraa
kind of temporary container made of twigs or small pieces of wood, used to carry fruit collected in the forest (dial. ស្រោប ) ស្រោក sraok
kind of thin, silk cloth imported from China often used to make blouses ឡោ lao
kind of thorny plant (Vanieria cochinchinensis; the fruit and heart of this plant produce a yellow dye) ឃ្លេ klei
kind of thorny plant (Zizyphus cambodiana) having small round fruit (the fruit are often used as popgun ammunition and the bark is used to make medicines) អង្គ្រង ʔɑŋkrɔɔŋ
kind of thorny plant (Zizyphus eonoplia; having edible fruit and medicinal roots) សង្ឃ័រ sɑŋkhoa
kind of thorny shrub (Acacia concinna; it is used ritually and a kind of shampoo is made from the pods) សំបួរ sambuə
kind of thorny tree (Callophylum and Schima sp.) ផ្អុង pʔoŋ
kind of thorny tree with small edible fruit, Madagascar plum (Flacourtia Jangomas or F. indica) ក្រខុប krɑkhop
kind of thorny vine with large leaves that are used as vegetables កណ្ដៀ kɑndie
kind of tiger (said to resemble a lion; found in Kampot province) ចហាង caʔhaaŋ
kind of tiger អង្គ្រឺត ʔɑŋkrɨɨt
kind of tiny gray insect / mite ស្រមើល srɑmaəl
kind of tough reed or rattan ឈ្វាំង cveaŋ
kind of trap consisting of a noose attached to the end of a pole កញ្ចាម kɑɲcaam
kind of trapdoor or wolf spider (Chilobrachys paviei) (Western Cambodian var. កំពីង, កំព្រីង ) រពីង rɔpiiŋ
kind of tree (Adina cordifolia; the yellow wood is used in the manufacture of furniture) ខ្វាវ kvaav
kind of tree (Aidia Cochinchinensis, Fagraea fragrans or Nauclea speciosa having very hard, durable wood) តាត្រៅ taa trav
kind of tree (Aporosa sphaerosperma; the roots are used in the preparation of medications to treat venereal diseases) គ្រង់ krʊəŋ
kind of tree (Artocarpus incisa) with edible fruit សាកេ saakee
kind of tree (Averrhoa Bilimbi, which has sour fruit used in cooking) ទ្រលឹងទឹង trɔlɨŋ tɨŋ
kind of tree (Baccaurea sapida, with clusters of edible, acidic-tasting fruit) ផ្ញៀវ pɲiev
kind of tree (Careya sphaerica; the bark of which is made into a mat to put under the howdah on an elephant's back; acc. to Martin 1971, if magicians walk in the shadow of this tree they will lose their power) កណ្ដោល kɑndaol
kind of tree (Ceriops species; it is commonly found along the seacoast and is used for firewood. According to Tandart the bark of this tree produces a dye used by the Vietnamese to dye their work clothes) ស្មែ smae
kind of tree (Cinnamomum iners; the bark is used medicinally and for making incense) សាមផ្លាន saam plaan
kind of tree (Cinnamomum sp.; the aromatic bark is used to make incense) ចវាង cɑvaaŋ
kind of tree (Clausena excavata, C. lansium; its leaves have a strong aromatic smell and are used both as medicine and a seasoning) កន្ទ្រោក kɑntrouk
kind of tree (Combretum quadrangulare or lacriferum; the dried leaves may be used as a substitute for cigarette paper and the wood is used for firewood) សង្កែ sɑŋkae
kind of tree (Combretum trifoliatum that grows in wet areas; the young sprouts are used to prepare a medicine to soothe itching and as a seasoning for fish) ត្រស់ trɑh
kind of tree (Crataeva nurvala; it usually grows near bodies of water) ទន្លា tʊənlie
kind of tree (Cratoxylon cochinchinensis; the leaves are used as vegetables or for making sour soup) រងៀង rɔŋieŋ
kind of tree (Diospyros ebenaster, with black wood and edible aromatic fruit; the leaves and bark are medicinal) ទ្រយឹង trɔjɨŋ
kind of tree (Diospyros sp.) ខ្ចាស់ kcah
kind of tree (Erioglossum rubiginosum; it has edible fruit and the wood is used to make tool handles) ជន្លូស cʊənluuh
kind of tree (Garcinia loureiri and G. merguensis; its sour fruit and leaves are much used in cooking) សណ្ដាន់ sɑndan
kind of tree (Garcinia Vilersiana; it has sour fruit, and a yellow-brown dye used esp. for dying monks' robes is obtained from the bark) ព្រហូត prɔhuut
kind of tree (Garuga Pierrei; the bark is medicinal and the wood is used for carving) ឧជាង ʔoʔcieŋ
kind of tree (Irvingia malayana; it has very hard wood; a wax is extracted from the nuts, and the bark is used in the preparation of a tonic for women who have just given birth) ចំបក់ cɑmbɑk
kind of tree (Lagerstroemia calyculata, L. angustifolia or L. duperreana; it has strong flexible wood which is used in making furniture and oars) ស្រឡៅ srɑlav
kind of tree (Machilus odoratissima; the bark is used to make incense) ឃ្មត់ kmʊət
kind of tree (Markhamia Pierri) with large yellow flowers ដកព dɑɑk pɔɔ
kind of tree (Melanorrhea laccifera, M. glabra, or Augia sinensis; the heartwood is dark red; the lacquer called ម្រ័ក្សណ៍ is obtained from this tree) គ្រើល krəəl
kind of tree (Nauclea cordifolia; the fruits are soaked in water and eaten with sugar) សំរង sɑmrɑɑŋ
kind of tree (Nauclea orientalis or Careya elliptica) ក្តុល kdol
kind of tree (Nauclea orientalis or Sindora sumatrana, or S. cochinchinensis, the wood of which is used for house-building and making furniture) កកោះ kɑkɑh
kind of tree (Ochna Thorelii) with aromatic yellow flowers អង្គា ʔɑŋkie
kind of tree (Oncosperma tigillaria) which grows near bodies of water ត្អោន tʔaon
kind of tree (Parinari anamensis; the edible nut produces an oil used for waterproofing and the bark is used to make incense) ធ្លក tlɔɔk
kind of tree (Peltophorum dasyrachis; it has yellow flowers and its wood is used for construction and for making charcoal) ត្រសេក trɑseek
kind of tree (Pinus longifolia) ស្រូល srool
kind of tree (Polygonum globrum) កន្តង kɑntɑɑŋ
kind of tree (Popowia aberrans or P. diospyrifolia) with fragrant beige flowers that bloom at night; the flowers are used to perfume lip wax រំដួល rumduəl
kind of tree (poss. Calophyllum inophyllum) ខ្ទឹង ktɨŋ
kind of tree (prob. Antidesma diandrum, having small fruit used as sour spice; the roots are used in the preparation of a tonic for women who have recently given birth) ទ្រមួច trɔmuəc
kind of tree (Pterocarpus sp.; the hard, reddish wood is used for making furniture, tool handles, and various parts of oxcarts. There are two kinds: ធ្នង់ឈាមមាន់ Pterocarpus cambodianus and ធ្នង់ក្រហម Pterocarpus pedatus) ធ្នង់ tnʊəŋ
kind of tree (Ricinus sp.); a lubricating oil is obtained from the seeds ខ្វង kvɑɑŋ, tvɑɑŋ
kind of tree (Shorea obtusa) with very hard durable wood often used in the construction of houses ផ្ចឹក pcək
kind of tree (Shorea Talura or S. cochinchinensis; the easily worked wood is widely used for carpentry and boat building and pieces of the bark are put in palm juice as a preservative) ពពេល pɔpeil
kind of tree (Sindora cochinchinensis; the wood is used in house construction and furniture making) ក្រកោះ krɑkɑh
kind of tree (Spondias sp.) having acidic fruit ពោន poun
kind of tree (Streblus asper) with leaves that were formerly used to make paper ស្នាយ snaaj
kind of tree (Terminalia alata, with very dark wood, used to make house posts and boards) ឈ្លីក cliik
kind of tree (Terminalia chebula) having a bitter tasting fruit which is used as a laxative (There are three varieties of this tree: សម៉ក្អែក, សម៉ភ្លុក and សម៉ពិភេទក៍ ) សម៉ saʔmɑɑ
kind of tree (Tethrantera pilosa or Wrightia tomentosa) ស្រឡី srɑləj
kind of tree (the wood is used for lumber and the leaves are edible) ច្រេស creeh
kind of tree (Vateria Cochinchinensis; it has hard, dense wood that resists water damage) ត្រឡក trɑlɑɑk
kind of tree (Vatica odorata; the wood is used to make house posts) ច្រមស crɑmɑɑh
kind of tree (Xylia xylocarpa or X. Kerrii; the tough reddish brown wood is used for making furniture and in various kinds of construction) សុក្រំ soʔkrɑm
kind of tree or shrub ទ្រមល់ trɔmʊəl
kind of tree that grows along the banks of rivers and lakes; it is used for firewood (Terminalia chebula) ត្អួ tʔuə
kind of tree that produces an aromatic resin; gum benzoin (used as incense) កំញាន kɑmɲaan
kind of tree used as firewood (it has edible fruit) ទ្រមែង trɔmɛɛŋ
kind of tree used for lumber ឃ្មង់ kmʊəŋ
kind of tree used mainly for firewood ច្រកែងទួយ crɑkaeŋ tuəj
kind of tree which grows on high ground (it has long, sharp thorns and small dark red edible fruit which have a sweet but somewhat bitter taste) អំព្រំ ʔɑmprum
kind of tree with a poisonous resin គគឹត kɔkɨt
kind of tree with aromatic bark (Cinnamomum sp.) ថ្លាញ់ tlaɲ
kind of tree with bitter fruit សមូវ saʔməv
kind of tree with fine, needle-like leaves and red flowers (the leaves are used to make torches) មុង្គ្រេ muŋkrei
kind of tree with medicinal leaves មកា meaʔkaa
kind of tree with thorny bark មោក mouk
kind of tree with very hard wood (Xylopia sp.) កាឡាវ kaalaav
kind of tree with very hard wood, teak (Tectona grandis, Tectona theka, or Quercus indica) ម៉ៃស័ក majsak
kind of tree with yellow flowers (Cassia Garrettiana; the wood is used to make columns and pegs used in ship building and the flowers are used medicinally) ហៃសាន haj saan
kind of tree, the Malabar Orange (Aegle marmelos; it has fragrant fruit from which a glue is made and bark which is used to prepare a medicine to treat dysentery; the leaves are used in certain royal ceremonies) ព្នៅ pnɨv
kind of tree; the wood is used for firewood ផ្ទោល ptoul
kind of tree ក្រោះរមាស krɑh rɔmieh
kind of tree ខ្វែត kvaet
kind of tree ច្រនៀង crɑnieŋ
kind of tree ច្រមាយ crɑmiej
kind of tree ត្រៀក triek
kind of tree ទ្រាស trieh
kind of tree ទ្រៀក triek
kind of tree សត្បា sattaʔbaa
kind of tropical fruit tree ដកម៉ៃ dɑɑk maj
kind of tropical plant the leaves of which are used for roofing houses តោតម៉ា taot maa
kind of trout-like fish (poss. Notopterus chitala) ក្រុស kroh
kind of tuberous plant (Amomum villosum) ក្រកោ krɑkao
kind of turtle-dove (Streptopella sp.) លលក lɔlɔɔk
kind of very scaly fish ឆ្ពង់ cpʊəŋ
kind of Vietnamese play កៃលឿង kaj lɨəŋ
kind of vine (Abrus precatorius) with sweet-tasting stems and leaves and small round seeds which turn red and black when ripe អង្ក្រេមអង្ក្រម ʔɑŋkreem - ʔɑŋkrɑɑm
kind of vine (Adenia sp.) កាណោ kaanao, kanao
kind of vine (Aganonerion polymorphum; with edible sour leaves, fruit, and flowers; the stems are used for cordage) ថ្នឹង tnəŋ
kind of vine (Calycopteris floribunda) with a medicinal sap ខ្សួស ksuəh
kind of vine (Dioscorea bulbifera, with inedible tubers that resemble those of manioc) ដឹស dəh
kind of vine (Ecdysanthera glandulifera) with a latex-like sap (it is used as a cure for food poisoning) អង្គត់ ʔɑŋkʊət
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 ) អង្គញ់ ʔɑŋkʊəɲ
kind of vine (Gnetum latifolium) ខ្លែត klaet
kind of vine (Nephroia sarmentosa or Tiliacora triandra, used for cordage; the root is used for medicinal purposes) យាវ jiev, jieveaʔ-
kind of vine (Piper lolot; it grows in humid shady places and has heart-shaped leaves, similar to betel; it is used as a vegetable in បាញ់ឆែវ​ and in សំឡកកូរ ) ចាព្លូ caa pluu
kind of vine (the fresh leaves can be ground and applied to a boil to draw the pus out) អន្លឹប ʔɑnlɨp
kind of vine (Uvaria rufa, with fragrant red flowers and edible fruit) ត្រៀល triel
kind of vine (Willughbeia cochinchinensis having yellow, sour, but edible fruit; the stem and sap are used medicinally) គុយ kuj
kind of vine having a tough stem (the young shoots are edible) ប្រឡៅអំពែ prɑlav ʔɑmpɛɛ
kind of vine that has an edible underground stem resembling the potato but with a sticky substance in the skin (the root has medicinal properties) វើក vəək
kind of vine that produces an edible, sour fruit which is used in cooking សន្ទៃ sɑntej
kind of vine used to make rope (the roots are also used as a medicine) ឃ្លាយ kliej
kind of vine with clusters of sweet smelling yellow flowers (it has slender pointed seed pods which contain seeds that are dry and fluffy when ripe) ស្រឡិត srɑlət
kind of vine with edible buds ត្រឡុង trɑloŋ
kind of vine with edible fruit កន្តុលឱ kɑntol ʔao
kind of vine with hairy brown bean-shaped fruit (it causes intense itching when it comes in contact with the skin) ខ្ញែរ kɲae
kind of vine with hairy leaves that grows near the water ស្លត slɑɑt
kind of vine with round leaves and bright blue flowers អញ្ជ័ន ʔɑɲcoan
kind of vine with small, round, edible, acidic fruits សណ្ដា sɑndaa
kind of vine with white flowers កង្ក្រម kɑŋkrɑɑm
kind of vine លែនពែន lɛɛn - pɛɛn
kind of vine អផ្ទក់ ʔaptʊək
kind of wasp ញាំង ɲɛ̀əŋ
kind of water lily with a long, edible stalk (Nymphaea lotus) ព្រលឹត prɔlɨt
kind of water plant with edible fruits (Iricenos cocincinensis) ក្រចាក់ krɑcak
kind of water snail (2) hɑɑŋ ហោង haoŋ
kind of white heron សក sɑɑ kɑɑ
kind of white parrot-like bird ត្វា tvaa
kind of white spiked ceremonial skull cap worn by high-ranking dignitaries or by one about to be ordained as a monk លំផក lumphɑɑk
kind of wicker fish trap, similar to អង្រុត, used by Cambodians in the Mekong Delta ច្រងោម crɑŋaom
kind of wild plant with edible tubers (Callicarpia Americana) ចចែត cɑcaet
kind of wild tree (Croton Joufra, with edible fruit; the leaves are used to treat post-partum illnesses and a tonic is made from the roots) ទំពូង tumpuuŋ
kind of wood-oil tree ត្រាច
kind of wood-pigeon ហ៊ូពូ huu puu
kind of woven basket (about 12 in. in diameter) កញ្ជើ kɑɲcəə
(kind of) reed ត្រែង traeŋ
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition បែប baep
kind, type, category, sort, species; class ធុន thun
king (one who attains the throne, but is not legally entitled to be king because he is not of the royal family) ទេវាភិសេក teiviephiʔseek
king (one who becomes king with the help of his friends, a political party, or through an alliance with the royal family) សុក្ខាភិសេក sokkhaaphiʔseek
king (usually in ព្រះរាជា ). រាជា riecie
King Indra ឥន្ទ្រាធិរាជ ʔəntriethiʔriec
king of the monkeys; largest monkey ក្របិន្ទ្រ krɑpɨn
(King) Sisowath (son of King Ang Doung and founder of the Sisowath royal family; king of Cambodia 1904 to 1927) ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ៍ siisoʔvat
(King) Yasovarman (ruler of Angkor A.D. 889 - 900) យសោវរ្ម័ន jeaʔsaovɑɑrman
king, noble, warrior; royal ខត្ត khattaʔ-
king; royalty ពាហុជៈ piehuʔceaʔ
king នរាធិប neaʔriethɨp
king នរេសូរ nɔreisoo
king នរេស្សរ neaʔreihsaʔraʔ
king ភូមី phuumii
Kirirom (mountain resort in Koh Kong province) គិរីរម្យ kiʔriirum
kiss thaəp
kite, hawk, falcon (any of various birds of prey of the family Accipitridae) ល្អាត lʔaat
kite ខ្លែង khlaeŋ
knee; wooden bushing which supports the axle of the រង្វឹង or រហាត់​ ជង្គង់ cʊəŋkʊəŋ
knee cùəŋ kùəŋ
knife (large) kwaw
knife (small) kəmbət
knife [plates 7, 8] កាំបិត kambət
knife, sword, saber ចរី caʔrəj
knock down pduəl
knocking / tapping / banging sound ប៉ូកៗ pook - pook
knocking or banging sound ប៉ផាង pɑphaaŋ
knocking or banging sound ប៉ផូង pɑphooŋ
knot (n.) kɑmnuəc
knot (v.) kuəc
knot / bun (of hair), chignon ផ្នួង pnuəŋ
knot, twist, tightened loop; knotting, twisting, tying កំណួច kɑmnuəc
knot. ក្បួច kbuəc
knot; short lengths of twisted green bamboo or rattan used to attach thatch to roofs. ខ្នួច knuəc
knot កំនួច kɔmnuːəc
know (familiar with) skòəl
knowing neither grief nor sorrow, to have no sorrow, be free from sorrow អសោក ʔaʔsaok
knowledge (esp. of magic), learning, lore; science របៀន rɔbien
knowledge, learning, science; subject / field of study វិទ្យា vitjie
know dəŋ
knuckle (of the fingers). ក្រញរ krɑɲɑɑ
Korea កូរ៉េ kooree
Kratie (Cambodian province northeast of Phnom Penh) ក្រចេះ krɑceh
Kubera (the Indian god of wealth) កុវេរ koʔveereaʔ
Kuy (large Mon-Khmer ethnic minority of Northwest Cambodia and adjacent Thailand) កួយ kuəj
Kālāpā (another name for Java) កាឡាប៉ា kaalaapaa
labia pudenda ពពីរ pəpìː
labial consonant; rounded vowel ឱដ្ឋជៈ ʔaotthaʔceaʔ
lace; open work design ជរ cɔɔ
lack of care, scornful attitude, devil-may-care attitude អរក្ខកម្ម ʔaʔrakkhaʔkam
lack, deficiency, deficit កង្វះ kɑŋvah
lack kwah
ladder, stairs, staircase ជណ្ដើរ cʊəndaə
ladle, dipper វែក vɛ̀ːk
lady, noblewoman ជំទាវ cùmtìːəv
lair, den; wallow (for buffalo, pigs, etc.) ខ្នាច knaac
lake (large) bəŋ
lake (large) tùənlee
lake (pond) tlok
lake (pond) trɑpĕəŋ
lake, pond, pool; swamp, marsh, bog; lagoon បឹង bəŋ
lake, pool, marsh បឹង bɤŋ
Lakshmanà (the younger brother of Rama in the Ramayana) លក្ស្អណៈ leaksmaʔnaʔ
Lakshmi (Vishnu's wife and Goddess of Beauty); deities who give luck and wealth (Brahman) លក្ស្អី leaksməj
Lambretta (motor scooter) ឡំប្រឺតា lɑŋpətaa, lɑmprəɨtaa, lɑmpraetaa
lamellibranch, bivalve molluscs សិប្បីជាតិ seppəjciet
lament, lamentation ទំនួញ tùmnùːəɲ
lamentation, wailing; roaring យោបំ joubɑm
lamp chimney (e.g. of a kerosene lamp) លំផូង lumphooŋ
lamp, lantern ចង្កៀង cɑŋkieŋ
lance, pike, spear លំពែង lumpɛɛŋ
(land) under cultivation ស្លាយ slaːj
land, dry land ថល thaʔlaʔ
land, terra firma (ដី-)ធ្លី (dɤj-)thlìː
lantern, balloon គោម kòːm
large bamboo basket ក្រឆេ krɑchee
large bell ចួង cuəŋ
large bowl ក្លាំ klam
large brass / copper drum មហោរធឹក meaʔhaoreaʔthɨk
large deep earthen cooking vessel / pot ថ្លាង tlaaŋ
large earthen pot used esp.for storing fish sauce. កន្ទិន kɑntɨn
large earthenware cooking-pot ថ្លាង thlaːŋ
large earthenware jar with a small mouth used for storing rice and other grains or betel leaves ខ្វាង kvaaŋ
large earthenware jar ខាប់ khap
large earthenware storage jar (esp. for storing water) ពាង pieŋ
large flat open area, clearing, lawn, grounds, (court)yard; main road, wide road ធ្លា tlie
large flat plain ត្រេញ trəɲ
large flat surface, sheet, panel, slab; tablet, disc; flat piece. ផ្ទាំង pteaŋ
large hitching- or mooring-post សន្លុង sɔnloŋ
large hornbill with a large black and rose beak (Dichoceros cavatus) ពូវាង puu vieŋ
large jar lū(v) lùː
large kettle, cauldron ខ្វាន់ kvan
large kind of bean ប្រពាយ prəpìːəy
large rooster (esp. used in cock-fighting) គក kɔɔk
large sailing ship, large ocean-going sailing junk; small model boats made of bamboo and leaves used in certain ceremonies សំពៅ sɑmpɨv
large scoop, kind of trough-shaped bailing instrument made of bamboo (used for irrigation and to bail out boats), bucket of a water wheel ស្នាច snaac
large section of the wall of a building which can be propped open; shutter, transom; opening, burrow, animal's hole, lair ផើយ phaəj
large sledge hammer (used by blacksmiths) ភ្នើន pnəən
large smooth kind of bamboo ឃ្លៃ khlèj
large two-handled basket (sometimes used for collecting garbage) កញ្ឆេរ kɑɲchee
(large) river (larger than ស្ទឹង ) ទន្លេ tʊənlei
(large) river ទន្លេ tùənlèː
large, deep bowl ឃ្វើង kvəəŋ
large, wide, long (mouth, slit) ទហរវះ trəvɛ̀əh
large thom
larynx, Adam's apple ឃោសិត្រ khouset
last words of advice អវសានានុសាសនី ʔaʔveaʔsaanaanuʔsaasaʔnii
(last) will, testament មត្តកសាសន៍ mattaʔkaʔsaah
last, just past məɲ, mɨɲ
latania palm (kind of thorny palm tree, Corypha Lecomtei; the leaves can be can be made into a kind of writing paper and the stems can be woven into sail cloth) ទ្រាំង treaŋ
Latania rhapis leaves រឹត rɯ̀t
later, next, (and) then, only then, thereupon, later (on); first (Surin var. ស៊ាំ ) សឹម səm
lath, slat, batten (for house roofing) រណែង rɔnaeŋ
laths placed on top of the purlins and beneath the battens ( ដៃរណែង ) of a house roof [plate 6] បង្កង់ bɑŋkɑŋ
laughing; merriment ហសិកា haʔseʔkaa
laughter used as a trick (to fool someone) ហសនោបាយ haʔsaʔnaobaaj
laughter, laugh; merriment សំណើច sɑmnaəc
laugh saəc
laundryman / woman; wardrobe woman ធោវកៈ thouveaʔkaʔ
laundry ធោវនដ្ឋាន thouveaʔnatthaan
law / permission of the Buddha; that which is permitted by the Buddha ពុទ្ឋានុញ្ញាត putthienuɲɲaat
law(s) of the state, regulations of a country; constitutional laws បទេសប្បញ្ញត្តិ paʔteihsaʔbaɲɲat
law, rule, statute, regulation, right conduct នីតិ niiteʔ
law; rule, regulation; (legal) code; custom; moral precept, code of conduct; gnomic poem ច្បាប់ cbap
lawyer, attorney-at-law ស្មាក្តី smaakdəj
laxative រេចកភេសជ្ជៈ reicaʔkaʔpheihsacceaʔ
(layer of) petals, petal; covering; membrane; layer, stratum, level ស្រទាប់ srɑtoap
layer, membrane; petal; eyelid; wrapper, packet. ត្របក trɑbɑɑk
layer, stratum សន្ទាប់ sɑntoap
layered cake, sheet cake composed of several different colored layers ច័ក្កច័ន cakkaʔcan
layers of covering on top of each other; sheath (around the trunk of certain trees such as banana trees or areca palms) ស្រទប srɑtɔɔp
laziness; idleness កោសជ្ជៈ kaosacceaʔ
lazy person, loafer; laziness, idleness, negligence. កំជិល kɑmcɨl
lazy kcɨl
Laṅkesūra (epithet of Ravana king of the Sri Lankan giants) លង្កេសូរ laŋkeesoo
Laṅkāsūra (mythical giants who lived in Sri Lanka) លង្កាសូរ NOIPA
lead (v.) nòəm
lead, tin, zinc សំណ sɑmnɑɑ
leader (part of the fishing line to which the hook is attached). ប្រចី prɑcəj
leader, organizer ហួណា huə naa
leaf-shaped metal plate with a handle and place where a candle may be attached (it is used esp. in the marriage ceremony when it is passed clockwise around a circle of happily married couples to ensure the newlyweds a happy marriage) ពពិល pɔpɨl
leaf; sheet (e.g. of paper) ស្លឹក slək
leaflet, tract, flyer ត្រាក់ trak
leaf slak
leaning (refers to the manner of standing or sitting), with the head bent down, looking downward ជ្រងក់ crɔŋʊək
leaning towards jiəṅ
leaning towards ឆៀង chiəŋ
leaning, to go to one side jajiəṅ
leaning ចម្ទៀញ?? cɔmtìːəɲ
leaning ចំរត់ cɑmrɑt
leap, bound, dash; strength of a jump, speed of a dash / leap; acceleration; instant, brief moment សំទុះ sɑmtuh
leather sbaek
leaving just a small portion visible (as a person submerged in the water with only the head visible) កំផ្លឹម(ផ្លឹម) kɑmpləm (-pləm)
leech (land) tiəʔ
leech (water) cləəŋ
left (side), left-handed; incorrect, unconventional, eccentric ឆ្វេង cveeŋ
left over unhulled rice grains (after the milling process) អង្កាន់ ʔɑŋkan
left cweiŋ
legacy, heritage; heirloom, memento, keepsake; homeland, ancestral land ដំណែល dɑmnael
legal permission សិទ្ឋានុញ្ញាត sətthienuɲɲaat
(legal) cognizance អាញត្តិ ʔaaɲat
legalist; the process of acting according to legal principles ធម្មាធិបតេយ្យ thoammiethiʔpaʔtaj
legatee អច្ច័យលាភី ʔaccajjeaʔliephii
legumes, generic term for beans, peas and bean-like vegetables សណ្ដែក sɑndaek
leguminous plant, legume សិម្ពិកូល sempiʔkool
leg cəəŋ
lemon grass, citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) គ្រៃ krej
length from fingertip to fingertip of both arms when extended. កាង kaaŋ
length of cloth which has been woven and which is so long that the weaver must roll it up before he / she can continue weaving; amount of thread sufficient to weave a piece of fabric the above length ស្បុរ sboo, sbol
length of time it takes to finish chewing a mouthful of areca អន្ទាំស្លា ʔɑntoam slaa
length. បណ្ដោយ bɑndaoj
length. ប្រវែង prɑvaeŋ
length prɑwaeŋ
leper; leprosy. គំលង់ kumlʊəŋ
leprosy ឃ្លង់ klʊəŋ
leprosy ព្យាធិ៍ pjiet
lessee ភតិកៈ pheaʔteʔkaʔ
lessor ភតិបតី pheaʔteʔpaʔdəj
lest, for fear that, be careful lest វរៗ vɔɔ - vɔɔ
let (it) be, let (it) go, leave (it) alone ខ្វី kvəj
level (flat) riəp kmaə
level, layer, stratum, class; step, rung; projection, ledge; rank, degree; order, succession អណ្ដាប់ ʔɑndap
level, step, increment ក្រឺត krəɨt
level; class / grade (in school); echelon, rank, step, stage; shelf; floor, story; row (of seats in an auditorium); classroom, lecture hall ថ្នាក់ tnak
lever, crowbar; action of prying up (esp. action of disintering a body); hole, cavity គំនាស់ kumnoah
lever, crowbar; jack (to change a tire) ឃ្នាស់ knoah
liberation, release; scapegoat; evading (an issue); excuse, pretext ដំណោះ dɑmnɑh
licentiate បរិញ្ញា paʔrəɲɲaa
licking the lips repeatedly ប្លែមៗ plaem - plaem
licking ??? phlɛ̀ːm
lid, cover; shawl; coverlet, bedspread គំរប kumrɔɔp
lidded box made of bamboo ខ្នេង kneeŋ
lid krɔɔp
lie down deik
lie, fraud; liar. កំភរ kɑmphɔɔ
lieutenant-governor (of a province), deputy chief (of a district); deputy / secretary (to the supreme Buddhist patriarch) បាឡាត់ baalat, blat
life, being, existence; statics ឋិតិ theʔteʔ
life; darling, beloved one (term used by a man for his girlfriend) ជីវា ciivaa
lift ləək
light (n.) pùən lɨɨ
light (v.) dot
light (weight) sraal
light fog, haze ខ្សួល ksuəl
light in weight ស្រាល sraːl
light-red precious stone ពិទាយ piʔtiej
lightly and quickly, in a springing / bouncing / trotting manner; light and quick ប្លើកៗ plaək - plaək
lightly, gently, delicately; gradually; carefully; affectionately បន្ថើរ bɑnthaə
lightly, weightlessly (refers esp. to the manner of an insect or spider walking); in a prickling manner (of itching) រសាវៗ rɔsaav - rɔsaav
lightning bug, firefly អំពិលអំពែក ʔɑmpɨl - ʔɑmpɛɛk
lightning, thunderbolt; peal of thunder; loud rumbling sound (as thunder or distant artillery fire) រន្ទះ rʊənteah
lightningbolt រន្ទះ rùəntɛ̀əh, ʔɔntɛ̀əh
lightning pleik bɑntoo
like that, thus, so, so very ម្ល៉ឹង mləŋ
like that, thus, so អ៊ីចុះ ʔiicoh
like that; that, that much អញ្ចោះ ʔɑɲcɑh
like that អញ្ចុះ ʔɑɲcoh
like this; this, this much អញ្ចេះ ʔɑɲceh
likeness, similarity, resemblance; analogy ដំណូច dɑmnooc
lime, quicklime; plaster កំបោរ kɑmbao
limestone ចុណ្ណីសិលា connəjseʔlaa
lime kaṁpor kɔmbao
limit, frontier, boundary ព្រំ prùm braṁ
limit, limitation; standard (of comparison); dose (of medicine); level, degree. កំរិត kɑmrɨt
limit, restriction, condition; compulsion, constraint, coercion; deadline កំហិត kɑmhət
limit កំណត់ kɔmnɔt
limping; in a limping manner ឃ្ញើចៗ kɲəəc - kɲəəc
limply, bonelessly, floppily ស្ពុច spuc
limply, weakly; motionlessly ស្តឹក stək
line (of writing, of type); page number អង្កា ʔɑŋkaa
line of separation, limit, boundary, landmark, milestone ព្រំ prum
line, row ជួរ cùːə
lineage, family line ឆ្នួរ cnuə
lineage, family line, family ពង្ស pʊəŋ, pʊəŋsaʔ
lineage, filiation ក្រសែ krəsae
linen; piece of cloth, rag ធោវនពស្ត្រ thouveaʔnaʔpʊəh
linen ទុកូលពស្ត្រ tuʔkoolaʔphoah
link of a chain; chain; fetters, shackles ច្រួល cruəl
lint; compress, (gauze or cloth) pad មួត muət
lion តោ tao
lips, mouth ឱស័ ʔaoh
lip papūr bəboː
liquid that is bailed out បំណាច bɑmnaac
list, table, chart តារាង taaraaŋ
listen sdap
litter គ្រែ ស្នែង krɛ̀ː snaeŋ
little bit, few ម្ចាក់ mcak
little bit, small quantity, small share តំណិច tɑmnəc
little bit, trifling amount, little thing លែះ lɛh
little by little, slightly, weakly (as the beating of a pulse); (just about) ready to overturn ប៉ើកៗ paək - paək
little finger អនុជង្គុលី ʔaʔnuʔcʊəŋkuʔlii
little អន្តិច ʔɑntəc
livelihood អាជីវោ ʔaaciivou
lively, friskily, quickly; (of a leap) suddenly ប្លោត plaot
liver (regarded as a seat of emotions). ថ្លើម tlaəm
liver tlaəm
liver ថ្លើម thlaəm
liver យកនៈ jeaʔkaʔnaʔ
living being, creature; life; body បាណៈ paanaʔ
living room, reception room បាហុនកដ្ឋាន paahuʔneaʔkaʔthaan
living together (in the same dwelling or village) សហវាស saʔhaʔvieh
living, existence, being, being alive; career, occupation, profession, trade, livelihood អាជីវៈ ʔaaciiveaʔ
load / object carried on the head ទ្រនូល trɔnuul
load, cargo ដណ្ដូន dɑndoon
load បន្ទុក bɔntùk
loathing, strong antipathy ក្នែក្នាញ់ knae - knaɲ
locality តំបន់ tɔmbɔn
located nɨw
locking ring, ferrule, collar, hoop ចង្កំ cɑŋkɑm
log. ហ៊ុប hup
long (space) wɛɛŋ
long (time) juu
long boat (used by high officials) វ៉ែត vaet
long building (esp. one containing servants quarters); hall, corridor; gallery ថែវ thaev
long cotton scarf usually of a checkered pattern; towel ក្រមា krɑmaa
long fish-trap tapering at both ends ទ្រូ trùː
long fishing line to which many hooks are attached; long wooden boards attached to the house columns parallel to the sides រនង rɔnɔɔŋ
long life ទីឃា tiikhie
long oar or paddle used for rowing backward ក្រជីង krɑciiŋ
long stick, large club មោង mouŋ
long, young shoot of a tree (esp. a tamarind tree) that grows out of season (it is believed to be a presage of abundant rainfall) ប្រឡៃសក prɑlaj sɑɑk
longan (kind of small fruit tree, Euphoria Longan; the wood is used as firewood and for making tool handles) មៀន mien
longevity; being alive, continuation / prolongation of life ញ្ជីវ័ន saɲciivoan
longitude អាយាមន្តរ ʔaajaamʊəntɑɑ
Longvek (the post-Angkor capital of Cambodia) ; name of an ancient province in the modern province of Kompong Chhnang លង្វែក lʊəŋvɛɛk
long វែង vɛ̀ːŋ
look (var. មើល q.v.) មើ məə
look at, watch məəl
look out, be careful, ouch អុះ ʔoh
loom, equipment for weaving; weaving តំបាញ tɑmbaaɲ
loop (for fastening); cord / rope which is tightened by twisting a short stick in the middle, thereby drawing the two ends of the cord closer together សន្លឹង sɑnləŋ
Lord of the World (epithet of the Buddha) លោកេស្វរៈ loukeesvaʔraʔ
lord, master, ruler, king ភូវន័យ phuuveaʔnej
lord, master; supreme ruler; husband គម្តែង kumdaeŋ
loris (Nycticebus coucang or N. pygmaeus) រញី rɔɲii
lose, disappear bat
losing, defeat, failure ចំណាញ់ cɑmnaɲ
loss(es) កំហាត kɑmhaat
lot, stick drawn to see who must do something (similar to drawing straws) ថាវ thaav
lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) ឈូក chuuk
lotus flower កមល kaʔmɑl
loud response to a distant call វ៉ឺះ vəh
loud roaring sound as waves crashing on the shore គ្រាំគ្រេង kroam - kreiŋ
loud sounds such as a heavy object falling, hammering, or the rumbling of vehicles passing by គ្រាំងៗ kreaŋ - kreaŋ
loud talking that sounds like the quacking of ducks កកេបកកាប kɑkeep - kɑkaap
loud, fierce klaŋ
loudly (of swearing or cursing), noisily; discordantly, in discord រចែករចោក rɔcaek - rɔcaok
loudly (var. ឮនេះឮ this often has the connotation of being uncomfortably loud) ឮឮ lɨɨ - lɨɨ
loudly and clearly ឡូវៗ ləv - ləv
loudly, noisily កកោក kɑkaok
loudly, strongly. ង៉ាំង ŋaŋ
louse caj
love and respect, esteem, liking, friendliness; harmony. ប្រាស្រ័យ praasraj
love, affection ភិសម័យ phiʔsaʔmaj
love, happiness, inclination. ពិសម័យ pɨhmaj
love srɑlaɲ
low armchair where Buddhist monks sit while preaching តៀង tieŋ
low ground, delta, sedimentary deposits ជំនាប់ cumnoap
low level of the working / laborers' class ដំរួច dɑmruəc
low station, humble birth (spoken form of សញ្ជាតិ) កញ្ជាត kɑɲciet
lowest status person among Khmer Rouge (this person had no rights at all) អនុប្រជាជន ʔaʔnuʔprɑciecʊən
lumbar region of the back, loins ចំឡក cɑmlɑɑk
lungs បប្ផាសៈ papphaah
lung សួត suət
(lurking) silently, (hiding) quietly (e.g. in a corner) ស្រមៀន srɑmien
luxurious food បណីតភោជន paʔnəttaʔphoucʊən
lying flat side by side (as many people, poles, etc.) រណែល rɔnael
(lying) motionlessly / limply (e.g. from fatigue, from a blow) ស្រតឹក srɑtək
lyrics (of a song) ទំនុក tumnuk
M-1 (Garand) semi-automatic rifle ការ៉ាំង kaaraŋ
M-113 (armored personnel carrier) អិមសង់ត្រី ʔɨm sɑŋ trəj
Machiavellianism ម៉ាក្យាវែលនិយម maakjaavɛɛlniʔjum
Madrī (name of Prince Vessantara's wife in the Vessantara Jataka) មទ្រី moattrii, meaʔtrii
Magadha (one of the four major kingdoms in ancient India during the time of the Buddha); the language of the Magadha region, the Pali language មគធៈ meaʔkeaʔtheaʔ
magic power មន្តានុភាព mʊəntaanuʔphiep
magic show; juggling ប៉ាហ៊ី paahii
magic spell / incantation ប្លី bləj
magical drawing (amulet in the form of an inscription enclosed by a line on a piece of white or red cloth or paper; it is believed to confer magical protection on the wearer) យ័ន្ត joan
magnesium ម៉ាញេសូម maaɲeisuum
mahout, one who leads or drives an elephant ទម័ក teaʔmeak
mahout, person who tends elephants ហត្ថិគោបក hattheʔkoupaʔkaʔ
maid (in the royal service), (female) slave ទាសី tiesəj
main points in a lecture or sermon on the Dharma ធម្មុទ្ទេស thoammutteih
makeshift pick / shovel (made of a tree branch, etc.) ជ្រនីក crɔniik
making a dot on some part of the yellow robe (The object of this is to enable a monk to trace his robe should it get lost by being mixed up with others) ពិន្ទុកប្បៈ pintuʔkappaʔ
making a living properly សុទ្ឋាជីព sotthieciip
making a mark (e.g. scratching a line in a piece of wood), cutting with a chisel; scratch mark ចំណ cɑmnɑɑ
making friends, associating; association, tie, bond, liaison, connection, intercourse, contact; addiction, enslavement (to one's passions) សំណែព sɑmnaep
making pottery កុម្ភការភណ្ឌ kompheaʔkaareaʔphoan
making steady progress, with a gradual forward movement គ្រឿន krɨən
Malaya មល៉ាយូ maʔlaajuu
Malaysia ម៉ាឡេស៊ី maaleezii
male (animal) cmoul
male (human or animal) genitals ដាំង daŋ
male ascetic តបស្សី taʔpahsəj
male bird សកុណា saʔkoʔnaa
male elephant which has no tusks គោត kout
male genitals ស្វាស svaah
(male or female) genitals គុយ្ហៈ kujhaʔ
(male) colleague, fellow worker សហសេវិក saʔhaʔseevɨk
(male) wolf; jackal សិគាល seʔkiel
male, ungelded (animal) tros traoh
male pros praoh
male prus proh
male ឈ្មោល chmòːl
malice, evil thoughts, evil disposition ទុច្ឆន្ទៈ tucchanteaʔ
malleability, pliability បដិយភាព paʔdeʔjeaʔphiep
mallet, club, drumstick. អន្លូង ʔɑnluuŋ
malnutrition, underfeeding ឧនាហារូបត្ថម្ភ ʔuʔniehaaruupattham
maltreatment, brutality, cruelty សម្បីឡនកម្ម sampəjlaʔnaʔkam
man of property; wealthy landed farmer; the lands of such a man កុដុម្ពិក koʔdompii, koʔdompik
mandarin duck, teal (Dendrocygna javanica) (poss. also the spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha) ប្រវឹក prɑvək
mane (of an animal); feathers on the neck (of birds) សយ sɑɑj
mango (Mangifera indica) ស្វាយ svaaj
mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana) មង្ឃុត mʊəŋkhut
mango swaaj
mango អម្ព ʔɑmpɔɔ
mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) កោងកាង kaoŋ - kaaŋ
Manila (capital of the Philippines) ម៉ានីល maanɨl
manioc (Manihot esculenta) ក្តួច kduəc
manner, method, order, system; custom, practice, habit សណ្ដាប់ sɑndap
Manosāra (name of a hermit who wrote an early treatise on moral law) មនោសារ meaʔnousaa
Mao Zedong ម៉ៅសេទុង mav see tuŋ
Maoism ម៉ៅនិយម mavniʔjum
map; model, plan; copy, sample ផែនទី phaen tii
Maranta dichotoma reed រុន rùn
March (third month of the solar calendar according to Western reckoning but twelfth month according to Cambodian reckoning) មីនា miinaa, miinie
marian plum (kind of fruit tree, Bouea burmanica, with sweet and sour yellow fruit) មាក់ប្រាង mak praaŋ, meak praaŋ
mark from a blow / bite / sting, bruise; inflammation, skin rash; pimple. កន្ទួល kɑntuəl
mark, scar, wound, trace ដំណំ dɑmnɑm
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly ក៏ kɑɑ
marker, stake, picket, landmark; surveyor's leveling staff; sign, signal; clue; reference តំរុយ tɑmroj
market basket, woven bag កន្ត្រក kɑntrɑɑk
(market) fluctuation ឧច្ចាវចភាព ʔuccaavaʔcaʔphiep
market, bazaar ហដ្ត hatdaʔ
market psaa
marking (for identification); moxibustion scar ដំណៅ dɑmnav
marking present continuous / progressive action, to be (in the process of) VERB+ing; (with ADJ) to be currently ADJ កំពុង kɑmpuŋ
marriage, wedding អាវាហៈ ʔaaviehaʔ
marrow (of a bone) ខ្មង kmɑɑŋ
masculine gender បុំលិង្គ poŋlɨŋ
massage សម្ពាហនកម្ម sampiehaʔnaʔkam
masseur សម្ពាហក sampiehaʔkaʔ
master, boss, ruler អម្ចាស់ ʔɑmcah
mat (woven) kənteel
mat / carpet used by monks to sit on និសីទនៈ niʔsəjteaʔneaʔ
(mat) to get ragged at the edges ពព្រូយ?? babrūj
maturity ទំនុំ tumnum
May (fifth month of the solar calendar according to Western reckoning but second month according to Cambodian reckoning; it is associated with the zodiacal sign Taurus, the bull) ឧសភា ʔoʔsaʔphie
meaning, significance, sense; expression; word used for emphasis សំនួន sɑmnuən
meaningless words or speech, frivolous talk សម្ផប្បលាប samphappaʔlaapaʔ
means to create peace, strategy for peace សន្តុបាយ sɑntoʔbaaj
measure of length equal to the width of one finger ធ្នាប់ tnoap
measure of weight (lit., the weight that a raven can carry in its beak) ចំឡៅក្អែក cɑmlav kʔaek
measure(ment) of length / extent; device for the measurement of length / extent រង្វាស់ rʊəŋvoah
measure(ment) of volume / capacity; device for the measurement of volume រង្វាល់ rʊəŋvoal
measure, ruler ខ្នាត khnaːt
meat on spit ជ្រនួច crənuːəc
meat, meat product; prey; bait; food; luck; donation អាមិស ʔaamih, ʔaamiʔsaʔ
mechanization យន្តូបនីយកម្ម jʊəntoopaʔniijeaʔkam
median line សមឌ្ឍបាត saʔmattheaʔbaat
mediatrix សមឌ្ឍរេខា saʔmattheaʔreikhaa
medicine; herb; tobacco (Nicotiana Tabacum); paint ថ្នាំ tnam
medicine tnam
medicine ថ្នាំ thnam
meditation on the limitlessness of the sky អាកាសានញ្ចាយតន ʔaakaasaanaɲcaajaʔtaʔnaʔ
Medohrada (the hell for wanton women) មេទោហ្រទ meitoureaʔteaʔ
meeting, encounter; audience; one complete revolution ចំនួប cɑmnuəp
meet cuəp
meet prɑtèəh
megalomaniac យសុម្មត្ត jʊəhsommat
megalomania យសុម្មាទ jʊəhsommaat
Mekong River មេកុង meikoŋ
member of the Shudra (the lowest of the four traditional Hindu classes); common person, laborer, member of the laboring class សូទ្រ sootreaʔ
members of one's own group / unit / faction, acquaintances, partisans គ្នីគ្នា knii - knie
membrane, diaphragm; covering of skin / hide ភ្នាស pnieh
membrane កលា kaʔlaa
memorandum, reminder, notebook, memorandum book; memento សារណសញ្ញា saaraʔnaʔsaɲɲaa
memorandum អនុសារណៈ ʔaʔnuʔsaareaʔnaʔ
memory លំនឹក lumŋɨk

menace, threat សីហលោ səjhaʔlou
Menam River (Western name for the Chao Phrya River in Thailand) មេណាម meinaam
meow, sound made by a cat ម៉ាវៗ maav - maav
merit based / virtue សីលាទិគុណ səjlaatiʔkun
merit, merit that comes from good deeds, the fruit of one's good deeds, spiritual reward ផលានិសង្ស phaʔlaaniʔsɑŋ
(meritorious) state or condition which merits congratulation; congratulating, congratulatory language ថោមភាព thaomaʔphiep
mermaid រក្សសី reaksaʔsəj
message, object sent to someone through a third person, object entrusted / temporarily given to someone, token; package, parcel; shipment; consignment បញ្ញើ bɑɲɲaə
messenger, trusted aide (a word coined by the KR for their news bearers who, during the 1970-75 guerrilla war, functioned as liaison officers between the front and the rear and between different combat zones; they carried either written or verbal message and acted as live walkie-talkies for KR cadres) នីរសារ niireaʔsaa
messily, quickly and carelessly, frivolously, disorderly. ច្រកាច់ច្រកូវ crɑkac - crɑkəv
metal tray ថាស thaːh
metallic tinkling ច្រាវ craːv
metalloid អលោហៈ ʔaʔlouhaʔ
metallurgy of iron អយុស្សាហកម្ម ʔaʔjuhsaahaʔkam
method used to foretell the future (esp. for determining lucky dates for weddings) សម្ភារភ្លឹក sɑmphieplɨk
method, style, arrangement; ceremony, ritual, rite វិធី viʔthii
method, system, order, arrangement, organization; style, way; regime; rules របៀប rɔbiep
method, way, means, possibility ដំរួយ dɑmruəj
Mexico មិកស៊ិក mɨksɨk
microclimate សុខុមាកាស soʔkhoʔmaakaah
mid-rib or main stem of a sugar-palm leaf ក្បាប kbaap
middle (part), center, filler, stuffing, filling (e.g. of a pie); axis, axle; pivot; core (member - esp. in comm. usage), pith, xylem; nucleus ស្នូល snool
middle kɑndaəl
middle កណ្ដាល kɔndaːl
midnight ʔətriət
(midrib of) palm-frond ធាង thìːəŋ
midrib, central rib / spine (of a leaf); spine, dorsal fin, spinal column, backbone; central rib of a kite ទ្រនុង trɔnuŋ
midwife ឆ្មប cmɑɑp
Migasira (first month of the Cambodian lunar calendar corresponding to mid November to mid December; it has 29 days) មិគសិរ mɨkəsee, miʔkeaʔsee
migration ទេសន្តរប្រវេសក៍ teisɑntaʔreaʔprɑveeh
migratory worker និរប្រវេសក៍ niʔreaʔprɑveih
milch cow ឆ្មាត់ cmat
milder-smelling red kind of fish-paste ផ្អក phʔɔːk
military police (for the Fr. abbrev. `P. M.' ប៉េអិម pee ʔəm
military strategy, military tactics យុទ្ឋោបាយ jutthoubaaj
(military) cap កាឡូ kaaloo
(military) company អនុសេនាធំ ʔaʔnuʔseenaa thom
(military) scout car ស្គុត skut
millet ថ្ពៅ thpɤ̀u
million លាន lien
millipede ម្រើមព្រះ mrəəm preah
Mimosa fera sampuər sɔmbuːə
mind that is free of worldly passions លោកុត្តរចិត្ត loukottaʔraʔcet
mine for metallic ores លោហាករ louhaakɑɑ
mine អណ្ដូង ??? ʔɔndoːŋ rae
ministry (of a government), department ក្រសួង krɑsuəŋ
ministry of agriculture ក្សេត្រាធិការ kseetraathiʔkaa
ministry of the interior ; royal officials who serve as deputies to the ចក្រី មហាតថៃ meaʔhaat thaj
miracle, wonder, marvel បាដិហារិយ៍ paadeʔhaa
mirror, (sheet / pane of) glass; (optical) filter; (TV) screen. កញ្ចក់ kɑɲcɑk
misanthrope មនុជទេស្សី meaʔnuʔceaʔteihsəj
misappropriation (of public funds); extortion (by a public official); speculation វីតិកម្ម viiteʔkam
miserly kɑmnaɲ
misfortune, ruin; calamity, disaster ហាយនៈ haajeaʔneaʔ
MISSING kɛs keh
MISSING ក- [មុង etc.] kaː- [moŋ etc.]
MISSING នង្គ័ល nɛ̀əŋkɔ̀əl
MISSING នង្គ័ល ʔɔŋkɔ̀əl
mist, darkness, to obscure អាប់ ʔap
mistrust, distrust និព្វិស្សាសៈ nippɨhsaasaʔ
misunderstanding. ល្គឹក lkɨk
Mithelā (city in ancient India that figures in Buddhist history) មិថិលា miʔtheʔlaa
mixed vegetables (generally with noodles and sauce) របោយ rɔbaoj
mixture of boiled resin and wax which is used to fill holes in silver work ព្រមរ prɔmɔɔ
mixture of mud and garbage, waste water, sewer water ជ្រាំ croam
moaning / groaning sound ង៉ូតៗ ŋoot - ŋoot
mobilization, militarization យោធូបនីយកម្ម jouthuupaʔniijeaʔkam
mobilization; reinforcement, recruiting; requisitioning; levy កំណែន kɑmnaen
model, standard; brand, exemplary, copy, duplicate; test, trial, testing. សំណាក sɑmnaak
moderation; moderate views មជ្ឈត្តារម្មណ៍ macchoattaarɑm
modesty, shame ខ្មុំ kmom
Moggallāna (name of the second disciple of the Buddha) មោគ្គល្លាន moukkoallien
Mohammed មហាម៉ាត់ mɔɔhaamat
moist, wet ល្អួត lʔuːət
moisture, dew; dampness, humidity សន្សើម sɑnsaəm, ʔɑnsaəm
molar (tooth) ថ្គាម tkiem
molar ថ្គាម thkìːəm
moldboard (of a plow, onto which the share is attached) [plate 3] ផ្នៀង pnieŋ
mold bouk
mole, birthmark; beauty mark ប្រជ្រុយ prɑcruj
molecule សំខតបរមាណូ saŋkhɑʔtaʔpaʔraʔmaanoo
mollusc, shell-fish, snail ខ្យង kcɑɑŋ, kjɑɑŋ
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children) ម៉ាក់ mak
moment, instant, short period of time ក្សណៈ ksaʔnaʔ
moment, instant. រំពេច rumpɨc
moment, instant ស្របក់ srɑbɑk
moment, time. ក្សិណ ksən
momentary concentration ខណិកសមាធិ khaʔneʔkaʔsaʔmaathiʔ
moment សំណើ sɑmnaə
Mon (a Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand) មន mɔɔn
monastic bed, sleeping place. សំណិង sɑmnəŋ
(monetary) interest, benefit, something to one's advantage; remuneration សំបាច់ sɑmbac
money luj
money praʔ
Mongolia ម៉ុងហ្គោលី moŋgoulii
Mongol ម៉ុងហ្គោល moŋgoul
monitor lizard (prob. Varanus bengalensis nebulosus) ត្រកួត trɑkuət
Monivong (name of a Cambodian king who reigned from 1927 to 1941. He was a son of King Sisowath, and the grandfather of King Norodom Sihanouk) មុនីវង្ស muʔniivʊəŋ
monk who has made a vow to meditate without lying down; action of not lying down, refraining from lying down នេសជ្ជិកង្គៈ neisacciʔkaŋkeaʔ
monk who is a supervising teacher in his temple និស្សយាចារ្យ nihsaʔjaacaa
monk who ordains junior monks as senior monks ឧបសម្បទាចារ្យ ʔuʔpaʔsɑmpaʔtiecaa
monk's waistcloth ស្បង់ sbɔŋ
monkey (esp. of the genera Macaca and Presbytis) ស្វា svaa
monkey swaa
monkey ស្វា svaː
monomaniac ឯកុម្មត្ត ʔaekommat
monomania ឯកុម្មាទ ʔaekommaat
monopoly ឯកាធិកម្ម ʔaekaathiʔkam
monopoly ឯកាធិភាព ʔaekaathiʔphiep
monosodium glutamate ប៊ីចេង bii ceeŋ
month; moon; season; menstrual period ខែ khae
month ខែ khae
(moon) to wane រោច ròːc
moon khae
moon សសិន saʔsen
moral law that leads to escape from the life cycle វិភវធម៌ viʔpheaʔveaʔthoa
morals, virtue and good behavior សីលាចារ səjlaacaa
more than ciəŋ
Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus ញ ɲɔ̀ː
morning prɨk
mortality, death rate មត្តប្បមាណ mattappaʔmaan
mortar for pounding rice ត្បាល់ tbal
mortar made of wood or stone, small mill ត្បាល់ tbal
mortar tbal
mortgage of revenues of a property in payment of a debt ឧបនិធាន ʔuʔpaʔniʔthien
mosquito muuh
mosquito mus mùh
mosquito mūs mùːh
mosquito មូស muuh
moss, algae, mold, slime ស្លែ slae
moss ស្លែ slae
mother, mama. ម៉ែ mae
mother-in-law mdaaj kmeik
mother-in-law សស្សុ sahsoʔ
mother mae
mother mdəaj
mother កន្លោង kɑnlaoŋ
mother ជីនី cii nii
mother ម្តាយ mdaaj
motionlessly, limply ជ្រលៀក crɔliek
motionlessly, without moving a muscle ឆ្តុប cdop
motionlessly ស្រទៀក srɑtiek
mound, knoll, small hill វាមលូរ viemeaʔluu
mound, pile, hill, dune ផ្នូក pnook
Mount Indra, Mount Meru; structure on which to cremate the corpse of a high dignitary មេរុ meiruʔ, mein
mountain pass, valley; gully, stream bed; vein / seam (of a mineral) ជ្រលង crɔlɔɔŋ
mountain pass ជ្រលោះ crɔlʊəh
mountain, hill ភ្នំ pnum
mountains, hill បព្វតា bappeaʔtaa
mountain pnum
mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus or T. napu); the fawn of the roe deer. ឈ្លូស cluuh
mouse, rat កណ្ដុរ kɑndol, kɑndao
mouth (and by extension, any action which is accomplished by or with the mouth); opening (e.g. of a jar); passageway មាត់ moat
mouthful; word, utterance. ម៉ាត់ mat
mouth mòət
mouth មាត់ mɔ̀ət
move (fidget) kəmraək
move over khət
moving picture, movie, film ភាពយន្ត phiepjʊən
much craən
mucus, phlegm សេមហកលា seemhaʔkaʔlaa
mucus, slime, viscous / slippery substance រំអិល rumʔəl
mud, slush ភក់ phʊək
muddy water, muck ជ្រាំ crɔ̀əm
mud ភក់ phùək
multiplicand តំណាំងគុណ tɑmnaŋ kun
multiplication; increasing, doubling; progress, improvement ផាតិកម្ម phaateʔkam
mumps សលាទែន saʔlaa tɛɛn
murderer, person who employs physical violence ឧឃាតក ʔuʔkhietaʔkaʔ
murmuring sounds of conversation, babbling. រអេៈរអុ rɔʔeʔ - rɔʔoʔ
murmuring sound រអិច rɔʔəc
muscles / nerves of the mid-back or lumbar region ច្បាក់ cbak
mushroom, fungus, mold (e.g. on bread) ផ្សិត psət
mushroom psət
music played by a ពិណពាទ្យ orchestra ស្មឺ sməɨ
music, musical composition; orchestra, band, musical ensemble ភ្លេង pleiŋ
(musical) beats, cadence គំនោះ kumnʊəh
must, have to ត្រូវ trəv
mustard កៃឡាត់ kaj lat
musty, sour-smelling ផ្អូម phʔoːm
musty, stuffy, spoiled ph'uə(r) phʔuːə
must taoŋ
must trəw
mutation (e.g. of bacteria) កំលាយភេទ kɑmlaaj pheit
muzzle / snout (of an animal); head (of a fish) ឆ្ពែះ cpeh
Māra (the `Tempter' មារាធិរាជ mieriethiʔriec
n.crop, craw (of birds) គែ kɛɛ
n.lamp, lantern គោម koum
name for several, mainly arboreal, Agamid lizards (belonging to the genera Bronchocela, Draco, and Pseudocalotes and poss. Japalura, Leiolepis, and Physignathus) បង្កួយ bɑŋkuəj
name given to certain male ancestral ghosts ព្រវរ prɔvɔɔ
name of an ancient Thai capital, now called Lopburi លវោ lɔvou
name of various small geckos (belonging to the genera Hemidactylus, Cosymbotus, Cyrtodactylus, Gehyra, and Lepidodactylus) ចចក់ cɑcɑk
namely, to wit, that is, which is មោះ mʊəh
name cmùəh
nap, short sleep សមាហារ saʔmaahaa
napalm, jellied gasoline ណាប៉ាល់ naapal
nape of the neck កញ្ចឹង kɑɲcəŋ
narrow valley etc. between hills, path, pass ជ្រលង crəlɔ̀ːŋ
narrow, confined, cramped ចង្អៀត cɔŋʔiət
narrow cɑŋgiət
nasal mucus; mucus found in human feces as a result of certain diseases សំបោរ sɑmbao
nasal mucus សិង្ឃានិក səŋkhieniʔkaa
nasal sound, muffled sound of a stuffed up nose ង៉ោះៗ ŋɑh-ŋɑh
nasal sound. នាសិកដ្ឋានជៈ nieseʔkatthaaneaʔceaʔ
nasal sound ង៉េសៗ ŋeeh - ŋeeh
nasal sound នាសិកជៈ nieseʔkaʔceaʔ
national economic self-sufficiency, autarky ស្វយាធិបតេយ្យ svajjaathiʔpaʔtaj
nationalization ជាតកម្ម cietaʔkam
nations / states under one federal government, confederation សហបាលីប្រទេស saʔhaʔbaaləj prɑteih
natural border, border that does not require religious blessing (e.g. the border of a village), water border, forest border អពទ្ឋសីមា ʔaʔpoattheaʔsəjmaa
natural pond, swamp, lagoon ត្រពាំង trɑpeaŋ
natural rock well or water-filled crater ល្អាង lʔaaŋ
(natural) resources ធនាករ theaʔniekɑɑ
nature of things មូលធម៌ muuleaʔthoa
nauseated ឆ្អន់ chʔɔn
nauseated ឆ្អើម chʔaəm
(naval) lieutenant អនុនាវី ʔaʔnuʔnievii
navel. ផ្ចិត psət, pcət
navy នាវី nievii
near, by, next to, beside, at the edge of ក្បែរ kbae
nearly (able to overtake someone) ប៉ផុត pɑphot
near cɨt
near ប្រប prɔːp
neck; collar; connecting link ក kɑɑ
neck kɑɑ
neck ក kɔː
neck សិរោធរា seeraotheaʔrie
neck សូរង suurɑɑŋ
nectar (of flowers) ដម dɑɑm
nectar, honey មករន្ទ meaʔkaʔrɑn
needle (for sewing, knitting, or giving injections), pin ម្ជុល mcul, ɲcul
needle mcul
needle អញ្ជុល ʔɑɲcul
negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ ) Pronounced /man/ in Cambodian dialects of Surin and Buriram in Thailand មិន mɨn
negative particle not, non-, without ( ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases; like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់ according the the VK, ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior) ពុំ pum
negative prefix occurring in words of Pali origin. It usually means `not responding to, not returning to, not replying; incomparable' អប្បដិ ʔappaʔdeʔ
negligently, carelessly; in a cavalier manner; in a disorganized manner ប្រឡាំប្រកូវ prɑlam - prɑkəv
Negrito នេគ្រីតូ neikriitoo
Nemirāja (name of one of the Jatakas)[600:5,19358] នេមិរាជ neimiʔriec
neolithic period នវសិលា neaʔveaʔseʔlaa
Nepal នេប៉ាល neipaal
nephew (son of a brother) ភាតុបុត្ត phietoʔbot
nephew, niece ??? kmùːəj
nephew, niece ក្មួយ kmuːəj
nephew/niece kmuəj
nerve, vein sarsai sɔːsay
nervously, excitedly, hesitantly and timidly ច្រិមច្រុម crəm - crom
nest (of birds, mice, ants, etc.); lair, den; litter, brood. សំបុក sɑmbok
nest sɑmbok
neutron ណឺត្រុង nəɨtroŋ
new buds, young leaves, shoots ត្រួយ truəj
new shoot / sucker (of a tree or plant), side shoot; (bone) spur ខ្នែង knaeŋ
New York ញីវយ៉ក ɲiiv jɑɑk
newly, recently acquired; just now, this minute, freshly, immediately លាំងៗ leaŋ - leaŋ
newly-formed fruit, bud (of flower or fruit); ovary of a plant ; newly-formed embryo ក្តឹប kdəp
newly-formed nation នវរដ្ឋ neaʔveaʔroat
news, information, report; knowledge, awareness; learning; witness ដំណឹង dɑmnəŋ
new tməj
new ថ្មី thmɤj
next bɔntɔ̀əp
nib of a roofing tile ង៉ាំ ŋam
nickel នីកែល niikael
nickle និកកែល nɨkkael
nicotine នីកូត៍រស niikoorʊəh
Nidra (Indian goddess of sleep) និន្ទ្រាទេពី nintrieteipii
niece (daughter of a brother) ភាតុធីតា phietoʔthiidaa
niece (daughter of a sister) ភាគិនេយ្យា phiekiʔnejjaa
night; evening យប់ jup
night jup
night yap' jùp
night រត្តិ roatteʔ
nineteenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ធ thɔɔ
ninety កៅសិប kav səp
nine prambuan
ninth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ឈ chɔɔ
nitrogen និជ្ជីព nɨcciip
no sufficient cause / grounds to prosecute, no true bill, no indictment អពិរុទ្ឋ ʔaʔpiʔrut
no, not. អត់ ʔɑt
noise, sound, voice ស្នូរ snoo
noisily / loudly (of talking) រអែករអោក rɔʔaek - rɔʔaok
noisily all over the place (as babies crying or chickens fighting) រង៉េករង៉ាក rɔŋeek - rɔŋaak
noisily and repeatedly ប៉ប៉ោច pɑpaoc
noisily, animatedly (about the movements and sounds of a large crowd), in a sudden panic (as many birds taking flight at the same time), in a rush. ឈូឆរ chuu chɑɑ
noisily, boisterously, loudly រឡូងរឡាង rɔlooŋ - rɔlaaŋ
noisily, loudly, clamorously ក្តែងៗ kdaeŋ - kdaeŋ
noisily, loudly ខ្វោកខ្វាក kvaok - kvaak
noisy sounds / babble (as of children or birds). រញ៉េចរញ៉ាច rɔɲəc - rɔɲaac
nominalizing suffixed element meaning `-ization, the action of ....' (Note that the initial ឧ usually becomes the dependent vowel អូ when this element is combined with another word). For example, ខ្មែរ + ឧបនីយកម្ម > ខ្មែរូបនីយកម្ម, \"Khmerization\" ឧបនីយកម្ម -ʔuʔpaʔniijeaʔkam
non-existence នត្ថិភាព noatthiʔphiep
nonchalance, carelessness, heedlessness, off-handedness ឧទាសីនភាព ʔuʔtiesəjnaʔphiep
noon tŋaj trɑŋ
noose រំងក rumŋɔɔk
northeast direction ឧត្តរានុទិស ʔuttaʔraanuʔtɨh
northwest បច្ឆិមានុទិស paccheʔmaanuʔtɨh
northwest ពាយ័ព្យ piejoap
north cəəŋ
nose; snout ច្រមុះ crɑmoh
nose crɑmoh
nose cramuḥ crəmoh
nose នាសិកា nieseʔkaa
not (rare.) អង្កឹ ʔɑŋkəʔ
not as when new or young…, to wither ?? svɤt
not cold; dewless អហិមៈ ʔaheʔmaʔ
not seeing a way out of a situation, undecided, hesitant កន្ទះរា kɑnteah rie
not to achieve success ក្រសែត krɑsaet
not to agree (with someone or something), to contradict; to stand up to (someone), oppose ទើត təət
not to have; there is / are not. គ្មាន kmien
not to know one's limits, to be intemperate. អមត្តញ្ញូ ʔaʔmattaɲɲuu
not to obey, to resist; to oppose កៀច kiec
(not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន ) ឡើយ laəj
not, never; it is not អង្គឺ ʔɑŋkɨɨ
notary សារានុរក្ស saaraanuʔreak
notch, indentation; crease; foothold (cut in a tree) គន្លាក់ kʊənleak
notification, notice; voicing (of an opinion) ប្រវេទន៍ prɑveet
not mɨn
not ʔət
noun describing an action ករណនាម kaʔraʔnaʔniem
novel, (work of) fiction ប្រលោមលោក prɑlaom louk
novelty. នវោត្បន្ន neaʔvoutban
novitiate នវកភាព neaʔveaʔkaʔphiep
now, at the present time, at this time ឥឡូវ ʔəjləv
now, just now, at present អធុនា ʔaʔthuʔnie
now ʔəjləw
no mɨn tee
nucleus, core, cell នយស្តិ neaʔjʊəh
nudity នគ្គភាព neakkeaʔphiep
numeration របាប់ rɔbap
nutrition; nourishing បោសនា paosaʔnaa
oar, paddle, blade (of a mill wheel or paddle wheel) ច្រវា crɑvaa
object shaped like a crescent or sickle; forked stick in the shape of a “Y” ចំពាស់ cɑmpoah
object(s), thing(s), goods, merchandise; baggage អីវ៉ាន់ ʔəjvan
objection, opposition, disapproval; obstacle ទំនើស tumnəəh
obligingness, accommodativeness បរញ្ញុតា paʔraɲɲuʔtaa
obsequious; in a sneaky manner, surreptitiously ប្រិនប្រុន prən - pron
obsequiousness, fawning អច្ចានុរោគ ʔaccaanuʔrouk
observation of laws / regulations; one who observes the laws / regulations វិនយានុរក្ស viʔneaʔjienuʔreak
observation, examination, scrutiny វិលោកនៈ viʔloukaʔnaʔ
observatory ឱលោកដ្ឋាន ʔaoloukatthaan
observing, observation, examining គំនន់ kumnʊən
obsolete small coin ពៃ pèj
obstinate, opinionated, bristling, jammed គាំង kɛ̀əŋ
occasion, instance, time, moment; period, interval of time; case គ្រា krie
occasion, time; era; circumstance; original cause អវសរ ʔaʔveaʔsaʔraʔ
occurrence dɑɑŋ
occurs in several compounds where it indicates rapid darting or flitting movements. ហិច həc
odour (bad) klən
odour (fragrant) klən krɑʔoup
(of a boat) to be nearly too full, almost shipping water, low in the water; to be overloaded ពៀប piep
(of a breeze) gently blowing. ត្រសៀក trɑsiek
(of a child) to be whining, crying, bawling កិកកុក kək - kok
(of a climate) to be subtropical ឧបនិវត្ត ʔuʔpaʔniʔvoat
(of a cow's stomach) to be full and bulging (to the sides) ច្រអាង crɑʔaaŋ
(of a crowd of people) in a squatting manner រង៉ោម rɔŋaom, rɔŋoum
(of a crowd or a swarm) to wheel, turn / drift to one side រពេន rɔpein
(of a facial expression) hungrily, greedily, eagerly ពភ្លៀក pɔpliek
(of a flower) to be gamopetalous, have the petals united យុត្តទលី juttaʔteaʔlii
(of a forest) to be thick and tangled / dense; to be unclean, filthy ស្មោក smaok
(of a forest) to be very thick and bushy / dense ស្មែក smaek
(of a head) to be grotesquely or disproportionately large ទើងមើង təəŋ - məəŋ
(of a line or road) to be zigzag. ក្ងិចក្ងុច kŋəc - kŋoc
(of a liquid) to decant, pour out to the last drop, empty completely, drain (also fig., esp. of financial resources), exhaust សំរេង sɑmreeŋ
(of a parent) to ask for someone's child's hand (esp. a daughter) in marriage; to ask a question ដណ្ដឹង dɑndəŋ
(of a person) to be very stout, meaty, fat, big ស្នល snɑɑl, snɔɔl
(of a road or floor) to be rough, rugged, rocky; uneven រគើល rɔkəəl
(of a roof) to have two levels. កិង kəŋ
(of a sound) to be sharp, high-pitched, piercing គ្រលួច krɔluəc
(of a surface; e.g. of a road) to be bumpy, uneven; (of speech) to be hesitant; ill-prepared រដាក់រដុប rɔdak - rɔdop
(of a tire, balloon, ball) to be deflated, soft, flat, flaccid ស្វត svɑɑt
(of a voice) to be sweet / tender; to be pleasant, (of illumination) soft; smooth; (of a climate) mild (not too warm or too cold), gentle ស្រទន់ srɑtʊən
(of a woman's bosom) to be large and well developed; well made. ត្រចើល trɑcaəl
(of a woman) to be barren; unfruitful; useless; sterile, fruitless វញ្ឈៈ vaɲcheaʔ
(of a woman) to give birth to sickly children who die soon after birth អារឹស ʔaarəh
(of an illness) to abate, improve, get better; to improve / make (something) better; satisfy partially ស្រន់ srɑn
(of animals, things, or very young children) it; (familiar or contemptuous) he / him / his; she / her; they / them / their វា vie
(of babies) to spit up (food, milk, etc.), drool, slobber ក្អែ kʔae
(of birds) to fluff up (the feathers); to rise up; to throw one's chest out, to strut, swagger ពង់ pʊəŋ
(of blood) to stream, flow rapidly រលាក់ rɔleak, rɔlak
(of clothing) to be loose / loose-fitting / baggy / puffed up; dishevelled សោត្រោ sao - trao
(of clothing) to be sticking out / hanging out in a sloppy manner; to be slovenly រតាក rɔtaak
(of disease, anger, rain) to abate, calm down, slacken, diminish. ស្បើយ sbaəj
of eg. ទិដ្ឋភាពទូទៅនៃពិភពលោក the general world situation នៃ nej
(of eggs) to be infertile រួន ruən
(of elephants only) to stand in the shade, seek shelter in the shade ស្រប់ srɑp
(of eyes) to be bulging, protruding ខ្លោត klaot
(of facial expression) to be disgusted, disapproving ; despondent, downcast ស្ញូញ sɲooɲ
(of facial expression) to be sullen, gloomy, morose, disappointed, dejected ត្អួរ tʔuə
(of facial or body hair) to be bushy, shaggy, scruffy, unkempt ស្រមូវ srɑməv
(of fish and other aquatic animals) to rise to the surface of the water in order to get air, come up for air ហែប haep
(of fish) to come up to the surface (e.g. to gulp air). បន្លៀក bɑnliek
(of fish) to swim down stream during the dry season សំណុះ sɑmnoh
(of fish) to try to swim against the current ស្រង srɑɑŋ
(of garments) to get a rip / tear បង្ហោក bɑŋhaok
(of grain spikes / ears) to be empty, hollow, barren / fruitless ស្គឺ skɨɨ
(of hair) to be messy, tousled, disheveled សំកេក sɑmkeek
(of houses) to be scattered about, not in orderly rows; made up of many disparate parts កន្តេបកន្តូប kɑnteep - kɑntoop
(of kin) to be of the fourth generation from ego (e.g. a great-great-grandchild or great-great-grandparent). លួត luət
(of kin) to be of the third generation from ego (e.g. a great-grandchild or great-grandparent). ទួត tuət
(of liquids, to gush or spurt out) in a fountain / a powerful jet or spurt ព្រល prɔɔl
(of male animals) to mount / mate with a female កាល់ kal
(of many lights or jewels) to be bright, twinkling, sparkling, glittering ប្រុះ proh
(of many objects) dangling or hanging in disarray / in amorphous masses រតោក rɔtaok
(of many objects) to be dangling / hanging down on different levels រណោង rɔnaoŋ
(of many people) unsystematic-ally, in a disorganized / uncoordinated manner, helter-skelter រទាស rɔtieh
(of many people) with both arms full រទែង rɔtɛɛŋ
(of movements) to be quick, rapid, hurried; rushed; nervous. រន្ថាន់ rʊənthan
(of odors) to be strong, pungent, nauseating; (of animals, reputations, things) to stink, be stinking, fetid, foul-smelling; to be notorious រហ៊ុម rɔhum
(of one's health) to improve, get better. ធូរ thuu
of or pertaining to America, to be American (a citizen of the United States) អាម៉េរិកាំង ʔaameeriʔkaŋ
of or pertaining to Laos. លាវ liev
of or pertaining to mortgage និក្ខេបគ្គាហក nikkheepaʔkiehok
of or pertaining to Switzerland. ស្វីស sviih
of or pertaining to Thailand, Siamese. សៀម siem
of or pertaining to the eye. ប្រស្រី prɑsrəj
of or pertaining to the ocean / river / Indus River; born in the ocean / a river / the land of Sindh សិន្ឋវៈ sentheaʔveaʔ
of or pertaining to the Soviet Union. សូវៀត sooviet
of or pertaining to wicked people អសព្ភិ ʔaʔsapphiʔ
of or related to food, alimentary; of or pertaining to nutrition, alimentary អាហារណីយ ʔaahaaraʔnəj
(of plant growth) to be overgrown, thick and tangled with vines, (of hair) to be bushy / unkempt, dense, thick ស៊ុបទ្រុប sup - trup
(of plants) to be poisonous, toxic; to be contaminated, polluted; to be poisoned; to be sick (from eating contaminated food or some toxic product of vegetable origin or from the motion of a vehicle). ពុល pul
(of property) to be immovable, fixed. អសង្ហារិមៈ ʔaʔsɑŋhaarɨm, ʔaʔsɑŋhaariʔmeaʔ
(of rice) to be undercooked, partially cooked ដុបៗ dop - dop
(of something black) to polish, shine, bring to a luster សំរិល sɑmrəl
(of something long and thin like a knife) to insert, push in, thrust in; to carry in the belt; to enter stealthily, slip into សៀត siet
(of something moist such as fruit, flesh, mucous membranes) to be slimy and repulsive ស្ទិល stɨl
(of sounds) to be loud, resounding, rumbling, resonating, reverberating ខ្ទរ ktɔɔ
(of speaking or writing) unclearly, indistinctly, sloppily រុំៗ rum - rum
(of speech) to be hesitant / hesitating / stammering រដាក់រដឺន rɔdak - rɔdəɨn
(of speech) to be unclear, indistinct, difficult to understand, nervously mumbled ឡុបៗ lop - lop
(of speech, due to a tongue defect) to be unintelligible / mumbled / indistinct. ឡុលៗ lol - lol
(of talk) to be (frivolous and) annoying, inciting, provocative; presumptuous (e.g. speaking to someone of a higher rank as if he / she were of one's own rank) ឡាចៅ laa cav
(of tastes, esp. salty) slightly, somewhat ឡមៗ lɑɑm - lɑɑm
(of the Buddha) to preach, expound; (of the Buddha or the king) to say, announce, declare, state; to order, command ត្រាស់ trah
(of the complexion) to be a beautiful light brown color (considered very attractive) ស្រអែម srɑʔaem
(of the edge of a blade) to be blunt, dull; (of grass, hair) to be close-cropped. រឹល rɨl
(of the eyes) to be darting in all directions (because of fear) ឡេមឡាម leem - laam
(of the eyes) to be screwed-up, twinkling លលឹម lɔlɨm
(of the eyes) to have an irritation, be irritated; to be annoyed រកាំ rɔkam
(of the face) to be (deathly) pale, cadaverous ស្លក់ slɑk
(of the face) to be raised upward, looking up; to have a crook / wry neck, have the neck bent to one side ស្រឡើ srɑlaə
(of the hair, beard, fur) to be dirty all over, very sloppy and dirty, scruffy, unkempt ស្រមេមស្រមាម srɑmeem - srɑmaam
(of the head) to be grotesquely large and out of proportion ទ្រមើង trɔməəŋ
(of the head) to be raised in astonishment; to be gawking ស្រឡឺកឺ srɑləɨ - kəɨ
(of the head) to be spinning / whirling; lolling / swinging / nodding from side to side ងីងើ ŋii - ŋəə
(of the lips) to be pursed, puckered up, pouting កំប៉ែប kɑmpaep
(of the neck) to be supple, relaxed, limp, drooping រងៀក rɔŋiek
(of the skin) to be calloused, horny. ក្រិន krən
(of the skin) to be smooth plump and soft (to the touch) ទ្រលន់ trɔlʊən
(of the sky) to be clear, spacious; (of space) open; (of a house) tidy, (of a field or plain) empty ស្រឡះ srɑlah
(of the voice, sound) to be harmonious, melodious; soft and sweet ស្រអែត srɑʔaet
(of the wind) to blow / blow away; to scatter, disperse ផាត់ phat
(of the wind) to start to lift something up / blow something away (as a piece of paper, a leaf, a skirt, or hair). ផើត phaət
(of touching) lightly, superficially ថើៗ thaə - thaə
(of vegetation) to be dense, thick, impenetrable; (of shade) deep / dense ត្រសុំ trɑsom
(of walking) in a hobbling manner; (of chewing, esp. on something with an unpleasant taste) slowly / tentatively អញ្ចូចៗ ʔɑɲcooc - ʔɑɲcooc
(of water) in a shallow and slowly flowing manner អញ្ចាប ʔɑɲcaap
(of women) to be flighty, fickle រហើរ rɔhaə
(of women) to be graceful ល្មន់ lmʊən
(of women) to be svelte, lissom, graceful, sleek and attractive; to be charming, charmingly plump ល្ពេញល្ពៅ lpɨɲ - lpɨv
(of women) to be trashy, have loose virtue / morals ល្ហាច់ lhac
(of words) to be pleasant / softly spoken / sweet and modest ល្ហែម lhaem
offence, injury, wrong, insult ត្រណាក់ trɑnak
offering, sacrifice, crusade បូជនីយកិច្ច booceaʔniijeaʔkəc
offerings, the act of making an offering; the preparation of offerings ពលិការ peaʔliʔkaa
office; cabinet (of ministers or of a department) ខុទ្ទកាល័យ khotteaʔkaalaj
officer in charge, overseer, agent អាណត្ត ʔaanat
official serving the king / working in the royal palace, royal servant សេវកាមាត្យ seevaʔkaamaat
offspring, new generation អនុជន ʔaʔnuʔcʊən
offspring koun
ogre, giant; Kumband a (name of a giant in the ខ្យងស័ង្ខ story) កុម្ពណ្ឌ kompʊən
oh (exclamation of anger, reproach, astonishment, or disbelief) យើ jəə
oh my exclamation of regret (that something was broken or damaged) អ្ហោះ ʔhɑh
oh no, woe is me, alas; Oh shit (Chinese pronunciation of អន្តរធាន ) ឡធាង lɑɑ thieŋ
oh! (exclamation of despair) ឱះឱ ʔɑh - ʔao
Oh, aha exclamation expressing a sudden realization or a loss of doubt អូ ʔoo
oh, aha, exclamation expressing understanding, disappearance of doubt, or wonderment អ្ហូ ʔhoo
Oh, Ah អាះ ʔaah
oh, oh no, wow (exclamation of astonishment, admiration, fear, shock, anger, or reproach) យី jii
oh, there's a nice ... for you (expressing delight, admiration, or praise) យោ jou
oil, fat ប្រេង preːŋ
oil preiŋ
oil ប្រេង preeŋ
old (person) cah
old (thing) cah
old bachelor បុរស ព្រៅ boʔrɔh prɤ̀u
old Buddhist parables / legends សង្គីតិនិទាន sɑŋkiiteʔniʔtien
old maid, spinster សាវកែ saav kae
old maid ព្រៅ prɤ̀u
older sibling bɔɔŋ
older sibling បោង baoŋ
old ចាស់ cah
Om, exclamation of solemn affirmation, spoken before and after prayers and magical incantations; roughly equivalent to `hail' and `amen' (regarded by Hindus as a sacred syllable, the absolute essence of the Divine Principle; it is repeated by Buddhist monks to achieve a state of emptiness or detachment from the physical world; the word is popularly believed to be composed of the letters អ , ម which stand for Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma or the Buddha, Dharma and priesthood) ឱម ʔaom
omen, presage, augury; certainty ឧបហេតុ ʔuʔpaʔhaet, ʔuppaʔhaet
omen ផ្នូល phnoːl
on one's back, the right way up, looking back phṅār phŋaː
on the far side, over there នាយ nìːəj
on the heels of, close together, closely ទន្ទាន់ tʊəntoan
on tiptoe; slowly; clumsily ញើបៗ ɲəəp - ɲəəp
on top of ləə
once in a while, from time to time ម្តងៗ mdɑɑŋ - mdɑɑŋ
once, one time; once and for all, definitely; for a change (contraction of មួយដង ) (Surin dial. mnɑɑŋ) ម្តង mdɑɑŋ
one (full) bowl; (in gambling) one spin of the dice in a bowl (the bowl covers the dice and people bet on which numbers are up) (contraction of មួយចាន ) ម្ច៉ាន mcaan
one after another, consecutively, successively, in lines / files / rows រសោង rɔsaoŋ
one after the other, closely touching រណ្ដឹករណ្ដំ rʊəndək - rʊəndɑm
one day, if it happens that (contraction of មួយថ្ងៃ ) ម្ង៉ៃ mŋaj
one kind / category / way / method (contraction of មួយយ៉ាង ) ម៉្យាង mjaaŋ
one month (contraction of មួយខែ, ម៉ាខែ ) ម្ខែ mkhae
one month period during which Buddhist monks may be given robes, from the 1st day of the waning moon of អស្សុជ to the 15th of day of the waxing moon of កតិក​ ចីវរកាល cəjvaʔraʔkaal
one night (contraction of មួយយប់​ ) ម្យប់ mjup
one of a pair. ឃា khie
one of the four persons responsible for assisting a ceremonial leader in cremating a corpse ព្លុក plok
one person (contraction of មួយនាក់ ). ម្នាក់ mneak
one shift / watch, one period (of time) (contraction of មួយយាម ) ម្យាម mjiem
one thousand eyes (epithet of Indra) ពាន់នេត្រ poan neit
one who does useless / unproductive work អហិតេសី ʔaʔheʔteesəj
one who fans វិធូបក viʔthuubɑk, viʔthuupaʔkaʔ
one who has succeeded in purifying his mind and freeing it from all passion, a saint ហតក្កិលេស haʔtakkeʔlaeh
one who is always victorious (often used in titles) អនុជិត ʔaʔnuʔcɨt
one who is detached (as an ascetic who abandons worldly things); one who is generous or enjoys giving alms ចាគី caakii
one who is involved in a dispute វិវាទាបន្ន viʔvietiepan
one who is not an ascetic អយោគី ʔaʔjoukii
one who is unable to follow the Noble Eightfold Path អភព្វាគមន៍ ʔaʔphoappiekum
one who reaches old age. ចីរជីវី ceereaʔciivii
one who seeks to achieve something ហិតេសី heʔteesəj
one whose senses are subjugated / mastered; self-perfection. ជិតិន្ទ្រិយ ciʔtentrii
one, someone, he, they គេ kèː
one, two it's gone, one, two it's been taken; expresses the idea of `here!' (take it ...) ហ hɑɑ, hɑʔ
one-hundredth part សតាង្គ saʔtaaŋ
oneself ʔaeŋ
one muəj
one mùːəj
one មួយ mùːj
onion ខ្ទឹម khtɯ̀m
(only of breaking or falling) completely, suddenly ត្មិល tməl
only this much, that much ... and that's all, to that extent; so, thus, like that. ប៉ុណ្ណឹង ponnəŋ
only very slight in quantity ហោច haoc
only, just តែ tae
only pon noh
only tae
(onomatopoeic for fine rain) priḥ preh preh
onomatopoeic for reverberating sounds គ្រាំងៗ krɛ̀əŋ-krɛ̀əŋ
on ləə
oops កណ្ដុំឆែប kɑndom chaep
opal ភោមីរា phoumiirie
opal រតនោបល reaʔtaʔnaobɑl
open (v.) baək
open sea អណ្ណវប្បទេស ʔannaʔvuppaʔteih
open space (place, location, court, yard); square; rectangular design, checkerboard pattern; (tire) tread. ក្រឡា krɑlaa
opening, aperture, hole ព្រង់ prʊəŋ
opening ចំហា cɑmhaa
opera សង្គីតនាដន៍ sɑŋkiitaʔniet
opinion, point of view; idea, suggestion យោបល់ joubɑl
opium poppy ពូលវាក puul viek
opponent, antagonist, enemy, adversary, opposing party; (as a prefix) anti- ប្រតិបក្ស prɑteʔpak
opportunism កាលានុវត្តន៍ kaalaanuʔvoat
opposed prɑchaŋ
opposed tòəh
orbit of the eye ចក្ខបាយតនៈ cakkvaajeaʔtaʔnaʔ
orchard ផលារាម phaʔlaaraam
orchestra composed mostly of percussion instruments and used during funeral ceremonies ម៉ូងគ្រុំ mooŋ krum
orchestra ពិផាត piʔphaat
orchids; Orchidaceae បិនសីផកូល peʔneaʔsəjphaʔkool
order, sequence; rank, level, stratum, class; succession; space of time; way, method លំដាប់ lumdap
ordinary people (who are still far from enlightenment and Nirvana). ប្រថុជ្ជន prɑthoccʊən
ordinary rice (as opposed to sticky rice) ខ្សាយ ksaaj
ordinate យាមកា jiemeaʔkaa
ore, mineralmineral) deposit; mine រ៉ែ rae
organ / structure (e.g. of the body) សរីរាង្គ saʔrəjrieŋ
organs of knowing / sensing ឥន្ទ្រិយាង្គ ʔəntriijieŋ
orientation, straightening, directing, aiming. តំរែតំរង់ tɑmrae - tɑmrɑŋ
ornamental sash, cord or rope worn over the shoulders and across the chest; Brahman sacred cord worn across the chest from the left shoulder to the right hip ង្វារ sɑŋvaa
ornamentation តំណាក់តំណែង tɑmnak - tɑmnaeŋ
orthodoxy of belief សម្មាមតិ sammaamaʔteʔ, sammaameaʔteʔ
orthographic symbol in Pali resembling the និគ្គហិត ឃោសាឃោសវិមុត្ត khousaaakhousaʔviʔmut
other (people) kee
other (things) ʔae tiət
otitis, infection of the ear អំបេអំបែក ʔɑmbav - ʔɑmbaek
otter ភេ phèː
ouch (exclamation of pain) យ៉ាះ jah
ouch, oh (exclamation of pain or fright) យ៉ូយ jooj
out of the vertical, sloping ល្អៀង lʔiəŋ
(out) of all, among all, all the..., the (whole) group of ... (indicator of plurality in constructions which single out one or more objects or people from a greater number; sometimes simply a marker of plurality) បណ្ដា bɑndaa
outline, sketch; chart, diagram; graph គំនូស kumnuuh
outside kraw
oval ត្រវែង trəvɛ̀ːŋ
oven, furnace, kiln ឡ lɑɑ
oven, stove, furnace, hearth(stone); kitchen ចង្ក្រាន cɑŋkraan
over and over loudly កោកៗ kaok - kaok
over and over slowly (of speaking) eg. និយាយប៉ោចៗ . to say the same thing again and again ប៉ោចៗ paoc - paoc
over and over, again and again ខ្ជាន់ៗ kcoan - kcoan
over and over, in a rolling or tumbling manner, higgledy-piggledy ច្រងាប់ច្រងិល crɑŋap - crɑŋəl
overproduction បរិផលិតកម្ម paʔreʔphɑlətaʔkam
overseer, farm manager រោបនាធិបតី roupaʔnaathɨppaʔdəj
oversight, observation ឥក្ខ​ណា ʔekkhaʔnaa
overturning (s.t, such as a car). ពន្លូក pʊənluuk
ovum, ovule បុប្ផាណ្ឌៈ bopphaandeaʔ
owl miəm
owl tiiɲ tuj
owner / manager of a bookstore បណ្ណាគារិក pannaakierɨk
owner mcah
oxide ជារណីយ ciereaʔnəj
oxygenation ជារណការ ciereaʔnaʔkaa
ox koo
pace, step, stride ជំហាន cumhien
Pacific (Ocean) ប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក paasiifək
pack saddle (for an elephant), simple roofless elephant howdah ញ៉ែង ɲaeŋ
pack, package, parcel កញ្ចប់ kɑɲcɑp
package (of), parcel (of) រវេច rɔvɨc
package, parcel, bundle; packed bag បង្វេច bɑŋvɨc
package; wrapping; a pack, something which is wrapped or packed កញ្ចោប kɑɲcaop
packed close together ត្រៀប triəp
packet, bundle, roll (e.g. of documents), parcel; handful; sheaf, bunch; chunk, piece; pile; skein, hank សំណុំ sɑmnom
packet bɑŋwəc
paddy-store under house ពោង?? pòːŋ
paddy ស្រូវ sroːv
Padumvatī (name of the main temple of the Thommayut Buddhist order located in Phnom Penh; usually called វត្តបទុម ) បទុមវតី paʔtumvoatdəj
page (of a book) ទំព័រ tumpoa
page, courtier តលិក taʔlək
page tumpɔə
Pailin (a town in western Cambodia famous for its gemstones) ប៉ៃលិន paj lɨn
paint (v.) liəp
pain ជំហឺ cumhɨɨ
pair kuu
palace official responsible for shrouding a royal corpse, for conducting royal funerals, and for keeping the royal relics room ស្នុំ snom
palanquin វ vɔɔ
paleontology ហ្វូស៊ីលវិទ្យា foosiilvitjie
palm branch ឈ្លាយ cliej
palm leaf manuscript (manuscripts written on prepared pressed leaves of the latania palm or sugar palm; see also ក្រាំង ) text, document, book ; code of laws សាស្ត្រា saahstraa
palm tree តាល taalaʔ
palm worm (edible worm found in the cabbage palm) ដួង duəŋ
palm-frond ធៀន [ស្លឹក]??​ thìːən [slɤk]
palpation ពំនាល់ pumnoal
Pandanus laevis or Rhapis flabelliformis ទ្រាំង trɛ̀əŋ
panel that covers the space between two layers of a roof ផ្តែរ pdae
panel, leaf, partition ផ្ទាំង phtɛ̀əŋ
pang (association of Chinese who speak the same dialect) ប៉ាង paaŋ
pangolin, scaly anteater (Manis javanica) ពង្រូល pʊəŋruul
pangolin ពង្រូល pùəŋrùːl
panic-stricken, in panic everywhere, milling about រជើប rɔcəəp
Pannasajataka (group of 50 Jatakas not included in the Tripitaka) បញ្ញាសជាតក paɲɲaasaʔciedɑk
papaya (Carica Papaya) ល្ហុង lhoŋ
papaya, castor-oil plant lhoŋ
papaya lhoŋ
papilla; nipple, teat បណ្ឌិកា pandiʔkaa
papilla អញ្ច្រាញ ʔɑɲcraaɲ
paradise; Nirvana លោកុត្តរ loukotdɑɑ, loukottaʔraʔ
paragraph, clause, stanza វោត vout
paragraph; caption, headline, title, subtitle; article, notice, information និវេទន៍ niʔveit
parallelepiped ឆឡង្សទ្រវែង chɑʔlaŋsaʔ trɔvɛɛŋ
paralytic កង្វិន kɑŋvən
parboiling សំរុស sɑmroh
pardonable sin (for a monk) សតេកិច្ឆាបត្តិ saʔteekəcchaabat, saʔtee-kəcchaapatteʔ
parent's younge brother bū pùː
parent's younger brother មា mìːə
parents / congregation (of a Buddhist monk) ញោម ɲoum
Parinarium species, with edible nut ធ្លក thlɔ̀ːk
Paris ប៉ារីស៍ paariih
parrot (2) saek សេក (១) seek
parrot seik
part of a horse's accoutrements consisting of cloth drapes worn under the chin ខាន់ជីប khan ciip
part of a horse's harness which passes under the animal's chin, poss. the throat-latch គែប kɛɛp
part of a sentence, phrase, clause វាក្យាង្ស viekjaaŋ
part of an elephant's harness consisting of a rope made of rattan used to tie a saddle / howdah to an elephant's back, bellyband ដង្គន់ dɑŋkʊən
part split off ចំរៀក cɔmriək
part, fragment; section, division, branch, sector; category; portion; faculty / department (of a school) ផ្នែក pnaek
part, portion, piece, fragment; section, division បំណែក bɑmnaek
part, portion, section, share, fragment; compartment; side; subdivision; quotient ចំណែក cɑmnaek
part, region, area, section, zone; place, lot; level; kind, type; phase, stage អន្លើ ʔɑnləə
partially, in a fragmentary manner (of the disclosure of information, secrets, etc.) រអូចរអើប rɔʔooc - rɔʔaəp
participant in a discussion, conferee សុភា soʔphie
particle, indeclinable word អព្យយ ʔapjeaʔjeaʔ
parts of the body (hands, feet, etc.) សរីរាវយវៈ saʔrəjraaveaʔjeaʔveaʔ
party, group; pact បក្ស pak
passage, pass, way, path ច្រឡង crɑlɑɑŋ
patch / mend (on worn clothing or over a hole in a boat or container) បំណះ bɑmnah
path, trail, scent ?? lʔaːn
path, trail, scent ដាន daːn
path, trail, scent លំអាន lùmʔaːn
patience and care in examining a case in order to avoid a hasty decision (one of the four virtues that a judge should have) មណ្ឌុកដ mʊənduʔkɑt
patois អនុគ្រាមភាសា ʔaʔnuʔkriemphiesaa
patron, protector, sponsor; backer, supporter ពំនឹង pumnɨŋ
pattering sound of small objects falling one after the other រពុក rɔpuk
pawn office, pawnshop សន្តិណាគារ sɑnteʔnaakie
pay (bill) bɑŋ
pay (debt) sɑɑŋ
paying off all debts អបាករណ៍ ʔaʔpaakɑɑ
payment for treatment or cure (it is intended for the spirit that effected the cure and may consist of cloth, candles, incense, and rice); gift given to a doctor; tip ទ្រនឹប trɔnɨp
Paṇḍukambalasilā (name of the rock on which the Indian god Indra sits) បណ្ឌុកម្ពលសិលា banduʔkampeaʔleaʔseʔlaa
Paṭhamāsāḍha (name given to the first of two lunar months which replace the month of អាសាឍ in a lunar leap year; the second month is called ទុតិយាសាឍ) បឋមាសាឍ paʔthaʔmaasaat
peace, rest; prosperity, well being ក្រសាន krɑsaan
peaceful mind, peace of mind វិវេការម្មណ៍ viʔveikaarɑm
peacock kŋaok
peacock ក្ងោក kŋaok
peacock មោរៈ moureaʔ
Pear (name of a Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic group in western Cambodia) ព័រ poa
pearl មុក្តា mukkdaa, mutdaa
pear សារី saa rii
pebbles, crushed stone, gravel; calculus ក្រួស kruəh
pebbles; rocky / gravelly soil រវាន rɔvien
peck cək
pedal, treadle, stirrup, foot-rest; springboard, stepping stone, means ឈ្នាន់ cnoan
pedestal dish ពាន pìːən
pedestrian; nomad, wanderer ចរក cɑɑrəkaʔ, caʔreaʔkaʔ
pediment ស៊ុំទ្វារ sum tvie
peg locking spoke in rim of wheel ស្នាយ snaːj
peg, sharpened stick, spike, caltrop, punji stake; any object which stands upright in the earth ចំរូង cɑmrooŋ
pelican (Pelecanus sp.) ទុង tuŋ
pelican ទុង tùŋ
pen, enclosure; corral; barn, stable; herd (of animals); horde ក្រោល kraol
pendulum; pommel (of a sword) ប៉ោល paol
penicillin ប៉េនីស៊ីលីន peeniisiiliin
peninsula, cape, promontory, headland ជ្រោយ crouj
penis kdɑɑ
penis ក្ត kdɑɑ
penis បង្ហួរ bɑŋhuə
pensioner សោធនិក saotheaʔnɨk
Pentace sp. ត្រសៀត?? trəsiət
people who are responsible for feeding the royal horses or elephants ទំពុន tumpun
people who worship together, fellow worshipers សហចារី saʔhaʔcaarəj
people មនុស្ស ម្នា mənùh mnìːə
pepper (black) mrɨc
pepper (whole) mteeh
peppery, hot on tongue hɨr hɤl
pepper mrec mrèc
pepsin បាចី paacəj
peptone បាចា paacaa
percent, share, part, rate អត្រា ʔatraa
perch, roost ទ្រនំ trənùm
performed haphazardly, at random, playfully, carelessly. លេលាប់ lei - loap
perfuming, embalming អំណប់ ʔɑmnɑp
perhaps, maybe; surely, certainly នូន nuun
pericarp បរិផលា paʔreʔphɑlaa
perigee (astronomy) សមីសង្គត saʔməjsɑŋkʊət
period (mark of punctuation) បរិយាន bɑɑreʔjaan
period (of time); generation. ទំនាន់ tumnoan
period of famine ឆាតកាល chaataʔkaal
period of time before the noon meal បុរេភត្ត poʔreephoat
period of waxing moon (first 15 days of the lunar month) ខ្នើត knaət
periodical (publication) សាមយិកបត្រ saamaʔjiʔkaʔbat
periodicity កំហួប kɑmhuəp
periodicity សាមយិកភាព saamaʔjiʔkaʔphiep
peristyle បរិស្តម្ភ bɑɑreʔsdɑm
permutation, alternation ចំឡាស់ cɑmlah
perplexed, hesitating អល?? ʔɔl
perseverance, diligence, patience វីរិយារម្ភ viiriʔjierɑm
perseverance; endeavor, diligence; business, work អាយោគ ʔaajouk
persimmon (Diospyros horsfieldii) ទន្លាប់ tʊənloap
persistently, insistently, relentlessly; very often ងោចៗ ŋouc - ŋouc
person (n.) mɔnuh
person born on the same date (as someone else) សហជាត saʔhaʔciet
person in debt, debtor ឥណាយិក ʔiʔnaajɨk
person of equal rank សមានាសនិក saʔmaanaasaʔnɨk
person or animal which has uneven legs. កញ្ចក kɑɲcɑɑk
person who accompanies, escort, companion សហគាមី saʔhaʔkiemii
person who consciously repays with ingratitude អកតវេទី ʔaʔkaʔtaʔveitii
person who does much walking or traveling back and forth ចរាចរក cɑraacɑɑraʔkaʔ
person who guards a fishing area នេសាទារក្ស neisaatiereaʔ
person who has thoroughly understood, person who has `seen the light;' person who has achieved illumination (epithet of the Buddha) សម្ពុទ្ឋ samput, samputtheaʔ-
person who kills elephants, elephant hunter ហត្ថិមារក hattheʔmiereaʔkaʔ
person who lives together with others, person who lives in the same house or village សហវាសី saʔhaʔviesəj
person who possesses supreme knowledge, the All Knowing One (epithet of the Buddha); divine prescience, omniscience សពេ៌ជ្ញ saarəpəc, saʔraʔpəc
person with a concave back and protruding chest គំនាក់ kumneak
person without support អនុបត្ថម្ភក ʔaʔnuʔpatthɑmpheaʔkaʔ
person, man, human being នរៈ nɔɔ, neaʔreaʔ
personal basis, individual basis ឯកានិយម ʔaekaaniʔjum
personal belonging(s), baggage អានីតភណ្ឌ ʔaaniitaʔphoan
personal pronoun បុរិសសព្វនាម boʔrihsaʔsappeaʔniem
personality, character, attitude, manner (of behaving), conduct, behavior, action. ឫក​ rɨk
pervasive odor; spreading of an odor ចំហួល cɑmhuəl
pessimism, wrong belief, erroneous point of view កុទិដ្ឋិ koʔtittheʔ
pessimism ទុទ្ទិដ្ឋិនិយម tuʔtittheʔniʔjum
pestle, stamper, rammer អង្រែ ʔɑŋrɛɛ
pestle អង្រែ ʔɔŋrɛ̀ː
(petals) to fall, drop off; to sprinkle, sow, spray, winnow by letting fall from a height រោយ ròːj
petition, application, plea; oral report, statement; message; informing (royalty) ទំនូល tumnuul
petition, letter of protest; request បដ្ឋនាលិខិត patthaʔnaaliʔkhət
petty trickery ខីលោបាយ khəjloubaaj
pha-ak (food item made of chopped fish, salt, sugar, yeast, rice, and spices; it is placed in large airtight jars and allowed to ferment) ផ្អក pʔɑɑk
Phaggunī (name of a star) ផគ្គុនី phakkuʔnii
Phalgun (fourth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar corresponding to mid-February - mid-March) ផល្គុន phɑlkun
pharmacy ភេសជ្ជាគារ pheisacciekie
phenomenon ឧប្បាទធម៌ ʔuppaateaʔthoa
Philippines. ហ្វីលីព្ពីន fiiliippiin
philology; dialectology និរុត្តិ niʔrut, niʔrutteʔ
phlegm កំហាក kɔmhaːk, kɔmhaek
phlegm កំហាក kɔmhaːk, kɔmhaek
phosphate ហ្វូស្វត foosvat
phosphorus ហ្វូស្វ័រ foosvoa
phrase final negative marker; usually occurs in conjunction with one of the preverbal negative particles មិន, ពុំ, អត់, ឥត or combinations of these particles with other preverbal particles, e.g. មិនដែល់ ទេ tei
Phussatī​ (the mother of Prince Vessantara) ផុស្សតី phohsaʔdəj
Phyllanthus emblica and acidus កន្ទួត kɔntùːət
(physical) stability, balance, equilibrium លំនឹង lumnɨŋ
pick, dig out kəh
picket, stake; specif. fence protecting a bathing place from dangerous aquatic animals រ rɔɔ
pickled lime / lemon ណាំង៉ូវ nam ŋəv
picture, drawing, sketch; design, painting; model, pattern គំនូរ kumnuu
piece of cloth with embroidered designs which is used to cover the prow of a boat ហ្នាប៉ាក់ naa pak
piece of cotton cord used in various blessing ceremonies (the kind used in the wedding ceremony is long enough to encircle the heads of the bride and groom linking them together; in royal ceremonies it is wrapped around the head of the king; in other ceremonies it may consist of a piece of cord two or three inches long which is placed between the top of the ear and the head) ខ្លុក klok
piece of wood used to clean oneself after a bowel movement ខ្និត knət
piece of wood, plank ក្ដា kdaː
(piece of) writing (esp. legal / official) សំណេរ sɑmnee
piece, chunk, mass; muscle (of calf or forearm) កំភួន kɑmphuən
piece, portion, section; cutting, something cut; log; part (of a day or night) កំណាត់ kɑmnat
piece, sheet, disc; flat surface, board, slab. ផែន phaen
piece, sheet, slab, strip, small plank, small board; chip, sliver បន្ទះ bɑnteah
piece dom
pierced earrings ទុំហូ tum hoo
piercing / stabbing with a sharpened stick; sharpened stick, punji stake ជំនង់ cumnʊəŋ
pig, hog, swine (Sus scrofa) ជ្រូក cruuk
pigeon priəp
pigeon កំប្លុក kɔmphlok
pigeon ព្រាប priep
pigeon ព្រាប prìːəp
pig cruuk
pile of shit / dung កំពាយ kɑmpiej
pile or heap (of leaves or other vegetation) រនះ rɔneah
pile, heap, stack; mass; accumulation គំនរ kumnɔɔ
pile, stack, heap, mound ពំនូក pumnuuk
pile; lump, tumor, mass, chunk, piece, part; block; cluster, bunch; packet, bundle; knot; hub (e.g. of a wheel); category; group (of people). ដុំ dom
pilgrim បូជនីយេសក៍ booceaʔniijeih
piller sɑsɑɑ
pillow, cushion ខ្នើយ knaəj
pimple, acne មុន mùn
pincers (e.g. of crabs); tweezers (for plucking hairs), forceps, tongs, nippers, pliers; clip; hair pin. តង្កៀប dɑŋkiep, təkiep
pincers, pliers, forceps ដង្កាប់ dɑŋkap
pincers; press ឃ្នាប kniep
pinch (of powder etc.) ឆ្ពិត?? chpìːt
pinch (of something), tuft (e.g. of cotton). ចឹប cəp
pinch ចំណឹប cɑmnəp
pineapple mnoəh
ping-pong ball; balloon ប៉េងប៉ោង peeŋ - paoŋ
ping-pong; ping-pong ball ពីងប៉ុង piiŋ - poŋ
pipe (for smoking); ខ្សៀ ksie
pipe, tub made from tree-trunk lū(v) lùː
pith, heart, core; essence. ខ្លឹម kləm
place of sacrifice; holy place; memorial, monument, shrine បូជនីយដ្ឋាន booceaʔniijeatthaan
place to live, dwelling place, home, residence; habitat លំនៅ lumnɨv
place to sleep, bedroom; bed; sleep, rest; lying down ដំណេក dɑmneek
place where a royal audience is held; royal audience គំនាល់ kumnoal
place where monks dwell; Buddhist monastery សង្ឃាវាស sɑŋkhievieh
place where the Buddha sat; stand for statues of the Buddha ពុទ្ឋាសនៈ putthiesaʔnaʔ
place, l

place, location; dwelling; open space, tract of land; territory. កន្លែង kɑnlaeŋ
place, residence; birthplace; property, thing, object; wealth; cause; matter, affair ភស្តុ phoah
placenta, afterbirth; (human) fetus / embryo សុក sok
placenta សុក sok
places on the body where a circular pattern (of hair or lines) occurs (such as the crown of the head or the fingertips), whorl (of hair or pattern of lines on the skin) ក្រយៅ krɑjav
place kɑnlaeŋ
placing one thing over another គំនង kumnɔɔŋ
plain wiəl
plain វាល vìːəl
plait / braid / lock / tuft (of hair); lock of long hair worn on the back of the head, pigtail កំប៉ោយ kɑmpaoj
plan (often carries the connotation of a secret plan or one to conduct some clandestine activity) ផែនការណ៍ phaen kaa
plan, outline; draft; structure, project; planning, preparation គំរោង kumrouŋ
plan, project ផែនការ phaen kaa
plane (v.) chuh
planing, using a plane; forward scraping movement (with the foot, etc.); grubbing, rooting (up) ជំហូស cumhuuh
plant (v.) dam
plant (v.) stuuŋ
plant similar to egg-plant ???? nənòːŋ
plants of the family Nymphaeacea which includes the lotus and water lily ឧប្បលជាតិ ʔupbɑlciet
plaque, tartar deposits on the teeth សំអេក sɑmʔeek
plate (in a book) inset plate ពាហិរូប pieheʔruup
platform ថែន thaen
plating / covering with gold; thin metal foil covering សំរោប sɑmraop
playful term used by children tending livestock to get the animal to raise its tail ឡងៗ lɑɑŋ
playfully, boisterously, frivolously. លីកលាន liik - lien
playfully, friskily ប៉ប្រឹល pɑprəl
play leeŋ
pleasant impression / sensation ឥដ្ឋារម្មណ៍ ʔətthaarɑm
pleasure; satisfaction ប្រាមោទ្យ praamaot
pleat, fold ជំនីប cumniip
pledging, pawning; locking up of capital; moral commitment; proposal / request to spend money that has been allocated in a budget អវលញ្ជនកិច្ច ʔaʔveaʔlaɲceaʔneaʔkəc
pliers-like instrument with a sharp blade used to split nuts, esp. areca nuts ប្រណាក prɑnaak
plopping or splashing sound as that made by someone wading through the water ប៉ប្លូក pɑplook
plow (in riddles) តុកតុល tok - tol
plow (n.) nèaŋkòəl
plow (v.) pcuə
plug, object used to plug up a hole or as the lining of a bore (to reduce the size of the bore); peg, pin; filling សន្លង់ sɑnlɑŋ
plumb-line; pendulum បណ្ដូន bɑndoon
plutocracy ធនិកាធិបតេយ្យ theaʔniʔkaathiʔpaʔtaj
pod, ear kuə
poem, poetry, verse កំណាព្យ kɑmnaap
point (e.g. of an awl, goad); linchpin (of a wheel); wedge; tenon, peg; bolt បន្លួញ bɑnluəɲ
pointed wooden / metal stick used for piercing, gimlet, awl. អណ្ដោត ʔɑndaot
poison pɨh
pole (for tying up climbing plants), trellis; prop, brace, support ជន្លង់ cʊənlʊəŋ
pole (of the earth) ប៉ូល pool
pole used to carry a load between the shoulders of two or more persons; load carried on such a pole; litter, palanquin. ស្នែង snaeŋ
pole, mast កើក kaək
pole, post; handle (of an axe, shovel, knife), neck (of a musical instrument); shaft, tongue (of a plow); yoke; body, torso, trunk ដង dɑɑŋ
police, guard; one who controls តំរួត tɑmruət
polishing, cleaning កំហាត់ kɑmhat
polite final hortatory particle for now, for the time being, for a moment, first សិន sən
polite response particle in Sanskrit and Pali អាម ʔaam
polite response particle; yes (used by females and by both male and female members of the royal family; often merely a polite word of acknowledgement, especially at the beginning of a sentence) ចាស caah
political division of a town or a district (roughly equivalent to a rural sub-district); quarter (e.g. of a town); area, region; sector; lot, plot; part (of a whole); branch (e.g. of industry); field (e.g. of knowledge) សង្កាត់ sɑŋkat
politics ប្រសាសនោបាយ prɑsaasnoubaaj
pollen ; hair ; mane; capillary កេសរ keesɑɑ
poncho ប៉ុងសូ poŋsoo
pond, reservoir, pool; man-made pond on the grounds of a temple, ornamental pond; moat ស្រះ srah
ponderously, slowly and lazily, slowly and gradually disappearing (as a large airplane flying off into the clouds) ស្ទុយ stuj
pony ខ្ចន kcɑɑn
pool, marsh ត្រពាំង trəpɛ̀əŋ
poor / inferior education អសេយ្យសាស្ត្រ ʔaʔseejjeaʔsaah
poor krɑɑ
popping sound; hollow clapping noise ប៉ុប pop
popping sound ប្រូះៗ prooh - prooh
porcupine (prob. Atherurus macrourus); quill (of a porcupine) កាំប្រមា kam prɑmaa
porcupine prəmaa
porcupine ប្រមា prəmaː
porphyry ប្រវាឡសិលា prɑvaalaʔseʔlaa
portable wooden water container carried by a monk on a trip; canteen, water bottle ល័ក្កចាន់ leakkaʔcan
portfolio, flat bag / pouch (often made of plaited palm leaves). សំពៀត sɑmpiet
portliness, obesity ទំហាត់ tumhoat
Portugal. ព័រទុយគ្ហេ poatujgei
position (as), (official) function(s), post, job, office; duty, responsibility, concern; jurisdiction តំណែង tɑmnaeŋ, dɑmnaeŋ
post (esp. a tethering post) រញ្ញា rʊəɲɲaa
post, piling picket, stake; pole (បង្គោល are generally smaller than សសរ) បង្គោល bɑŋkoul
postulate ឧបធារណ៍ ʔuʔpaʔthie
potash, lye (obtained from wood ashes) ក្បុង kboŋ
potato dəmlouŋ
pottery cooking vessel ឃ្លះ kleah
pottery, ceramics; sculpture; model, figure សំណូន sɑmnoon
potter កុម្ភការ kompheaʔkaa
potter កុម្ភការី kompheaʔkaarəj
pounded rice (prepared by dry-frying grains of paddy rice then pounding them to flatten the grains and remove the husks) អំបុក ʔɑmbok
pouring out in a crowd; noisily (of the actions of a crowd); agitatedly ស្រ srɑɑ
poverty, scarcity; difficulty. កំរ kɑmrɑɑ
powder, fine dust, pollen លំអង lumʔɑɑŋ
powdered, fine lʔət
power of victory ជយានុភាព ceaʔjienuʔphiep
power, ability ឈានានុភាព chienienuʔphiep
power, authority, right; strength; influence អំណាច ʔɑmnaac
power, strength, force, energy, vigor; (military) forces កំឡាំង kɑmlaŋ
powerful benevolent female spirit ទែព tɛɛp
powerless king, king who is under the control of another country, puppet king បទេសរាជ paʔteihsaʔriec
pragmatism ករណនិយម kaʔraʔniʔjum
praise, approval, admiration, high regard សំងើច sɑmŋaəc
praise; admiration, commendation, approval ថោមន thaomaʔnaʔ
pre-adjectival particle used esp. 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. ដ៏ dɑɑ
precariously តែងតោង taeŋ - taoŋ
precious object used as a sacrifice / offering in a Brahman religious rite; living sacrifice ហោត្រ haot
precipice; slope, inclination, grade (of a slope), gradient ចំណោត cɑmnaot
precisely, accurately, right on the nose ម៉ក mɑɑk
predatory animal អជ្ឈុប្បាទ ʔacchuppaat
preference; enjoyment, wholehearted enthusiasm (in a job); clear understanding អវគមន៍ ʔaʔveaʔkum
preference; thought, perception, intention; emotion, sentiment សញ្ចេតនា saɲceetaʔnaa
prefix in Indic words meaning `away, off, far from, under' អវ ʔaʔveaʔ-
prefix in Indic words; it usually means `bad, evil, unpleasant' អសុ ʔaʔsoʔ-
pregnancy (of elephants) រនោល rɔnoul
premonition of something bad ឧបលិង្គ ʔuʔpaʔlɨŋ, ʔuʔpaʔlɨŋkeaʔ-
prepare riəp
preponderance, predominance, dominance ឧត្តមានុភាព ʔutdɑmaanuʔphiep
preponderance បរមានូភាព paʔraʔmaanuuphiep
preposition; conjunction; interjection; particle និបាតសព្ទ niʔbaataʔsap
prepubescence អយោព្វនភាព ʔaʔjouppoannaʔphiep
presage, omen (more common var. is ប្រផ្នូល ) ផ្នូល pnool
presage, omen ប្រផ្នូល prɑpnool
present, gift; dowry (prenuptial gifts of man to his prospective bride's family); offering; offer, presentation ជំនូន cumnuun
pressure សំពាធ sɑmpiet
pretence, sham, dissembling ក្នក់ក្និច knɑk - knəc
pretty, good lʔɑɑ
prevaricate kohaʔ
previously, formerly, before; first. មុន mun
prey, kill រំពា rùmpìːə
prey មំសាហារ meaŋsaahaa
pricking, boring, perforating, punching; opening, hole ចំណោះ cɑmnɑh
priesthood, monkhood; ascetic way of life, being a hermit ព្រត prɔɔt
prince ក្សត្រា ksatraa
principle, precept; that which one holds or possesses កំណាន់ kɑmnan
principle, primary law លក្ខការ leakkaa
print, type, printing plate; mold (for casting), matrix; pattern, model, sample ពុម្ព pum
prisoner of war ឈ្លើយ chlɤ̀ːj
probable cause ភវនីយហេតុ pheaʔveaʔniijeaʔhaet
process of creation, writing, composing. និពន្ឋ niʔpʊən
process, development, course; order, succession; method, manner, way; pattern; logic; appearance ទំនង tumnɔɔŋ
prod; stick used to chase animals from their burrows; ramrod, (cleaning) rod; small brush របុក rɔbok
product made from a by-product អនុផលិតផល ʔaʔnuʔphɑlləttaʔphɑl
profanation, desecration បមាថកម្ម paʔmaathaʔkam
professional actor / artist រង្គាជីព rʊəŋkieciip
prognosis បំណាន់ bɑmnan
progress, advances, moving forward ជំនឿន cumnɨən
projectile កាំ kam
projection of a house or mountain; spur (of a mountain range); cornice, ledge; (small) balcony / deck (of a house) ញក ɲɔɔk
prolonged moaning sound អ្ហ៊ឺះ ʔhɨɨh
proof, testimony, evidence តឹកតាង tək - taaŋ
prop, pile ចន្ទល់ cɔntùəl
prop, support; perch; roost (for birds), hive (for bees) បង្គង bɑŋkɔɔŋ
propagandist ឃោសនិក khousaʔnɨk
proper, suitable guər kùːə
property without usufruct នគ្គកម្មសិទ្ឋិ neakkeaʔkammeaʔsətthiʔ
property, wealth វិត្តៈ vittaʔ
proportionality សម្មាមាត្រ sammaamiet
proportion សមាមាត្រ saʔmaamiet
propriety, modesty មទ្ទវៈ matteaʔveaʔ
prosecution, accusation, complaint, charges (in a lawsuit), action (at law), (law)suit, case (before a court), written petition (to a court); indictment បណ្ដឹង bɑndəŋ
prospector បុរេសី poʔreesəj
prosperity, well-being ជោគសម្បត្តិ couksɑmbat
prosperity, well-being ជំនា cumnie
prosperity. សួស្តិ៍ suəh
prostitute, whore សំផឹង sɑmphəŋ
prostitute លញ្ជិការ laɲciʔkaa
prostitute វារវលាសិនី viereaʔviʔlieseʔnii
prostitution ហីនាចារ həjnaacaa
protection; patronage; carrying out business, managing business ត្រាណ traan
protective charm, talisman, amulet កំណារ kɑmnaa
protectorate, country that is controlled by another nation; person who is supported / protected by another អញ្ញោបត្ថម្ភិត ʔaɲɲoupatthamphit
protolanguage, Ursprache មូលភាសា muuleaʔphiesaa
public property; abandoned property that becomes the property of the government; foundling; foster child, adopted child, delinquent child របើស rɔbaəh
public road / path, street; watercourse, waterway; airway ធ្នារ tnie
puddle, hole filled with water, small pond; animal wallow; pit ថ្លុក tlok
puddle ថ្លុក thlok
puddle ប្រលង?? prəlɔŋ
pull (drag) ʔouh
pull (lead) tiəɲ
pull to pieces ប្រលេះ prəleh
pulled away, out, uprooted របោច rəbaoc
pulling, tension; attraction, allure ទំនាញ tumnieɲ
pulverization បចុណ្ណកម្ម paʔconnaʔkam
pulverized ល្អិត lʔɤt
punched indentation in wood or metal ឆ្នុច cnoc
punctuality ទំនៀងពេល tumnieŋ peil
punctuation symbol ( FIX - missing character ) used at the beginning of old texts, esp. poems កុក្កុដនេត្រ kokkottaʔneit
pundit (often used of a recently disrobed monk) អន្ទិត ʔɑntɨt
punishment incurred by a monk as a result of the violation of rules in a Buddhist monastery (this punishment may include prohibition against travel to certain places) សំវាសនាសនា saŋvaasaʔnaasaʔnaa
punishment requiring a monk to leave the priesthood អតេកិច្ឆាបត្តិ ʔaʔteekəcchaapatteʔ
puppet, marionette; lackey; shadow-theater អាយ៉ង ʔaajɑŋ
puppet; scarecrow ទីងមោង tiiŋ mouŋ
pure gold ឧរ៉ៃ ʔuʔraj
pure rice, white rice សុទ្ឋោទនៈ sotthouteaʔneaʔ
pure water, drinkable water សុទ្ឋោទក sotthoutʊək
pure white sguḥ skùh
purlin (of a house roof) [plate 6] ផ្លាន plaan
purring sound made by a tiger as it feeds រងុំ rɔŋum
purslane (Portulaca oleracea.) ដកជួន dɑɑk cuən
purslane; a vegetable similar to purslane ឈ្លោម cloum
pushing back and forth, jostling ចំរាន cɑmraan
push ruɲ
pus ខ្ទុះ ktuh
put (in) daʔ
put (place) daʔ
put on (pants) sliəʔ
put on (shirt) pèəʔ
puzzle, riddle, enigma. បណ្ដៅ bɑndav
python (Python reticulatus) ថ្លាន់ tlan
python ថ្លាន់ thlan
Pādī (former Cambodian province located in what is now Takeo province) បាទី baatii
quack-quack (duck's cry) កាបៗ kap - kap
quail (Coturnix sp.) ក្រួច kruəc
quail, partridge ក្រួច kruːəc
quarantine area, prohibited area និវារណដ្ឋាន niʔviereaʔnatthaan
quarantine ចត្តាឡឺស័ក cattaaləɨsak
quarrel, argument, conflict, fight ជំលោះ cumlʊəh
quarrel, dispute, conflict, fight កលហៈ kaʔlaʔhaʔ
quarrel, squabble ឈ្នាន cnien
quarter-master (general's) department អាយុត្តកដ្ឋាន ʔaajuttaʔkatthaan
queen ក្សត្រិយានី ksatrəjjaanii
question mark ( ? ) បុច្ឆនសញ្ញា pocchaʔnaʔsaɲɲaa
question part. tee
question; interrogation; asking, questioning; greeting, correspondence about the state of health. សំនួរ sɑmnuə
quick(ly) ruəs rùːəh
quick, prompt វៃ vèj
quickly (doing something or taking whatever is at hand) រញ៉ិបរញ៉ុប rɔɲəp - rɔɲop
quickly / greedily and sloppily; in a confused manner; nervously រឡិបរឡប់ rɔləp - rɔlɑp
quickly / suddenly (forward or upward) ធ្លោ tlou
quickly in a limping manner ប៉ើច paəc
quickly with broad / long strides អន្ទ្រើម ʔɑntrəəm
quickly, like a flash ផ្លេច pləc
quickly, rapidly, hastily. រលះ rɔleah
quickly, rapidly, swiftly ត្រឹង trəŋ
quickly, swiftly, headlong ខ្លឺត kləət
quickly, swiftly; headlong (esp. in walking); half walking half running ទន្ទ្រាម tʊəntriem
quickly, swiftly; immediately រ៉េវ reev
quiet, seclusion; meditation (in search of the truth); loneliness. វិវេក viʔveik
quietly, noiselessly, slowly and stealthily ទទ្រីបទទ្រប tɔtriip - tɔtrɔɔp
quietly, softly, indistinctly; inaccurately; according to rumor រហៀង rɔhieŋ
quinine កាំងគីណា kaŋkiinaa
quite, utterly, totally; fully, completely, flatly. ហ្មត់ mɑt
race, family, breed; lowly birth, humble origin (often insulting) កំពូជ kɑmpuuc
rack (for roasting or grilling food, e.g. in an oven); rear seat (on a bicycle; refers to the long, narrow grill-like seat over the rear wheel) ចង្អើរ cɑŋʔaə
Rade (an Austronesian ethnic minority in central Vietnam and northeastern Cambodia) (2) see also រដឹករដែ and រដុបរដែ រដែ rɔdae
Radiata (class of animals) អរង្គសត្វ ʔaʔraŋkeaʔsat
raft; miniature raft used in religious rituals where they are filled with food offerings to the ancestors and placed in a stream or left in a forest ក្បូន kboon
rafter(s) (in the roof of a house) [plate 6] ផ្ទោង ptouŋ
raft kboun
raft ក្បូន kboːn
rail (of a railroad) រេណបថ reenaʔbɑt
railing (e.g. around a porch) របារ rɔbaa
railing, handrail, banister បង្កាន់ bɑŋkan
railings along either side of an oxcart forming the sides of the ក្រង់ [plate 3] ទ្រពង trɔpɔɔŋ
(railroad) switchman ខ្មាច់ផ្លូវដែក kmac pləv daek
raiment; clothing and decorations used by royalty in their public appearances ធ្និម tnɨm
rain (n.) pliəŋ
rain, to rain ភ្លៀង phlìəŋ, phliəŋ
rain. ភ្លៀង plieŋ
rainbow ʔəntənuu
rain វស្ស voahsaʔ
raise (pigs) cəɲcəm
raised / high seat / bed ឧច្ចាសនៈ ʔuccaasaʔ
raised obstacle (e.g. a rock, mound of earth) កំណើល kɑmnaəl
(raised up) in an erect / straight manner ឆ្កិល ckəl
(raised) road / street / path; causeway; embankment ថ្នល់ tnɑl, knɑl
rake (v.) ròəh
Rama Cheungprey (name of a 16th cent. Cambodian king at Longvek) រាមាជើងព្រៃ riemie cəəŋ prej
rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum; a small tree with hairy red fruit) សាវម៉ាវ saav maav
ramie (kind of perennial plant Boehmeria nivea; fibers from the stem are used to make rope) ធ្មៃ tmej
rank / position of crown prince. ឧបរាជ្យ ʔuʔpaʔraac
rapidly, swiftly; articulately, fluently ច្រិល crəl
rash, eruption, abscess, ulcer ច្រង crɑɑŋ
rather, better, it would be better, would rather ... instead ..., preferably សូវ səv
rationalism សនិទាននិយម saʔniʔtieneaʔniʔjum
rationalist សនិទានិក saʔniʔtienɨk
rationalization (of an industry) សនិទានកម្ម saʔniʔtieneaʔkam
rations, provisions, food supply ស្បៀង sbieŋ
Rattanakiri (province in northeastern Cambodia) រតនគិរី roattaʔnaʔkiʔrii
rattan ផ្ដៅ phdau
rattan ផ្តៅ pdav
rattling sound (as that of an old dilapidated vehicle) កាខែកកាខោក kaa khaek - kaa khaok
rattling sound as of many bottles vibrating and striking each other ក្រឹកៗ krək - krək
rat cuut
rat kɑndol
raucous buzzing sound made by the kind of kite called អែកង៉ាវ វ៉េវវ៉ាវ veev - vaav
raw / steamed vegetables (or flowers) eaten with sauces / dips អន្លក់ ʔɑnlʊək
raw-silk; fine thread សូត្រ soot
ray / skate (kind of flat fish, Trygon varnak or T. zugei) បបែល bɑbael
ray, skate ប្របែល prɑbael
reaching (with the arm or hand); distance or length of one's reach ជំហោង cumhouŋ
reaching to one's heels (of clothing), too long ជជួរ cɔcuə
reading អំណាន ʔɑmnaan
ready ស្រាប់ srap
really, truly; genuinely ពិតៗ pɨt - pɨt
reaping, harvesting; harvest; crop ចំរូត cɑmroot
reason to be mocked or censured; mockery; swearing, bad language តំណិះ tɑmneh
reason, sense; way, manner ទំនួល tumnuəl
reasoning, thought, logic; guess តក្កៈ takkaʔ
rebel, revolutionary, insurgent កុបករ koʔpaʔkɑɑ
recapitulation, summing up, resum, summary ឧបសង្ហារ ʔuʔpaʔsɑŋhaa
receive odour thum
reception, welcome បដិសណ្ឋារៈ paʔdeʔsɑnthaaraʔ
recital ឯកាខ្យាណ ʔaekaakjaan
recoilless rifle (2) prefix deca- ដេកា deekaa
recommendation, advice, instructions; last words of advice, last will and testament; message; royal order បណ្ដាំ bɑndam
recourse, remedy ឧបាស្រ័យ ʔuʔpaasraj
recovery eg. សំទួយសេដ្ឋកិច្ច . economic recovery សំទួយ sɑmtuəj
recreational park លីលោទ្យាន liiloutjien
red / green chili pepper (Capsicum annum) ម្ទេស mteih
red cotton cloth; specif. piece of red cotton cloth on which magical inscriptions and drawings have been drawn (it is used in certain religious and magic ceremonies and may also be suspended from the middle of a house roof as a kind of charm) ជាតី cətəj
red hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis) ច្បា cbaa
red water lily / lotus រត្តុប្បល roattopbɑl, roattopbol
red krɑhɑɑm
reed prapos prəboh
reed ប្របុស prɑboh
refers to groups of things -- people, animal, vehicles -- being swallowed up, e.g. in a tunnel, one after the other រសុក rɔsok
refinery, distillery (of sugar, oil, etc.) សុទ្ឋាគារ sotthiekie
reflection, consideration, thought, careful analysis, study; knowledge of a subject; mind, intellect, intelligence; ability. តំរិះ tɑmreh
reforging, repairing an edged weapon. ចំរុង cɑmroŋ
refractory, obstinate rùɲ rìːə
refractory, obstinate carcrās
refrain (of a song sung during boat races) ហៃអើ haj ʔaə
refrain (of a song) ឆា៎ chaa
refreshing, refreshed ល្ហើយ, រហើយ lhaəy, rəhaəy
refusal (to do something), stubbornness កំរាញ kɑmraaɲ
regardless of the obstacles, resolutely, insistently ងងើល ŋɔŋəəl
regime; system; method, manner; order, arrangement; neatness, orderliness; conduct, good manners; rule, directive; ration, portion. របប rɔbɑɑp
region, area, sector ទិសាភាគ tiʔsaaphiek
region, area ម្តុំ mdom
region, locality, district, section, zone; parcel of land; division, branch; post, point; field, sphere (under the KR regime the country was divided into zones and regions; a region was composed of several zones and a zone was composed of several districts; តំបន់ replaced ខេត្ត​ ) តំបន់ tɑmbɑn
regular armed forces សេន្យានុភាព seenjaanuʔphiep
regular customer / client / patient. ម៉ូយ mooj
regulations for monks អនាគារិយវិន័យ ʔaʔnaakierəjjeaʔviʔnej
regulator (machine) អាយាម័ក ʔaajaameak
relationship (by marriage); relatives (by marriage); in-laws, parents of one's son or daughter-in-law ដន្លង dɑnlɑɑŋ
relationship, kinship, ties of kinship, family line, lineage ក្រសែ krɑsae
relative of one's great-grandparents' generation ជីទួត cii tuət
relative particle ដ៏ dɔː
relativity សាបេក្ខភាព saapaekkhaʔphiep
religion; nationality; race សាសន៍ sah
religion សាសនា saasnaa, saasaʔnaa
religious ceremony during which offerings are presented to the spirits of deceased ancestors / relatives ស្រាទ្ឋពិធី sraattheaʔpiʔthii
religious council (to supervise the correctness of interpretation of religious texts) សង្គាយនា sɑŋkiejeaʔnie
religious orders, priesthood, monkhood ផ្នួស pnuəh
religious prophet ព្យាការី pjiekaarəj
religious studies (lit. 'the burden of the books,' i.e. the scriptures) គន្ថធុរៈ koanthaʔthuʔreaʔ
(religious) offering, oblation តង្វាយ tɑŋvaaj
remainder, residue, balance; remnant, vestige; surplus, excess. សំណល់ sɑmnɑl
remaining silent / uncommunicative វិហេសកកម្ម viʔheesaʔkaʔkam
remains of prey; hiding uneaten meat (of a beast of prey); saving, keeping; preservation រំពា rumpie
remains, left over object(s), trace(s); balance (of karma) សំណែស sɑmnaeh
remembering with pleasure ឥដ្ឋានុស្សរណ៍ ʔətthaanuhsɑɑ
remember cam
remorse, regret, repentance វិប្បដិសារៈ vippaʔdeʔsaa
rendering (something) opaque ឃ្មឹក kmɨk
rent / surcharge (esp. on stalls in a market) payed to the private contractor who operates a market under contract to the government ផាស៊ី phaasii
rent; tenant farming ជំនួល cumnuəl
repair kae
repayment of a debt; reimbursement, compensation, restitution, restoration, indemnity សំណង sɑmnɑɑŋ
repeated croaking sound (as of frogs) រវ៉ោប rɔvaop
repeated crunching sound ប្រេវប្រាវ preev - praav
repeated flapping sound such as that caused by a piece of cloth flapping in the wind ប្រភឹប prɑphɨp
repeated loud noise ក្តុង kdoŋ - kdoŋ
repeated sound of a gong រណូងរណាង rɔnooŋ - rɔnaaŋ
repeated sound of gunfire ប្រភូស prɑphuuh
repeated sound of heart beats ក្តុកៗ kdok - kdok
repeated sound of howling រវ៉ូស rɔvooh
repeated sound of pounding ពភឺស pɔphɨɨh
repeated sound of rifle shots ប្រភុង prɑphuŋ
repeated sound of rifle shots ពភុង pɔphuŋ
repeated sound of running steps ពភីង pɔphiiŋ
repeated sound of shooting ពភូស pɔphuuh
repeated sound produced by stepping into swampy or soggy ground, squish - squish ពភ្លួក pɔpluək
repeatedly (of jumping) លលោលលាំ lɔlou - lɔloam
repeatedly lick ing the lips ផ្លែមៗ plaem-plaem
repetition (in singing, chanting, or reciting), refrain, chorus; relapse សាដាន saadaan
replacement, substitute; deputy. ជំនួស cumnuəh
report, account, communication សម្មាភាគ sammaaphiek
report; carrying forward (esp. figures in accounting) អគ្គេហរ័ន ʔakkeihaʔran
reporting, telling; story, tale, narrative, account; chronicle (esp. royal chronicles) របា rɔbaa
report របាយការណ៍ rɔbaaj kaa
reputation, honor, glory (see note កេរ ) កេរ្តិ៍ kee
request / application (for entry) បរិវិស paʔreʔvih
request for an expenditure to be taken out of a reserve or special fund វលញ្ឆនកិច្ច veaʔlaɲceaʔneaʔkəc
request; appeal, petition, plea, supplication សំណូម sɑmnoom
resembling lobster-pot ??រុត ʔɔŋrùt
reservation, keeping as a reserve ឋបនីយ thaʔpaʔnəj, thaʔpaʔnəjjaʔ-
residence, dormitory, apartment, building និវាសដ្ឋាន niʔviesatthaan
residue of something which is chewed and spit out, quid កញ្ជាក់ kɑɲceak
resin, sap, plastic ជ័រ coa
resinous cār caː
resin cɔə
resistance, opposition កំណៀច kɑmniec
resistance; strength, energy, vigor របាញ rɔbaaɲ
resolutely, without wavering / vacillating; straight (of a tree) ឆ្កុយ ckoj
respect toward old people ព្រឹទ្ឋាបចាយនៈ prɨtthiepaʔcaajaʔnaʔ
response particle used by a lower ranking monk to a higher ranking monk ភទន្តេ pheaʔtoantee
responsible person; aide, assistant, charg ធារី thierii
rest room, bathroom នហានដ្ឋាន neaʔhaaneaʔthaan
rest, cushion ខ្នល់ khnɔl
resting place, lodging, (overnight) shelter; parking place, stop, station (esp. a small station or stop on a railroad line as opposed to ស្ថានីយ which is a major station); palace ដំណាក់ dɑmnak
restlessly, in a fidgety manner; uneasily, nervously រអេះរអុះ rɔʔeh - rɔʔoh
restoration, return to a previous condition or state បុនបតិដ្ឋាកម្ម poʔnaʔpaʔtetthaakam
retractor ដង្ហែក dɑŋhaek
returning, return និវត្តនាការ niʔvoattaʔnaakaa
return trɑlɑp
Reuter (proper name; news agency) រ៉ឺទែរ rəɨtɛɛ
revolve (intr.) wɨl
revolve (tr.) bɑŋwəl
revulsion, aversion, disgust បដិវេគ paʔdeʔveik
reward, prize, trophy, award, promotion តុករង្វាន់ tok rʊəŋvoan
reward; award, prize; bonus រង្វាន់ rʊəŋvoan
rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) រមាស rɔmieh
rhinoceros horn កុយ koj
rhinoceros ramās rəmìːəh
rhino rɔmɨəh
rhyme, rhyming words. ឃ្លោង klouŋ
rhymed sentences which are used to predict the nature and personality of a person; clue, hint; short sample of music, excerpt; motto, slogan សំឡោក sɑmlaok
rhymed welcoming speech made by the Brahmans to the king during a royal ceremony; praising, eulogy ស្លុតី slot dəj
rhythm, beat, tempo, cadence (of music); pulse ចង្វាក់ cɑŋvak
ribaldry ធុត្តាចារ thuttaacaa
ribbon, bow; colored headband បូ boo
rib cʔoŋ cumnii
rib ជំនីរ cumnii
rice (cooked) baaj
rice (husked) ʔɑŋkɑɑ
rice (Oryza sativa) while still growing or prior to being husked, paddy rice, standing rice, unmilled / unhusked rice (after the ស្រូវ is milled and the husks are removed it is called អង្ករ and after it is cooked it is called បាយ ) ស្រូវ srəv
rice (unhusked) srəw
rice farming development ក្សេត្រាជីវកម្ម kseetraaciiveaʔkam
rice husks អង្កាម ʔɑŋkaam
rice seedling before transplanting, seedling (usually refers to rice seedlings that have reached the proper height to be transplanted to the growing field) សំណាប sɑmnaap
rice that has grown from seed left on the ground after the previous harvest មួរ muə
(rice) straw or stubble in the field left after the harvest ជញ្ជ្រាំង cʊəɲcreaŋ
rice-bran កន្ទក់ kɔntùək
ricefield (dry) cɑmkaa
ricefield (wet) srae
richly decorated covered royal howdah កញ្ចោង kɑɲcaoŋ
richly ornamented ceremonial throne covered by a canopy បុស្បុក bohsbok
ride (v.) cih
ridge for planting crops រង rɔ̀ːŋ
ridge of a hill or mountain, shoulder of a hill, rise, eminence ខ្ពង់ kpʊəŋ
ridging up, earthing up (e.g. of plants) ពំនូនដី pumnuun dəj
right (side) sdam
right and proper [សម]-រម្យ [sɔm]-rùm ramja
right on one's heels, about to overtake ប៉ផាប់ pɑphap
right there ត្រោះ trɑh
right-hand ស្តាំ sdam
rim, back (of chair), framework (of side of cart), bar (of window) ឆ្នង់ chnɔŋ
rim, lips រឹម?? rìːm
rind, peel, shell, skin, bark; husk; empty container; capsule សំបក sɑmbɑɑk
ring (for boxing or cock-fighting), arena; fishing ground សៃវៀន saj vien
ring (made of rattan or liana) used to tie an elephant's feet; shackle, fetter; hobble ទន្លីង tʊənliiŋ
ring round haft of dah etc. មៀន mìən
ring, circle; bracelet, necklace, anklet; circumference, periphery កង kɑɑŋ
ring, link; loop, noose; circle; chain; specif. a metal ring attached to the end of a whip used to lash a trained elephant ក្រវិល krɑvəl
ring-shaped artefact កង់ kɔŋ
ringing sound; the sound of a xylophone, plinking sound រណិងរណុង rɔnəŋ - rɔnoŋ
ring cəɲciən
ring ក្រវឹល krəvɤl
ring ចញ្ជៀន??, ជញ្ជៀន?? cɔɲciən, cùəɲciən
ring អញ្ជៀន?? ʔɔɲciən
ripe, ripe-coloured ទុំ tùm
ripen (tr.) bɑntum
ripe tum
rise kraok
rising upward one after the other (as birds taking flight) រដែត rɔdaet
(rising) in clouds, (of smoke) pouring / belching out ផ្អោង pʔaoŋ
river (large) tùənlee
river (small) prɛɛk
river (small) stɨŋ
road, street (more formal than ផ្លូវ ); way; row; section, district; edge of a forest វីថិ viʔthəj, viitheʔ
road, street, path; way; style; cause, matter; chance, opportunity, possibility ផ្លូវ pləv
road pləw
road tnɑl
(roaming around) slowly and in a daze / in a confused manner (describes the actions of someone who has lost his / her way) ពភ្លាក់ពភ្លើក pɔpleak - pɔpləək
roaring sound, tumult, loud noise. រំពង rumpɔɔŋ
roast (in fire) dot
roast (over fire) ʔaŋ
rock, stone; concrete ថ្ម tmɑɑ
rocket រ៉ុកកែត rokkaet
rocky mountain completely devoid of vegetation, bald mountain សិលុច្ច័យ seʔloccaj
rod, switch, whip, lash. រំពាត់ rumpoat
rogue (often used as a term of address among friends). គ្រហរ krɔhɔɔ
roll (e.g. of thread, carpet), ball (e.g. of string), skein; scroll របុម rɔbom
roll up muu
roll, package, parcel, bundle. រមូរ rɔmuu
rolled ball, ball of rice; tablet, pellet; wad ពំនូត pumnuut
roller for moving loads រនេល rənèːl
roll រមូល?? rəmùːl
Romania រ៉ូម៉ានី roomaanii
roof (v.) prɑk
roof of the mouth ក្រអូម krɑʔoom
roof តមូល tamool
roof; top, covering, cover, lid ដំបូល dɑmbool
roofless howdah រយាង rɔjieŋ
room bɑntup
room កន្ទប់ kɑntup
root (of a plant or a number); stump (of a tooth) ឫស rɨh
root or stem of a word; etymology of a word មូលសព្ទ muuleaʔsap
root rɨh
root ṛs rɯ̀h
rope (for tying a saddle to an elephant's back), crupper ក្រពាត់ krɑpoat
rosaceous plants គុលាពកូល kuʔlaapeaʔkool
rose (flower). កុលាប koʔlaap
rosewood tree (Dalbergia cochinchinensis; the hard, reddish-brown wood is much used in cabinetmaking) ក្រញូង krɑɲooŋ
rotation រង្វិល rʊəŋvɨl
rotten (putrid) rɔluəj
rotten (stale) sʔoj
rotten ពុក pùk
rough cloth. ប៉ប៉ក pɑpɑɑk
rough, rugged គំរិង-[គំរាំង] kùmrɯ̀ŋ-[kùmrɛ̀əŋ]
roughness ចំរាញ cɑmraaɲ
rough… [គំរិង]-គំរាំង [kùmrɯ̀ŋ]-kùmrɛ̀əŋ
round (ball) muul
round boat roof ឳម៉ោរ ʔəv mao
round wooden or ceramic instrument used to shape pottery ទ្រនល់ trɔnʊəl
round, curled up ghmar khmɔ̀ː
roundworm (Ascaris sp.) យៀន jien
round មូល mùːl
row (fixed oar) caew
row (loose oar) ʔom
row of plants, avenue រង rɔ̀ːŋ
rowing ចំណែវ cɑmnaev
royal chair / seat កោច្ឆំ kaocchaŋ
royal family / dynasty ខត្តិវង្ស khatteʔvʊəŋ
royal grooms / stable hands (for elephants) មហាត meaʔhaat
royal housemaid, lady in waiting; royal concubine ម្នាង mnieŋ
royal messenger / herald ខៅ khav
royal title ទាវ?? tìːəv
(royal) attendant / concubine / lady-in waiting ស្នំ snɑm
rubbish! rot! bullshit! damn! ចាច់ cac
rubbish, bits សម្រាម sɔmraːm
rub cuut
rub doh
rudder, helm, tiller, steering mechanism / wheel; controls (of a motor) ចង្កូត cɑŋkoot
rude / unpleasant person ពាលោ pielou
rude, coarse គំរីង?? kùmrìːŋ
ruler of the gods (epithet of Indra) អមរិន្ទ ʔaʔmaʔrin
rumbling sound (e.g. of a train, water flowing, crowd of people) គគឹកគគាក់ kɔkɨk - kɔkeak
rumors. ចចេចចចូច cɑcəc - cɑcooc
rump of fowl កន្ទូត​ [អូង] kɔntùːt [ʔoːŋ]
run into cùəl
running, flowing; current, flow រំហូរ rumhoo
run rùət
rupee (Indian unit of currency) រូពី ruupii
rupture, hernia ក្លន klɑɑn
ruse, trick, stratagem; strategy. ព្យូហ៍ pjuu
rust, corrosion, verdigris. ច្រែះ creh
rust; accumulation of dirt / grime. ស្នឹម snəm
rustling sound made by walking on dry leaves ប្រែកប្រោក praek - praok
rust crɛḥ creh
Rāmāṛiddhi (name of a king of Cambodia 1566-1576) រាមាឫទ្ឋិ riemierɨt
sack / bag (made of paper, plastic, or leaves) ស្បោង sbaoŋ
sacred food; sacrificial food (for the gods) សង្វោយ sɑŋvaoj
sacrifice / offering (esp. of food to the spirits of the dead). សំណែន sɑmnaen
saddle; seat of a bicycle; cushion; small, soft, loosely stuffed pillow used for infants កែប kaep
sad [មុខ]ស្ងួត [mùk] sŋuːət
saffron រមៀត rəmìət, lmìət
sago palm, kind of palm tree (Rhizophora gymnorrhiza), from which an edible flour used to make noodles is obtained ជ្រែ crɛɛ
Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam) សៃហ្គុង saj goŋ
sail made of cloth woven from the leaf stems of the ទ្រាំង tree (Pandanus laevis or Rhapis flabelliformis) ទទត់ tɔtʊət
sail ក្តោង kdaoŋ
saint សន្តី sɑntəj
salad made with raw meat (esp. salted beef or fish which has been marinated in lime juice or vinegar) bean sprouts, carrots, green peppers, and cucumbers ភ្លា plie
saleable ដាច់ dac
salicylate សាលីស៊ីឡាត saaliisiilaat
saliva, sputum, phlegm កំហាក kɑmhaak
salted and dried ŋiət
salty taste លាវ័ណ្យ lievoan
salty praj
salt ʔɑmbəl
salt អំបិល ʔɑmbəl
salt អំបិល ʔɔmbɤl
salutation, adoration, homage, respect. នមស្ការ neaʔmahskaa
salute sɑmpèəh
sambar, kind of large deer (Rusa unicolor) ប្រើស praəh
same traditions; countries sharing the same customs សហប្បវេណី saʔhappaʔveinəj
same dɑdɑel
sand khsac
sand ខ្សាច់ khsac
Saoch (a Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic group living in the Veal Renh area of Kampot Province). ស្អូច sʔooc
sapodilla mut
sapphire កណ្ដៀង kɑndieŋ
sarcasm, cynicism ឱមសវាទ ʔaomeaʔsaʔviet
sarong sɑmpùət
Sarus crane (Grus antigone) ក្រៀល kriel
Sarus crane ក្រៀល kriəl
sated ឆ្អែត chʔaet
satellite state, small country អនុប្រទេស ʔaʔnuʔprɑteih
satiated, stuffed ʼal
satiated, stuffed ស្្អល?? sʔɔːl
satiation, sufficiency (of food). ចំអែត cɑmʔaet
satiety cɔmʔɔt
satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, interest រុច្ចនៈ ruccaʔna
satisfying, pleasing សំណប់ sɔmnɔp
Saturday សោរទិន saoraʔtɨn
Saturday សោរពារ saoraʔpie
Satvā (name of a mythological bird) សត្វា sattvaa
Sauria (subgroup of the class Reptilia) សញ្ជនសត្វ saɲceaʔneaʔsat
Sauria (the reptile group which includes lizards) សាញ្ជនសត្វ saaɲceaʔneaʔsat
saving, accumulating, economizing; (fiscal) austerity; economy អាចយៈ ʔaacaʔjaʔ
saw (wood) ʔaa
sawfish (Pristis perrotteti) ថ្ករ tkɑɑ
sawing អំណារ ʔɑmnaa
saw រណារ rɔnaa
saxophone សាក់សូហ្វូន saksoofoon
say thaa
scab; dead bark (on a tree) ក្រមរ krɑmɑɑ
scaffold(ing) រន្ទា rʊəntie
scale, balance ត្រាជូ traa cuu
scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.) ស្រកា srɑkaa
scar (of a burn), welt រំលាក rumliek
scar, mark, cicatrix សំឡាក sɑmlaak
scar, welt, mark; track, footprint; trace, imprint សំណាម sɑmnaam
scar; birthmark ផ្នូត pnoot
scarf ឧត្តរាសង្គ ʔuttaʔraasɑŋ
scatter (seeds) ប្រុយ proy(proy)
(scattered) here and there រប៉ែករប៉ោក rɔpaek - rɔpaok
scattered, to scatter ប្រាយ praːy
scattered, to scatter រាយ rìːəj
(scent etc.) to be diffused ត្រឡប់?? trəlɔp
schist, shale សុភាជន៍ soʔphiec
scholar, intelligent man, scientist ញាណី ɲienəj
scholarship, fellowship; grant អាហារូបករណ៍ ʔaahaaruupaʔkɑɑ
scissors [កន]-ត្រៃ?? [kɔn]-tray
scissors កន្ត្រៃ kɑntraj
scold sdəj bɑntaoh
scoop / dipper made from the shell of a coconut; skull ត្រឡោក trɑlaok
scoop-net ឈ្នាង chnìːəŋ
scooping, bailing ដំណង dɑmnɑɑŋ
scooping ដំណួស dɑmnuəh
Scorpio, the scorpion; sign of the zodiac corresponding to November វិច្ឆិកៈ vɨcceʔkaʔ
scorpion ខ្ទួយ ktuəj
scowl, angry expression. ក្រញូវ krɑɲəv
scrambling in all directions, helter-skelter, pell-mell រសេចរសាច rɔsɨc - rɔsaac
scraper, curette ខ្នោស knaoh
scraper, spokeshave; trowel ខ្នៀស knieh
scraper ខ្នោស khnaoh
scraping out កំណៀស kɑmnieh
scraping, filing; cut mark, file mark កំណោស kɑmnaoh
scratch (animal) krɑcaw
scratch (itch) ʔeh
scratching កំណេះ kɑmneh
screeching or squeaking sound ក្រាក kraak
screen, (wire) mesh, wire net; network; grid បណ្ដាញ bɑndaaɲ
screen, barricade; shield (for defense); veil; diadem ក្បាំង kbaŋ
scrotum ក្រសោមស្វាស krɑsaom svaah
scythe, sickle [plate 7] កណ្ដៀវ kɑndiev
sea turtle (Chelonia virgata or Caouana olivacea) ល្មេច lmɨc
sea urchin តាឱន taa ʔaon
sea, ocean សមុទ្រ saʔmot, saʔmottreaʔ-
seal maker លញ្ឆការ laɲchaʔkaa
seal លញ្ឆករ laɲchaʔkɑɑ
seam, stitch; stitching, sewing; scar (of an operation) ថ្នេរ tnee
season rɨduu
season កង្ហែ kɑŋhae
season កង្ហែ kɔŋhae
seat, throne អាសនា ʔaasaʔnaa
seat; manner of sitting; session បង្គុយ bɑŋkuj
seated person និសីទនាការ niʔsəjteaʔniekaa
seating commensurate with one's rank, equal seating សមានាសន saʔmaanaasaʔnaʔ
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) សេ. អា. តូ. NOIPA
second (of time) វិនាទី viʔnietii
second (of time) វិលិប្តា viʔlippdaa
second great grandparents; relative in one's great-great-grandparents' generation ជីលួត cii luət
secretary (e.g. of a political party, of an embassy) លេខាធិការ leikhaathiʔkaa
secretary, clerk smer smeː
sectarian; extremist និកាយិក niʔkaajɨk
section (esp. of fruit such as grapefruit or jackfruit), lobe (of the brain) ក្លែប klaep
section pnaek
security, safety និរន្តរាយ niʔrɑntaʔraaj
sediment, residue, dregs កណ្ដេង kɑndeeŋ
sediment អវសាទ ʔaʔveaʔsaat
seductiveness, sexiness កាមារម្មណ៍ kaamaarɑm
see (watch) məəl
seed kròəp
seeking protection កំណោន kɑmnaon
see khəəɲ
seizing / grabbing with the legs កំណៀវ kɑmniev
seizure, distraint អវគ្រាះ ʔaʔveaʔkrieh
self, oneself, this very ឯង ʔaeŋ
self-control, self-mastering; person who can make his / her own decision; self-controlled ស្វាធីន svaathin
self-made person, self-supporting person អាត្មោបជីវិន ʔaatmaopaʔciivin
self-satisfaction. ស្វច្ឆន្ទ svacchan
sell lùəʔ
send pɲaə
senior and junior student monks who are under the supervision of a single teacher សទ្ឋិវិហារិក satthiʔviʔhaarɨk, satthɨŋviʔhaarɨk
senior lay member of a conference (esp. one dealing with the Tripitaka) សង្គីតិកាចារ្យ sɑŋkiiteʔkaacaa
senior monk (one who has been a monk for a minimum period of five years and who has become sufficiently humble and disciplined) និស្សយមុត្តកៈ nihsaʔjaʔmuttaʔkɑɑ
(sense of) hearing ល្បឺ lbəɨ
sentence, phrase, clause; line (of poetry); the space between sentences or paragraphs; (spaces as) punctuation ឃ្លា klie
Seoul (capitol of South Korea) សេអ៊ូល seeʔuul
separate(d) រាយ rìːəj
separately; in a crowd; in a scattered / spread-out manner ប្រសាច prɑsaac
separate ɲɛɛk
separation, gap, distance apart គំលាត kumliet
sequestration, authorization to take sequestered property into custody វិសុណ្ឋាប័ន viʔsonthaaban, viʔsonthaapaʔnaʔ-
sequin លឿម lɨəm
serf, slave សេវកា seevaʔkaa
serious studies / studying; diligence; effort សុសិក្សា soʔsəksaa
seriously, dangerously; very, extremely ដំបន់ dɑmbɑn
servant of a monk, person who supports or takes care of a monk សង្ឃុបដ្ឋាក sɑŋkhuʔpatthaak
servant; government employee សេវិក seevɨk
servant cnuəl
servant kɲom
servant ចេលកជន ceelaʔkaʔcʊən
servility សេវគតិ seevaʔkeaʔteʔ
sesame (Sesamum orientale) ល្ង lŋɔɔ
sessamum ល្ង lŋɔ̀ː
set (eggs) kraap pɔɔŋ
set up taŋ
settled, stuck ក្រាញ kraːɲ
seven days, one week សត្តាហៈ sattaahaʔ
seventeenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ; some words in ថ may have alternate spellings in ឋ ថ thɑɑ
seven prampii
severe / long-lasting headache, migraine ប្រកាំង prɑkaŋ
sewer, hole or ditch filled with dirty water ឱឡិគល្ល ʔaoleʔkoal
sewing machine សិបយន្ត səpjʊən
sew dei
sex maniac កាមុម្មត្តកៈ kaamummattaʔkaʔ
sex; lust, sexual desire កាមា kaamaa
shackles, (hand)cuffs, fetters ខ្នោះ knɑh
shade mlup
shadow, image in mirror ស្រមោល srəmaol
shadow, reflection; silhouette; image ស្រមោល srɑmaol
shadow, shade. ម្លប់ mlup
shake ʔɑŋrun
shaky, staggering, unsteady trèːt-[tròːt]
shaky, staggering, unsteady ទទ្រេត-[ទទ្រោទ] tətrèːt-[tətròːt]
shaky… [trèːt]-tròːt
shallow basket for drying seeds etc. in sun គ្រាង krìːəŋ
shallow basket, riddle caṅʼer cɔŋʔeː
shallow rèəʔ
shamefully, shyly អន្តយ ʔɑntɑɑj
shape, form សាក?? saːk
shark skin cloth, kind of cloth that holds a crease well សាស្គីន saaskiin
sharp (cuts) mut
sharp noise like the crack of a whip ប៉ាត់ pat
sharp, knocking sound; sound of things dropping onto a hard surface ប៉ក់ pɑk
sharp, piercing sound វ៉ឺង vəɨŋ
sharp, tapping sound ប៉ក pɑɑk
sharp-edged weapon សត្រា sattraa
sharpen (point) sɑmruəc
sharpened peg, small stake / post, stud, bar, slat, rail ចំរឹង cɑmrəŋ
sharply / rudely (in replying to a statement) ប៉ប៉ែះ pɑpaeh
sharply, boldly, loudly, strongly ម៉ាំង maŋ
shave kao
shaving of the head (of monks in accordance with Buddhist regulations) ភណ្ឌុកម្ម phoanduʔkam
shaving, chip (of wood, etc.) ចំណាំង cɑmnaŋ
sheaf (e.g. of rice), bundle, bunch; handful, fist, fistful; grasp. កណ្ដាប់ kɑndap
sheaf or bundle (of sticks), wad (of money), cluster (of 30 fruits, sections of bamboo, or fish) ក្រមាល់ krɑmal
shed skin (of a snake), cast-off skin, slough; plant skin that has been peeled off; stripped pellicle (e.g. of a reed) សំណក sɑmnɑɑk
sheet (of paper); leaf, page. សន្លឹក sɑnlək
sheet of woven thatch. ភ្ជល់ pcʊəl
sheet, plate; bar; slab; surface ដំបារ dɑmbaa
shelf / platform in a house for the storage of light objects ស្កាក skaak
shelf, stand; means of lateral support ទ្រនើរ trɔnəə
shelf ធ្នើរ tnəə
shell (e.g. of a turtle); armor ស្នូក snook
shellfish breeder សិប្បិវប្បករ seppeʔvʊəppaʔkɑɑ
shelter, refuge ជំរក cumrɔɔk
shelter; cabin; stand, kiosk កន្តូប kantoop
shelter; orphanage និយុវដ្ឋាន niʔjuʔveaʔthaan
shepherd មេសបាល meisaʔbaal
she kòət
she wiə
shield (n.) khael
shield ខែល khael
shining, bright, to reflect the light ចាំង caŋ
shining, polished, to shine chluḥ chloh
shining; to explain, make clear ចែង caeŋ
shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment; amount of cloth needed to make one shirt អាវ ʔaav
shirt ʔaaw
Shiva ឥស្សរាពង្ស ʔəhsaʔraapʊəŋ
shoot, bud, young boll or sprout (of the cotton plant) ជៀប ciep
shoot, sprout; specif. bamboo shoot; bud (of certain tall grasses) ទំពាំង tumpeaŋ
shoot baɲ
shore, beach ឆ្នៀរឆ្នេរ cnie cnee
short (length) klaj
short (low) tiəp
short form of សិស្សានុសិស្ស q.v. សានុសិស្ស NOIPA
short irrigation ditch cut through a dike, channel, ditch; slit, slash, split, gap; section រង្វះ rʊəŋveah
short sleep, nap; short moment, instant eg. ដេកមួយល្បក់ to take a short nap ល្បក់ lbɑk
shortage, lack, deficiency តំកាត់ tɑmkat
short ខ្លី khlɤj
should, must, ought to. គប្បី koapbəj
shoulder bag / packet with a shoulder strap; (it is carried under the arm with the strap over the shoulder) សំពាយ sɑmpiej
shoulder smaa
shoulder ប្រស្មា prɑsmaa
shoulder ផល់ phɑl
shoulder ស្មា smaa
shoulder អង្ស ʔɑŋ, ʔɑŋsaʔ-
shoulder អង្សា ʔɑŋsaa
should kuə
shout (v.) sraek
shout, scream, yell, howl; call, appeal; calling, shouting សំរែក sɑmraek
show (v.) bɑŋhaaɲ
showing one's teeth sñeñ sɲeɲ
shrill sound. ង៉ូង ŋooŋ
shrilly, stridently; in a twittering manner; noisily, uproariously ជៀវ ciev
shrimp paste កាពិ kaapiʔ
shroud, winding-sheet (for a corpse) ស្នប snɑɑp
shuddering from fright, tremblingly, in a shaky / unsteady manner ទ្រើតៗ trəət - trəət
shuffling sound. ស្រ៊ូស sruuh
shush, hush ស៊ូត suut
shuttlecock, wickerwork ball [plate 10] សី səj
siblings having the same mother សហោទរ saʔhaotɔɔ
sick chɨɨ
side by side, abreast, adjacently; in tandem. ទន្ទឹម tʊəntɨm
side projecting portion of a house roof; veranda, deck, balcony; corridor; wing (of a house) ឆ្នៀង cnieŋ
side, party, faction ភាគី phiekii
side; direction; part ខាង khaaŋ
Siem Reap (a province in northwest Cambodia, where the ruins of Angkor are located) សៀមរាប siem riep
sight, vision; perception គំហើញ kumhəəɲ
sign / symptom of perturbation វិបរិតាការ viʔpaʔrətaakaa
sign, (identification) mark, tag, label; ballot; ticket; counter / chip (e.g. for scoring or betting in games); lottery ticket; blemish, scar; kind of architectural detail ស្លាក slaak
sign, mark, birthmark, identifying mark, scar ភិន phɨn
silk cloth កោសេយ្យ kaosaj
silk or cotton thread. ក្រនៀវ krɑniev
silkworm niəŋ
silk sout
silk ព្រែ prɛɛ
silo ផលារាដ phaʔlaaraat
silver coin (formerly used in Cambodia; 1 ស្លឹង = 2 ហួង or between 15 and 20 សេន ) ស្លឹង sləŋ
silver prak
similar douc
similar srɑdiəŋ
simple moral advice សិថិលោវាទ seʔtheʔlouviet
simultaneously, in unison សស្រាំ sɑsram
sin of using bad language (for a Buddhist monk) ទុព្ភាសិតាបត្តិ tupphieseʔtaabat
since, because, now that; in this case, if so; then អំពុត ʔɑmput
since, because; because of, on account of, by reason of ពីព្រោះ pii prʊəh
Sindhava Amrinda (name of an ancient Cambodian hero who became king in the year 637 A.D. He was a commoner by birth and ascended the throne at the age of seven) សិន្ឋពអមរិន្ទ senthuʔpaʔmeaʔrin
Singapore សាំងកាប៉ូ saŋkaapoo
Singapore សិង្ហបុរី səŋhaʔboʔrəj
singer (female) គីតិកា kiiteʔkaa
singly, alone, isolated, all by oneself តោល taol
sing criəŋ
sink lic
sinner; one who commits bad deeds. កំបាប kɑmbaap
sinuously, in a twisting or wiggling manner (as a snake swimming) រលេ rɔlei
sip bəɨt
sip cuəɲciəp
(sitting or walking) with the neck stretched out (so as to see better); (of vines) with the end sticking up ច្រងក់ crɑŋɑk
sit ʔɑŋkuj
Sivattha (Son of King Ang Doung and younger brother of Kings Norodom and Sisowath) ស៊ីវត្ថា siivatthaa
sixteenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ត tɑɑ
sixth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-April - mid-May) វិសាខ viʔsaak
six prammuəj
size, dimension, area; power, influence; authority ទំហំ tumhum
size, dimension វិមាត្រ viʔmiet
size, magnitude, degree, strength, extent, amount របុង rɔboŋ
size, magnitude, dimensions; limits, units of measurement, scale of measurement; model ខ្នាត knaat
skate, shark បបែល,​ ប្របែល bəbael, prəbael
skein of thread, bundle of 80 threads of silk (10 ស្រលឹង = 1 ដុំ ) ស្រឡឹង srɑləŋ
skepticism; skeptic. មជ្ឈធាតុនិយម maccheaʔthietoʔnijum
sketch, general account សរូបនិទ្ទេស saʔroopaʔnitteih
skewer, sharpened bamboo stick (for skewering grilled bananas, smoked meat or fish) ចង្កាក់ cɑŋkak
skewer, spit; wire / needle for holding papers or receipts ត្រណោត trɑnaot
skewer, string ត្រណោត trənaot
skewer; sharp stick for stringing meat or fish ជ្រនង់ crɔnʊəŋ
skewering ដំណោត dɑmnaot
skill, competence, proficiency កុសលោបាយ koʔsaʔlaobaaj
skill, craft, art; trade; craftsmanship; masterpiece, achievement, deed ជំនាង cumnieŋ
skill, dexterity បំណិន bɑmnən
skillet ktèəh
skin disease of the male genitals អផ្ទង់ ʔaptʊəŋ
skin rash / blisters of the lips អផ្ទាញ ʔaptieɲ
skin rash; skin eruption characteristic of certain poisonous plants such as poison ivy. កន្ទឹស kɑntɨh
skin, bark, shell, husk សំបក sɔmbɔːk
skin, hide, leather ស្បែក sbaek
skink, name for various dark red-brown lizards (belonging to the genera Lipinia, Lygosoma, Tropidophorus, Mabuya and Eumeces) with smooth polished scales ថ្លែន tlaen
skin sbaek
skin តចៈ taʔcaʔ
skin ស្បែក sbaek
skin ស្បែក sbaek
skirt កំប្រូង kɑmprooŋ
skull, forehead, brow; shell (of large nuts or fruits) លលាដ៍ lɔlie, lɔliet, leaʔliedaʔ-
sky; cloud នភៈ neaʔpheaʔ
sky meek

sky; cloud នភៈ neaʔpheaʔ
sky meek
sky មេឃា meikhie
sky ហ្វា faa
slack, loose, soft dhūr thùː
slamming things around (in anger); in a loud and careless manner រម៉ោករម៉ាំង rɔmaok - rɔmaŋ
slanting / inclined position, incline, slope; inclination, partial act / deed (as opposed to an impartial one) បង្អៀង bɑŋʔieŋ
slapping sound ប្លាប់ plap
slapping, slurping or sucking sound ប្លាច់ plac
slap tèəh
slat(s); floor boards, flooring (esp. wooden slats or pieces of split bamboo that have been lashed together to form large flat sections); trellis(work), latticework រនាប rɔniep
slat, bar; upright supports for the railing on an oxcart [plate 3] ឆ្នង់ cnɑŋ
slave, serf កញ្ជះ kɑɲceah
slave kɲom
sleeping bag made of woven straw នប nɔɔp
sleeping together សហសយ្យា saʔhaʔsajjaa
sleep deiʔ lùəʔ
slender, slight ស្ដួច sduːəc
slender skɔɔm
slice, section ក្នាត់ knat
slice, sliver, section, bit; part, chip, cutting. ចំណិត cɑmnət
slice, strip, shred; line (along which a cut is made) ចំនៀរ cɑmnie
(sliding) bolt, bar; latch, catch រនុក rɔnuk
slight rustling sound such as that of insects crawling into the ear សុលៗ sol - sol
slightly, a little ផ្អែប pʔaep
slightly, barely, hardly (of movement) តើកៗ taək - taək
slime (esp. that on the skin of a fish) លំអៀ lumʔie
slime, mud, ooze, mire; dregs, sediment, residue, debris កករ kɑkɑɑ
slimness, slenderness; slim shape, slender figure. ចំលៀវ cɑmliev
slip up ភ្លាត់ ?? phlɔ̀ət sniət
slippery ប្លូច ploːc
slithering or rustling sound (e.g. of a snake) ខ្សាក ksaak
slope, incline; inclination. ជំរាល cumriel
slough, (onion-)skin, (bamboo-)sheath សំណក sɔmnɔːk
slow, late jɨɨt
slowly (and stiffly) ទទើម tɔtəəm
slowly (as a turtle crawling) គគើម kɔkəəm
slowly (of chewing) ប៉ប៉ោ្លញ pɑplaoɲ
slowly (of crawling) គោងៗ kouŋ - kouŋ
slowly and ceaselessly អន្ត្រុក ʔɑntrok
slowly and for a long time តត្រំតត្រើយ tɑtrɑm - tɑtraəj
slowly and furtively (of a gait) រវើម rɔvəəm
slowly and hesitantly, stiffly (describes the manner of an aged person walking) ទ្រមៗ trɔɔm - trɔɔm
slowly and hesitantly ពេមពើម peim - pəəm
slowly and laboriously (as a turtle crawling) កខ្វាស kɑkvaah
slowly and painfully (of crawling or walking) ខ្វាសៗ kvaah - kvaah
slowly and ponderously (of a gait). អន្ទ្រក់ ʔɑntrʊək
slowly and quietly, timidly ប៉ប្រុក pɑprok
slowly and quietly មមឹះ mɔmɨh
slowly and softly (or indistinctly) (esp. of music or talking); in a slow drawl; exhaustedly ម្លើយ mləəj
slowly and steadily កខ្វើក kɑkvaək
slowly back and forth / one after the other; sparsely ពព្រុយ pɔpruj
slowly groping one's way (as through the darkness) ពពើម pɔpəəm
slowly, barely, hardly ហៀកៗ hiek - hiek
slowly, barely, little by little, bit by bit, gradually សំរៀម sɑmriem
slowly, dawdlingly, awkwardly, clumsily, slowly and with difficulty អែលអល ʔael - ʔɑɑl
slowly, gradually, barely វើកៗ vəək - vəək
slowly, gradually, little by little សន្សឹម sɑnsəm
slowly, gradually គ្រឿយគ្រឿន krɨəj - krɨən
slowly, gropingly, moving by touch ពើមៗ pəəm - pəəm
slowly, in a trotting manner អន្ត្រឹក ʔɑntrək
slowly, leisurely; unhurriedly, deliberately ពភ្លើកៗ pɔpləək - pɔpləək
slowly, lumberingly; just barely, hardly, scarcely គើមៗ kəəm - kəəm
slowly, sluggishly ទ្រុយ truj
slowly គគ្រុយ kɔkruj
slowly សឹមៗ səm - səm
slowly អន្ទ្រាក ʔɑntriek
sludge (of decayed vegetation); humus; bog, swamp មមោក mɔmouk
slurping / gurgling sound. គ្រូក kruuk
slush, watery mud, slime, mire; silt, alluvium ល្បាប់ lbap
small area in the middle of a larger area, small plain in the middle of a vast plain, something rising on a flat surface; island ល្អោម lʔaom
small bag / sack made of cloth or leather (may be used for keeping cigarettes, areca or betel nuts) លម lɔɔm
small bead of lacquer; small ball of cotton ស្រម៉ srɑmɑɑ
small beetle that eats wood and rice, weevil, wood-borer ខ្មូត kmoot
small bell, hand bell ចង្ក្រង់ cɑŋkrɑŋ
small channel ចង្ហូរ cɔŋhoː
small curved sword កាប៊ី kaabii
small ditch, trench, channel, gutter; drain; groove, slit, furrow ចង្ហូរ cɑŋhoo
small ditch, trench, channel, gutter; drain; groove, slit, furrow ចង្អូរ cɑŋʔoo
small earthenware jug ក្រឡ krɑlɑɑ
small extra horn found on some animals (it is considered to possess powerful magical properties) ណុប nop
small hornbill [សត្វ កែង] កក
small insect resembling a crane fly ក្អាត kʔaat
small kind of mosquito សុច soc
small leaf that has just sprouted, small young leaf, sprout. ល្បាស់ lbah
small log, piece of firewood អង្កត់ ʔɑŋkɑt
small louse / flea, nit. អំបាត ʔɑmbaat
small metal collars which position the drive belt on the spindle of a spinning wheel ព្រលួត prɔluət
small palanquin, litter សលៀង saʔlieŋ
small part, fraction (of something) ប្រភាគ prɑphiek
small pile / heap, mound កំពូក kɑmpuuk
small portable stove អង្គារិ ʔɑŋkieriʔ
small post / stake used for tethering animals, hitching post; post to which criminals were tied in ancient times ស្នឹង snəŋ
small posts which support the ដែកព្រលួត of a spinning wheel [plate 2] កំប្រើច kɑmpraəc
small pothole, depression (in a surface) កណ្ដក់ kɑndɑk
small river, stream ស្ទឹង stɨŋ
small round basket with upright sides ល្អី lʔɤj
small round, wooden, ivory or metal covered container for keeping beeswax or ointments (esp. a kind of ointment that has been blessed and is rubbed on the lips and eyebrows as a magical charm) ដន្លាប់ dɑnlap
small scoop-like instrument, scraper, stick used as a scraping instrument. ចង្កៀស cɑŋkieh
small shallow basket ពៃ pèj
small size តំនឿ tɑmnɨə
small skewer តម្បុត tɔmbot
small skewer ត្របុត trɑbot
small stream, channel, creek, ditch; អូរ ʔoo
small tin can កំប៉ង់ kɑmpɑŋ
small tin can កំប៉ុង kɑmpoŋ
small tray of lacquered wood ក្បាក់ kbak
small tribe, clan (of primitive people) វិប្រជា viprɑcie
small tubular container with lid ខ្លាក់ khlak
small vein អនុធមនី ʔaʔnuʔtheaʔmeaʔnii
small waterway, ditch (esp. a drainage ditch alongside a road or path), creek, channel, canal that links one pond to another for irrigation purposes, trench, gutter; groove; fissure ប្រឡាយ prɑlaaj
small winnowing basket កឡោប្ណិ kaʔlao
small wooden bells, noisemaker ថ្តោក tdaok
small wooden peg that fits into a hole on a yoke and secures the ខ្សែទាម to the yoke; គឹល kɨl
(small) box ប្រអប់ prɑʔɑp
(small) jar ពួច pùːəc
small, rake-like instrument for spreading rice របុញ rɔboɲ
smallness; meagerness; small creature, tiny person តំណួច tɑmnuəc
small touc
small តូច toːc, taoc
small ទូច tùːc
smegma, dirt / sweat of the genital area ក្រអេក krɑʔeek
smell (v.) hət
smelling of burning ឆ្ងៀម?? chŋìəm
smelling of fish ឆ្អាប chʔaːp
smoke (n.) psaeŋ
smoke (v.) cùəʔ
smoke, steam. ផ្សែង psaeŋ
smoke. ធុមី thuʔmii
smooth-mannered ល្អិត lʔɤt
smoothly (of crawling), sinuously, in an undulating manner ល្គេន lkein
smugly គ្រមាមៗ krɔmiem - miem
snack; dessert; fodder, (animal) feed ចំណី cɑmnəj
snail, whelk ខ្ចៅ kcav
snail kceeŋ
snail keaw
snake (the 6th year of the 12 year-cycle) ម្សាញ់ msaɲ
snake; dragon, Naga ឧរគ ʔuʔreaʔkeaʔ
snake pùəh
snake bas' pùəh
snare, trap អន្ទាក់ ʔɑnteak
sneak lɔɔp
snorting sound made by bulls អួសៗ ʔuəh - ʔuəh
so, so very; how, how much, how big ម្ល៉ា mlaa
so, therefore, that being so. អ៊ីចឹង ʔiicəŋ
so, therefore, that being so. អ៊ីចុង ʔiicoŋ
so, therefore. អ៊ីចេះ ʔiiceh
so, thus, in that way, in such a manner; that much, to such an extent ម៉្លោះ​ mlɑh
so, thus, in this way; in such a manner; this much, to such an extent ម៉េ្លះ mleh
so, thus, therefore. ដូច្នេះ doocneh
socialization, collectivization សង្គមូបនីយកម្ម sɑŋkeaʔmuupaʔniijeaʔkam
society, commonality; members of a community សហនិកាយ saʔhaʔniʔkaaj
sodden ជាំ cɔ̀əm
soft mud ល្មោក lmouk
soft, smooth…. p̱aphūr pəphoː
soft, weak ទន់ don
soft-shelled turtle (Trionyx ornatus) កន្ឋាយ kɑnthiej
softly, carefully; easy does it; little by little តិចៗ təc - təc
softly ខ្សឹបៗ ksəp - ksəp
softness, flexibility, pliability; curve, curvature, excurvate shape of object such as two outwardly curving horns លំពាស់ lumpoah
softness, mellowness, tenderness ទំនន់ tumnʊən
soiled, to soil ប្រឡាក់ prəlak
solanaceous plants ퟉���ត្តូរកូល thoattooreaʔkool
soldered joint / seam, welding bead. បន្សារ bɑnsaa
soldier; military ទាហាន tiehien
solid, enduring ជាប់ ខ្ជាប់ cɔ̀əp, khcɔ̀əp
solitary, deserted, silent, still ស្ងាត់ sŋat
solitary, silent srəŋoːt srəŋat
solitary, silent ស្រងាត់ srəŋat
solitude, loneliness, seclusion, isolation; remote place និជ្ជជនភាព nɨcceaʔcʊənphiep
solitude, loneliness. ឯកា ʔaekaa
solution consisting of charcoal powder mixed with rice water formerly used to clean blackboards (often var. of ល្បាប់ ) ល្បប់ lbɑp
solution, remedy បថមោក្ខ paʔthaʔmaok
some (serves as a plural marker with ណា​​ and អ្វី ). ខ្លះ klah
something that has been buried; dug hole (into which something has been placed), grave ខ្នប់ knɑp
something that is lost / missing. បំណាត់ bɑmnat
something that is spit up or spewed out កំអែ kɑmʔae
something to which someone is compared as an insult, e.g. អាជ្រូក ! 'You pig!' អក្កោសវត្ថុ ʔakkaosaʔvoatthoʔ
something which has a summit; top of a mountain, mountain សិង្ខរ səŋkhaʔraʔ
something which has been soaked; immersion, soaking, infusion; brewing; pickling; preparation of an infusion តំរាំ tɑmram
something which is to be distributed ភាជនីយភណ្ឌ phieceaʔniijeaʔphoan
something which serves as a brace or support; specif. bamboo or wooden rod which serves as the base for a sheet of thatch. កណ្ដប kɑndɑɑp
sometimes; by coincidence; from time to time. ជួន cuən
some bɑntəc
some klah
some… others… ខ្លះ…ខ្លះ… khlah… khlah…
son of a noble family / prince អយ្យបុត្ត ʔajjeaʔbot
son-in-law koun prɑsaa
song, singing ចំរៀង cɑmrieŋ
son koun proh
soon bəntəc tiət
soot, lampblack, carbon black ម្រែង mrɛɛŋ
sophisticated girl, city girl នាគរី niekeaʔrii
sorcery, black magic, witchcraft; sorcerer ធ្មប់ tmup
sore, wound, ulcer, lesion; burn; infection (Surin tmav) ដំបេ dɑmbav
sorghum ស្ពោ?? spòː
sorghum ស្ពៅ spɨv
sorrow, grief; lamentation; sobbing, crying, wailing សំណោក sɑmnaok
sorrow, repentance, remorse, melancholy, sadness, nostalgia ស្រណោក srɑnaok
sorrow, trouble dranuk
sorrowfully, mournfully, lamentably; in a sobbing manner; in a bouncing up and down manner អង្គុកអង្គុល ʔɑŋkuk - ʔɑŋkul
sound made by a bouncing object សស្រ៊ឹង sasrɨŋ
sound made by a continuous and simultaneous action (e.g. many boats being rowed in unison) សស្រ៊ឹម sɑsrɨm
sound made by a dog in pain, whimpering sound ញ៉េកៗ ɲeek - ɲeek
sound made by a dove, cooing sound កូកៗ kook - kook
sound made by a flock of birds suddenly taking flight ពភឹល pɔphɨl
sound made by a hoe or shovel hitting a rock, clang ច្រែស craeh
sound made by a large drum ទីងៗ tiiŋ - tiiŋ
sound made by a person being stabbed, hit, or choked អឿក ʔɨək
sound made by a turtle crawling, rustling sound រខូស rɔkhooh
sound made by air escaping through a narrow opening, hissing sound ព្រូត pruut
sound made by air escaping, hissing sound ភឺតៗ phɨɨt - phɨɨt
sound made by baby birds, peep - peep ជៀបៗ ciep - ciep
sound made by cats, meow ង៉ាវៗ ŋaav - ŋaav
sound made by cracking the knuckles or other joints ប៉ប្រស pɑprɑɑh
sound made by crowds of birds / young chickens / children រចេចរចាច rɔcəc - rɔcaac
sound made by empty cans knocking together រឃុងរឃាំង rɔkhuŋ - rɔkheaŋ
sound made by frightened chickens, squawking រញ៉ែករញ៉ក rɔɲaek - rɔɲɑɑk
sound made by hitting a thin brass plate or by rubbing dry palm leaves together រ៉ាង raaŋ
sound made by hitting something soft and wet, squishing sound ប៉ប៉ា្លច់ pɑplac
sound made by moving objects back and forth. តិកតុក tək - tok
sound made by pieces of bamboo knocking together រឃិងរឃុង rɔkhɨŋ - rɔkhuŋ
sound made by pigs, oink, grunt ង៉េកៗ ŋeek - ŋeek
sound made by simultaneous hand clapping; sound of the rustling of clothing or dry leaves សស្រោក sɑsraok
sound made by small gongs ម៉ឹងៗ məŋ - məŋ
sound made by soldiers marching សស្រ៊ឹប sɑsrɨp
sound made by someone having diarrhea ប៉ប្រច pɑprɑɑc
sound made by something falling into dry leaves or bushes ប្រោក praok
sound made by something falling into dry leaves, rustling sound ប៉ប្រោក pɑpraok
sound made by something falling or by striking a tight drumhead ទឹងៗ tɨŋ - tɨŋ
sound made by something landing on a solid surface (such as the ground), thud ស្រ៊ឹង srɨŋ
sound made by something vibrating ត្រុលៗ trol - trol
sound made by spitting or spraying water from the mouth ផែត phaet
sound made by striking a solid object, clang មឺងៗ məɨŋ - məɨŋ
sound made by striking a thin metal plate ម៉ាង maaŋ
sound made by striking something hard and solid ម៉ូក mook
sound made by striking something very hard ប៉ែះ paeh
sound made by striking two strips of bamboo against each other, tapping, knocking ប៉ិក pək
sound made by the ទ្រ a Cambodian fiddle ង៉ែង៉ ŋae - ŋɑɑ
sound made by throwing something in the water; splashing noise; plop, splash ប្រូង prooŋ
sound made by walking in mud ប្លួក pluək
sound made by waves breaking on the shore, water gushing from a faucet, ringing or buzzing (in the ears), or the rustling of leaves វ៉ vɑɑ
sound made to call dogs បឺះ bəh
sound of (loud) talking រវ៉េសរវ៉ស rɔveh - rɔvɑh
sound of a baby crying or birds chirping ញ៉េចញ៉ាច ɲəc - ɲaac
sound of a bamboo drum being struck ប៉ុកៗ pok - pok
sound of a bang or boom; sound of someone falling down, thud ព្រូស pruuh
sound of a bell ringing រ៉ឺងៗ rɨɨŋ - rɨɨŋ
sound of a bell ណឺងៗ nəɨŋ - nəɨŋ
sound of a bird chirping កាក់ៗ kak - kak
sound of a bottle-cork coming out easily; sound of opening a bottle or box. ខ្វោះ kvɑh
sound of a chicken squawking; creaking sound of a moving oxcart ញ៉ែកញ៉ក ɲaek - ɲɑɑk
sound of a collision ប្រភីង prɑphiiŋ
sound of a cricket chirping ច្រេច(ៗ) crəc (- crəc)
sound of a dead branch snapping ប្រិប prəp
sound of a dog barking វ៉េសវ៉ស veeh - vɑɑh
sound of a dog barking វ៉េសវ៉ូស veeh - vooh
sound of a dog biting ង៉ុម ŋom
sound of a dog eating ប្លប់ plɑp
sound of a dog growling ងឹល ŋɨl
sound of a dog growling ង៉ាញ់ៗ ŋaɲ - ŋaɲ
sound of a dog lapping a liquid, slurping sound; plopping sound ប្លក់ plɑk
sound of a falling object ឆ្វេះ cveh
sound of a gunshot បុ័ង paŋ
sound of a heavy object falling in water, splash ភ្លុង pluŋ
sound of a heavy, solid object falling, thud ស្រ៊ិប srɨp
sound of a hen calling its young, clucking ក្រុកៗ krok - krok
sound of a horse galloping; sound of knocking តុបៗ top - top
sound of a large dog barking ហ៊ hɔɔ
sound of a large drum, esp. one beaten to announce the change of the watch ទាំងៗ teaŋ - teaŋ
sound of a large drum; sound of a gun or explosion ទុងៗ tuŋ - tuŋ
sound of a large gong ណូង nooŋ
sound of a large gong មូង muuŋ
sound of a light breeze; slithering or swishing sound. ខ្សៀក ksiek
sound of a light object falling ខ្ពាក kpiek
sound of a newborn baby crying អ៊ុង៉ាៗ ʔuʔŋaa - ʔuʔŋaa
sound of a powerful blow ខ្វាប់ kvap
sound of a powerful or intense noise រឡូ rɔloo
sound of a sharp blow (e.g. with a lash), crackling sound វឹប vɨp
sound of a slap or smack ខ្ជាក kciek
sound of a small gong ម៉ូង mooŋ
sound of a tiger eating ង៉ុមៗ ŋom - ŋom
sound of a torrential rain or of a crowd milling around. ឈូ chuu
sound of a volley or salvo of gunfire; sound of steps. ព្រឹប prɨp
sound of a whip ខ្វៀប kviep
sound of a whisper, murmur រសាវ rɔsaav
sound of a whistle ច្រេកច្រូច creek - crooc
sound of an automobile or bicycle horn of the kind actuated by squeezing a large rubber bulb, `oogah' វ៉ូប voop
sound of an elephant trumpeting វូម vuum
sound of an impact, bang ប៉ាំង​ paŋ
sound of an object falling into water, splash ប្លូក plook
sound of an object falling, thud តូង tooŋ
sound of an owl hooting ម៉ិមៗ məm - məm
sound of beating or chopping. ខ្ពាប់ kpoap
sound of beating or whipping ម៉ឹបៗ məp - məp
sound of birds cawing ចេចចាច cəc - caac
sound of birds singing / chirping ចេបៗ ceep - ceep
sound of birds singing, women talking. ច្រែតៗ craet - craet
sound of boiling, gurgling or bubbling water គគ្រុក kɔkruk
sound of bottles rattling together ឆឹកៗ chək - chək
sound of breaking or crushing brittle objects such as sticks or branches ប្រាវ praav
sound of burping ភុយ phuj
sound of buzzing ងឺងៗ ŋɨɨŋ - ŋɨɨŋ
sound of chewing ផ្ញាច់ៗ pɲac - pɲac
sound of chickens clucking តុក្កតត tokkətɑɑt
sound of chomping. ប៉ផ្ញាច់ pɑpɲac
sound of clearing the throat (as a warning) ងឺៗ ŋɨɨ - ŋɨɨ
sound of cloth rustling; sound of soft footsteps ពភឹប pɔphɨp
sound of constant meowing, of a cat crying repeatedly រញ៉េវរញ៉ាវ rɔɲeev - rɔɲaav
sound of continuous coughing គឃូស kɔkhuuh
sound of continuous crashing or explosions ប៉ប្រូស pɑprooh
sound of corn popping, of a gunshot, or of something bursting ផូស phooh
sound of corn popping រប៉េសរប៉ស rɔpeeh - rɔpɑh
sound of coughing ខុងៗ khoŋ - khoŋ
sound of crows cawing ខ្វក kvɑɑk
sound of crunching ក្រួប kruəp
sound of dead branches falling; clicking sound ប្រស prɑɑh
sound of drawing a sword from its sheath; ripping sound of tearing a piece of cloth ឆ្វាក cvaak
sound of drawing a sword or of tearing a piece of cloth ខ្វាក kvaak
sound of dripping តក់ tɔk
sound of drum beats ទូងៗ tuuŋ - tuuŋ
sound of drums, drumbeats ចឺងគ្រឹមៗ cəɨŋ krɨm - cəɨŋ krɨm
sound of fast breathing, panting; loud laughter ហស hɑh
sound of fireworks, zoom, zooming sound ឆ្វាច cvaac
sound of footsteps on dry leaves, of rain falling on leaves; sound made by a chain clanking ប៉ប្រាវ pɑpraav
sound of frequent popping ប៉ប៉ុប pɑpop
sound of frequent weeping, laughing, or talking រហ៊ិះរហ៊ុះ rɔhih - rɔhuh
sound of frog croaking ក្រកៗ krɑɑk - krɑɑk
sound of giggling or sobbing ឃឹកៗ khɨk - khɨk
sound of giggling ខិកៗ khək - khək
sound of giggling គឃឹក kɔkhɨk
sound of grumbling, mumbling. រអ៊ីរអ៊ូ rɔʔii - rɔʔuu
sound of gulping. កក្អឹក kɑkʔək
sound of gulping. ក្អឿក kʔɨək
sound of heavy objects falling simultaneously; sound of chewing something tough such as bone; crunching noise គ្រុប krup
sound of hiccups; sound of a crash / a hit / a blow ង៉ឹក ŋək
sound of hiccups អ្ហឹៈ ʔhəʔ
sound of hitting an empty metal drum or of artillery ក្ឌុង kduŋ
sound of humming, buzzing; sound of striking a gong ងូងៗ ŋuuŋ - ŋuuŋ
sound of kissing / lips smacking ផ្ចប់ៗ pcɑp - pcɑp
sound of kittens mewing; sound of a squeaky voice ញ៉េវញ៉ាវ ɲeev - ɲaav
sound of knocking on something solid; tick-tock, sound of a clock ticking តឹកៗ tək - tək
sound of knocking or coughing ឃូសៗ khuuh - khuuh
sound of knocking, rapping ម៉ោក maok
sound of knocking កុបៗ kop - kop
sound of knocking តុកៗ tok - tok
sound of laughing ក្អឹកៗ kʔək - kʔək
sound of laughing ហ៊ុះៗ huh
sound of laughter. ហេហា hee haa
sound of laughter ក្អាក kʔaak
sound of laughter ហេះៗ hɛh - hɛh
sound of laughter ហ៊ែះ hɛh
sound of light rain dripping or drizzling ប្រិះៗ prəh - prəh
sound of lips trembling or teeth chattering ប៉ប់ pɑp
sound of liquid dripping. តក់ៗ tɑk - tɑk
sound of loud laughter ហ៊ស hɔɔh
sound of loud noise, angry talk. ញ៉ាំងៗ ɲaŋ - ɲaŋ
sound of loud sobbing. ង៉ោង ŋaoŋ
sound of loud voices. រអោក rɔʔaok
sound of many people gathering, of a raging fire, of water pouring out of its source, of wind blowing fiercely គគុកគគាក់ kɔkuk-kɔkeak
sound of many people marching; sound of the wind blowing fiercely គ្រឹកៗ krɨk - krɨk
sound of moaning អ្ហុះ ʔhuh
sound of monotonous speech. ង៉ូវៗ ŋəv - ŋəv
sound of people (esp. women) shouting វ៉េសវ៉ាស veeh - vaah
sound of people or horses walking about គគ្រឹក kɔkrɨk
sound of pouring or streaming water ឆ្វ cvɑɑ
sound of rain falling, constant patter of rain សស្រិប sɑsrəp
sound of rapid flight (e.g. of a small bird) វ៉ុល vol
sound of repeated shouting or weeping រឡ rɔlɑɑ
sound of screeching / squeaking ក្រិបៗ krəp - krəp
sound of several people whispering together, murmuring ងូសៗ ŋuuh - ŋuuh
sound of shouting or loud talking វ៉ូង vooŋ
sound of shouting យ៉ូយយ៉ាយ jooj - jaaj
sound of shouting វ៉ាស vaah
sound of slapping ផ្លាប់ plap
sound of smacking one's lips ប៉ផ្ចប់ pɑpcɑp
sound of small gongs ង៉ាងៗ ŋaaŋ - ŋaaŋ
sound of small objects clinking together ច្រឹកៗ crəp - crəp
sound of sneezing or spraying water from the mouth ឆែតៗ chaet - chaet
sound of snoring; sound of a rope rubbing against something hard ក្រោកក្រាក kraok - kraak
sound of snoring; sound of hissing ខៗ khɑɑ - khɑɑ
sound of snoring ខុរៗ khol - khol
sound of snoring ខើៗខូៗ khaə khaə - khoo khoo
sound of sobbing. ខ្សឹកខ្សួល ksək - ksuəl
sound of solid objects striking one another; sound of knuckles being cracked ប៉ផស pɑphɑh
sound of someone snoring ង៉កៗ ŋɑɑk - ŋɑɑk
sound of someone sobbing. ង៉ក់ៗ ŋɑk - ŋɑk
sound of something falling ក្ឌុក kduk
sound of something loose, rattling sound (see rlugrxk ) រខក rɔkhɑɑk
sound of something sharp (such as a spear) plunging into something softer (such as a tree) ជ្រួក cruək
sound of something soft falling onto a hard surface; plop ខ្ពុក kpuk
sound of something solid falling តុងតាំង toŋ - taŋ
sound of something struggling to escape; sound of something turning or rolling រ៉ុល rol
sound of something vibrating ត្រែតៗ traet - traet
sound of spitting ខ្វាច់ kvac
sound of spitting ខ្វិច kvəc
sound of spitting ថ្វិច tvəc
sound of swallowing a liquid, gulping sound; giggling sound. ក្អឹក kʔək
sound of tearing or pulling something out of the ground, sound of something heavy falling, thud, thump ព្រឺស prɨh
sound of tearing paper or cloth ខ្វោក kvaok
sound of the heavy breathing of an ox ឆត chɑɑt
sound of the lips trembling or teeth chattering ប៉ប៉ប់ pɑpɑp
sound of the patter of children's feet តិបតុប təp - top
sound of the wind blowing violently. ហ៊ូ huu
sound of the wind blowing, of a fire raging, or of water pouring (with the connotation in all three cases of a continuous, roaring sound) គឹកៗ kɨk - kɨk
sound of the wind blowing; sound of a ship's whistle រវូប rɔvuup, rɔvoop
sound of the wind blowing; sound of snoring / sighing ឃូរៗ khuu - khuu
sound of the wind whistling through a narrow space ព្រតៗ prɔɔt - prɔɔt
sound of thin metal plates hitting each other, tinkling sound ឆាង chaaŋ
sound of things falling, thuds, crashes ពព្រូស pɔpruuh
sound of thunder etc. គ្រាំ krɔ̀əm
sound of thunder or artillery ក្ឌឺង kdɨɨŋ
sound of thunder or drums beating continuously គ្រឹមៗ krɨm - krɨm
sound of thunder, crashing sound គ្រុម krum
sound of tigers roaring or elephants trumpeting រវូម rɔvuum, rɔvoom
sound of tinkling or jingling រ៉ូងរ៉ាង rooŋ - raaŋ
sound of wailing តេវៗ teev - teev
sound of washing pots and pans or the clash of weapons ឆូងឆាង chooŋ - chaaŋ
sound of water being sprayed ប៉ផែត pɑphaet
sound of water boiling or bubbling គ្រាក់ៗ kreak - kreak
sound of water boiling. ក្រាក់ៗ krak - krak
sound of water dripping ពភ្លុក pɔpluk
sound of water squirting out of a small hole ច្រិចៗ crəc - crəc
sound of waterfowl, moorhens, etc. ខ្វក់ kvɑk
sound of waves breaking, of a tree falling, or of buffalo thrashing about in the water គ្រេង kreiŋ
sound of waves breaking; sound of children splashing in the water គគ្រេង kɔkreiŋ
sound of waves lapping ប៉ប្លក់ pɑplɑk
sound of waves ប្លិកៗ plək - plək
sound of whispering រហ៊ឹមៗ rɔhɨm - rɔhɨm
sound of wind blowing or of water pouring; sound of chuckling គគឹក kɔkɨk
sound of yawning ហួម huəm
sound produced by a falling body ស្រូស srooh
sound produced by a heavy object falling or being dropped, thud, crash ស្រ៊ុច sruc
sound produced by a quick bite, snap (such as that made when a fish takes the bait) វ៉ាប់ vap
sound produced by a strong wind striking a wall or the whistle of a large boat វូប vuup
sound produced by applying pressure on a soft and wet medium or object, squishy sound ប្រៀច priec
sound produced by beating a kind of drum called សម្ភោរ ទើតទើង təət - təəŋ
sound produced by beating on something thick and solid, thump ពុប pup
sound produced by dropping something soft and heavy; sound produced when one falls down or sits down quickly; sound produced by stepping on crisp objects; plopping sound, thud ស្រ៊ុប srup
sound produced by flapping a cloth or wings or by a sudden spreading of fire; the thumping sound of a heart beating rapidly ភឹប phɨp
sound produced by metal objects striking each other (as in the pouring of coins or the dropping of a chain), tinkling or clanking sound ច្រាវ craav
sound produced by objects falling or hitting each other, bang ភីង phiiŋ
sound produced by playing a សាដៀវ​ (kind of single-stringed Cambodian guitar) តួមៗ tuəm - tuəm
sound produced by rapidly turning wheels, whirring sound វឺបៗ vəɨp - vəɨp
sound produced by stepping, hitting or knocking on spongy objects ទ្រុបៗ trup - trup
sound produced by striking someone with the closed fist ពឹប pɨp
sound produced by the cracking of a bone joint ស្រស srɑɑh
sound produced by the horn of a small boat; toot វ៉ូ voo
sound produced by the labored breathing of a choking person ផ្សែត psaet
sound produced by thin fragile objects breaking or rustling ផស phɑɑh
sound produced by water spurting out ភុល phul
sound similar to a frog's croaking អង្ក្រត ʔɑŋkrɑɑt
sound such as that made when small plants are pulled out of the ground or hair is pulled out of the head; sound of the sudden and rapid expulsion of breath ភឺស phɨh
sound to startle / scare someone, boo ហ៊ែ hɛɛ
sound to waken / startle / scare someone, boo! ហេៈ heʔ
sound used to encourage a baby to stand up and walk ទែតៗ tɛɛt - tɛɛt
sound-producing bow attached to kite អែក ʔaek
sounds of the ស្រឡៃ (a quadruple-reed shawm) ណតណយ nɑɑt - nɑɑj
sound sou
soup, rice-gruel papar bəbɔː
sour spice etc. ម្ជូរ mcùː
sour, tart jūv, jūr cùː
sour cuu
Southeast Asian horseshoe crab ប្រឡាំងកាស prɑlaŋ kah
southwest ទក្ខិណានុទិស teakkheʔnaanuʔtɨh
south tboun
souvenir, keepsake, remembrance, recollection; memorial អនុស្សាវរីយ ʔaʔnuhsaavaʔrii
sow (v.) prùəh
sow (v.) saap
sowing, the action of sowing or broadcasting seeds; seeds that have been broadcast; seedbed; rice seedlings that have germinated from broadcast seeds ពង្រោះ pʊəŋrʊəh
soy sauce សាអ៊ីវ saa ʔiiv
soy sauce ស៊ីអ៊ីវ sii ʔiiv, sʔiiv
space between boundary stones សីមន្តរិក səjmɑntaʔrək
space that separates two phrases / two syllables / two rhymes; hyphen (-) យតិភង្គ jeaʔteʔpheaŋ
span ចំអាម cɔmʔaːm
spare parts / accessories (for vehicles) យានូបករណ៍ jienuupaʔkɑɑ
sparrow ចាប caːp
speaking / chewing as if there were something soft in the mouth; in a muttering / mumbling manner ផ្លាញៗ plaaɲ - plaaɲ
speak nijiəj
spear lumpɛɛŋ
spectator, viewer, audience ទស្សនិកជន tʊəhsaʔnikkaʔcʊən
speculation កំនេង kɑmneeŋ
speech, lecture, discourse សន្ទរកថា sɑnteaʔreaʔkaʔthaa
speed, velocity. ជវន ceaʔvʊən, ceaʔveaʔneaʔ
speed, velocity; rate, tempo ល្បឿន lbɨən
spelling used to represent the spoken form of the final particle ឬ អ្ហេះ NOIPA
sphere, circle, disc វង់ vùəŋ
spider piiŋ piəŋ
spider [ពីង]ពាង [pìːŋ]pìːəŋ
spider ពីង[ពាង] pìːŋ[pìːəŋ]
spider ពីងពាង piiŋ - pieŋ
spider រពីង rəpìːŋ
spindle, winder, rotary machine រហាត់ rəhat
spindle កដិពន្ឋ kaʔdeʔpoan
spinning loom, instrument used to spin silk or cotton threads ក្អឿយ kʔɨəj
spinning wheel, swift (device for unwinding hanks of thread onto bobbins or quills); windlass [plate 2] រហាត់ rɔhat
spiny lobster សាវទាវ saav tiev
spiral or coil spring; balance wheel យ៉ៃ jaj
spire (of a pagoda) ដង្កា dɑŋkaa
spiritual teacher / mentor, Buddhist monk responsible for teaching junior monks; professor of philosophy / law; high priest of a temple ឧបជ្ឈា ʔuʔpacchie
(spiritual) ignorance / blindness, unenlightenment (the condition which the coming of a Buddha is supposed to alleviate) អវិជ្ជា ʔaʔvɨccie
spit (v.) sdoh
spittle, saliva សំដោះ sɑmdɑh
spittoon; chamber pot, bedpan កន្ថោរ kɑnthao
spit tranuəc
splashing sound (as that of someone walking through water) ប៉ប្រូង pɑprooŋ
splendor / power of infantry សែន្យានុភាព saenjaanuʔphiep
splendor, brilliance; sun; moon; fire វិរោចនៈ viʔrouc, viʔroucaʔnaʔ
splint (for setting a broken bone); bamboo framework used for carrying a corpse គ្រៀស krieh
split criəʔ
spoke (of a wheel) កាំ kam
spoken form of ករុណា q.v. កូរណា koonaa
spoken var. of អ្វី អី ʔəj
sponsor, tutor, guardian, supplier, provider; supporter; helper ឧបត្ថម្ភកៈ ʔuʔpatthamphʊək, ʔuʔpattham-pheaʔkaʔ
sponsor កតូបការៈ kaʔtoopaʔkaaraʔ
spool, reel, bobbin, spindle ខ្នារ knaa
spoonful តោក?? taok
spot, point; dot, mark, period; point of view ចំណុច cɑmnoc
spotted deer (Cervus aristotelis) រមាំង rɔmeaŋ
spout (of a teapot); tap, faucet; nozzle ចំពួយ cɑmpuəj
spout, tap ចំពួយ cɔmpùːəj
spreading (e.g. of a fire); swooping down upon ចំហាប cɑmhaap
spreading right through bās pìːəh
spreading, separation (of legs) ជ្រែង crɛṅ
spring (in the lunar calendar) វសន្ត veaʔsantaʔ
spring (water) tɨk crùəh
sprinkling water as a blessing មង្គលាភិសេក mʊəŋkeaʔliephiʔsaek
sprinkling with water (as a blessing) អវសេក ʔaʔveaʔsaek
sprout / shoot (of bamboo), young bamboo plant just sprouting branches ពន្លុង pʊənluŋ
spur (of a rooster) ខ្នៃ knaj
spur (of a rooster, peacock) ឆ្នាល់ cnal
spur ត្រកែង trɑkaeŋ
square metal container (approximately one foot wide and two feet high) used for holding oil, kerosene, water, etc. ប៉ោត paot
square paper kite ប៉បេ pɑpav
squawking sounds made by certain animals ក្រែកៗ kraek - kraek
squeaking / dragging noise គ្រឺតៗ krɨɨt - krɨɨt
squeeze crəbac
squinting ?? srəleːv
squinting ស្រឡែវ srəlaev
squinting ស្លែវ slaev
squirmingly ងីក ŋiik
squirrel កំប្រុក kɑmprok
squishing sound ច្រៀច criec
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) សិរីលង្កា seʔrəjleaŋkaa
stabbing, piercing; stab; injection ចំណាក់ cɑmnak
stability, durability គំនង់ kumnʊəŋ
stab cak
stack of four or five, usually metal, containers nested one on top of the other in an upright frame, used for carrying food [plate 10] ពិនតូ pɨntoo
stag, hart cluh
stag, hart prəəh
stage performance; festivity, banquet, celebration, festival សមោសរ saʔmaosɑɑ
(stage) actor / actress; extras (in a play) ខេន kheen
stage, era còən
stag ទ្រាយ trìːəj
stake (to which animals or boats are tied), hitching post, mooring post សន្លុង sɑnloŋ
stake, boundary post; prop, support, brace, strut ច្បោះ cbɑh
stalactite ស្តាឡាក់ទីត staalaktiit
stalactite អាចុតសិលា ʔaacoʔtaʔseʔlaa
stalagmite និចុតសិលា niʔcoʔtaʔseʔlaa
stalagmite ស្តាឡាក់មីត staalakmiit
stale saliva in mouth on waking dɨk ʔol
stalwart tros traoh
stamp feet ?? tɔntrɔm
stamp feet ទន្ទ្រាំ tùəntrɔ̀əm
stance, position, point of view, stand; goal; support; stature, standing, height ជំហរ cumhɔɔ
stand / pedestal made of gold / silver ហែម haem
(standing) straight and tall, erect, sticking up; plain to be seen ឆ្កឹង ckəŋ
stand chɔɔ
star, planet, constellation; star-shaped object or marking; insignia of rank for general officers eg. លោកផ្កាយមួយ brigadier general (lit. 'one star general' ផ្កាយ pkaaj
startled ព្រើត prɤ̀ːt
star pkaaj
state (economic) planning / control; that which is subject to state controls នយននិយម neaʔjeaʔneaʔniʔjum
state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, nature, aspect; character; form, manner, way; the Buddhist doctrine of 'coming into existence'; functions as a nominalizing element forming compounds with verbal roots usually in suffixed but occasionally in prefixed position (see example below) ភាព phiep
state of being subject to claims / demands អាវស្សការ ʔaavoahsaʔkaa
state of being unripe, immaturity. កំចី kɑmcəj
state of bondage, slavery ទាសូបនីយការ tiesoopaʔnəjjeaʔkaa
state-owned property ជាតូបករណ៍ cietoopaʔkɑɑ
statement of grounds for an appeal, grievance, grounds for a complaint សាទុក្ខ saatuk
statement of proposition, draft resolution សារណការស្នើសុំ saaraʔnaʔkaa snaə som
statement which does not represent one's true feelings, a cover-up statement, untrue statement, rumor ពាហិរកថា pieheʔreaʔkaʔthaa
station (e.g. radio, train), resting place, parking place; residence; village, town ស្ថានីយ​ sthaanii
stationary boat with a flag used to mark individual lanes in boat races កងព័ន្ឋ kɑɑŋ poan
steadily and swiftly ស្រើតៗ sraət - sraət
steadily, intently, fixedly, wide-eyed ថ្មែ tmae
steal (v.) luəc
stealing, plundering, pilfering, robbery; making one's living by theft; thief, robber ល្មួច lmuəc
stealing អទិន្នាទាន ʔaʔtinnietien
stealthily, furtively, secretly (going deeper into something); hesitantly ទន្ទប tʊəntɔɔp
stealthily; secretly, on the sly, furtively ទ្របៗ trɔɔp - trɔɔp
steam (v.) cɑmhoj
steam roller រូឡូកិនបង្ហាប់ ruuloo kən bɑŋhap
(steep) bank ច្រាំង craŋ
stem / cluster / bunch (of fruit); the stems which attach fruit to the branch ស្មែង smaeŋ
stem of bananas ស្ទង stɔ̀ːŋ
stem, trunk ទង tɔ̀ːŋ
step (v.) chiən
step of stair ថ្នាក់ thnak
stereoscope, stereopticon ឧន្នទស្សន៍ ʔonneaʔtʊəh
stew (v.) slɑɑ
stew, soup សំឡ sɑmlɑɑ
stick / goad (with sharp iron tip, used to prod oxen) ជន្លួញ cʊənluəɲ
stick for picking out dirt or cleaning, spatula ចង្កៀល cɑŋkiel
stick, club dɑmbɑɑŋ
sticking up, standing up; straight ជ្រោង croːŋ
sticky rice cooked in fresh bamboo tubes; roll of coins ក្រឡាន krɑlaan
sticky, glutin dɑmnaəp
sticky ស្អិត ឆ្អិត sʔɤt, chʔɤt
stiffly, sticking straight out / up, stretching out ឆ្កយ ckɑɑj
still nɨw
sting, bite, prick ទំនិច tumnɨc
sting, stinger, barb; dart; goad; hand (of a watch or clock), indicator (on a dial) ទ្រនិច trɔnɨc
stink, stench. ចំអេះ cɑmʔeh
stinking, musty-smelling khmuicər khmuicːə
stinking, musty-smelling khmuicər khmuicːə
stinking, putrid, to stink ស្អុយ sʔoj
stinking khmoḥ khmɔh
stinking khmoḥ khmɔh
stipulation បដិញ្ញូ paʔdeɲɲuu
stirring rod, mixer ខ្នូរ knoo
stirring rod, stirring spoon អន្លីង ʔɑnliiŋ
stirring rod ក្នូរ knoo
stir kou
stock of a gun ស្វៃកាំភ្លើង svaj kampləəŋ
stomach; cavity (esp. of the body) ក្រពះ krɑpeah
stomach pùəh
stomach ផ្ទៃ phtèy
stomach ពោះ pʊəh
stomatitis, thrush (diseases of the mouth); mycosis ជ្រាំង creaŋ
stone jar krɑlɑɑ
stone jar piəŋ
stone slab ṭā daː
stone tmɑɑ
stone ថ្ម thmɔː
stop, cessation (of something), halt; (bus / taxi) station ជំហប់ cumhup
stop, whoa (command used to stop animals esp. oxen or cattle) ហ៊ប hɔɔp
stopper, cork, plug ចំណុក cɑmnok
stopping place, parking / mooring place, station, terminal ចំណត cɑmnɑɑt
stop cnup
storehouse, warehouse, depot; storage space (in general such as a basement); bank, treasury; cache, treasure ឃ្លាំង kleaŋ
storm, hurricane ព្យុះ p(h)jùh
storm pjuh
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident រឿង rɨəŋ
stowing / storing / accumulating in a hollow or pocket; puddle ដំណក់ dɑmnɑk
straight line; ruler. បន្ទាត់ bɑntoat
straight sword with a double edged blade សំសែ sɑmsae
straight, without any deviation, directly រំហូត rumhoot
straight trɑŋ
strainer / sieve (esp. one made of bamboo); filter កន្ត្រង kɑntrɑɑŋ
strand, twisted thread, cord ធ្លុង tluŋ
strands / threads (e.g. of rope) twisted together into a single strand ខ្នួប knuəp
stratagem, ruse, feint, trick, trickery ល្បិច lbəc
strategy for realizing / achieving something សមិទ្ឋុបាយ saʔmɨtthuʔbaaj
stratum, layer ស្តរា stɑɑraa
straw, thatch, hay, chaff ចំបើង cɑmbaəŋ
straw cɑmbaəŋ
strength, force, power ថាមៈ thaamaʔ
strength, force, power ពលំ peaʔleaŋ
strength, force; magical force / power រឹទ្ឋានុភាព rɨtthienuʔphiep
strength, power, force; capacity; effort ទំហឹង tumhɨŋ
strength kɑmlaŋ
stretched out on one's back with the arms and legs extended ស្រទាង srɑtieŋ
stretched out, to stretch (cloth) ស្ដឹង sdɤŋ
stretched out ស្រទាង srətìːəŋ
striker កូដករ kootdaʔkɑɑ
string (for stringing up fish); bunch (e.g. of keys) ជន្លាស cʊənlieh
string (of bow or crossbow) បន្លោះ bɑnlɑh
(string of) beads ផ្គាំ pkoam
string, cord ខ្សែ khsae
string, rope ksae
string, rope sɑsaj
stringed instrument dra trɔ̀ː
strip (of bamboo or rattan), cane prepared for basket-making, lath. បន្ទោះ bɑntʊəh
strip of forest; edge of a forest វនាលី veaʔnielii
strip, sheet, slice, section, width (of cloth); band, ribbon, tape. ចំរៀក cɑmriek
stripe, line, streak, stroke; gash. ឆ្នូត cnoot
strips of bamboo tied together to make the fishing instrument known as លប ទ្រៀស trieh
strong passions which are considered as fetters or bonds (esp. the 10 fetters which bind humans to the wheel of transmigration) សំយោជនៈ saŋjouceaʔneaʔ
strong klaŋ
structure; appearance, form, shape; situation; formation; way to accomplish something ទំរង់ tumrʊəŋ
stubble កញ្ជ្រាំង kɑɲcreaŋ
stuck còəp
student who lives in his teacher's household និស្សយន្តេវាសិក nihsaʔjanteeviesək
stump (of a tree), rough piece of a stump which was not cut through when the tree was cut down ដង្គត់ dɑŋkʊət
stump, floating log, trunk of tree គល់ kùəl
stump, stub; notched stick used as a measuring rod ខ្នាច់ knac
style of Cambodian music រំគងកែវស្នេហ៍ rumkɔɔŋ kaev snae
style of lacquerwork involving the application of lacquer to a wooden article and letting it dry until tacky, at which time a design is drawn with a kind of resin and gold (in leaf form) is applied. The whole article is then washed, leaving the design in gold on a red or black background រ៉ុតណាម rotnaam
sub-province អនុខែត្រ ʔaʔnuʔkhaet
subconsciousness ឧបញាណ ʔuʔpaʔɲien
subdivision of the zodiac ត្រយ៉ាង trɑjaaŋ
subordination, domination, subjection, submission, dependence ជឹង cɨŋ
subrogation, substitution ឧបាទេសកម្ម ʔuʔpaateisaʔkam
subscribing member សមាទិកសមាជិក saʔmaatiʔkaʔsaʔmaacɨk
substitute, replacement ឧបាទេសករ ʔuʔpaateisaʔkɑɑ
substructure, infrastructure; equipment, building material សង្ខរ័ណ saŋkhaʔran
succeeding / following generation អនុវង្ស ʔaʔnuʔvʊəŋ
success, achievement, attainment; production, work; (manual) creation, handiwork; dexterity, cleverness សំណាដៃ sɑmnaa daj
success, good luck eg. ថ្ងៃមានជោគ . successful day; good day, lucky day ជោគ couk
success, victory. ជោគជ័យ couk cej
succession ឧត្តរាធិការ ʔuttaʔraathiʔkaa
successor ឧត្តរាធិការី ʔuttaʔraathiʔkaarəj
sucking or hissing noise វ៉ឺតៗ vəɨt - vəɨt
suction, sucking ជំនក់ cumnʊək
suddenly / abruptly (as someone jumping up suddenly), with a start ភិល phɨl
suddenly / unexpectedly (esp. of falling) សស្រូស sɑsrooh
suddenly and abruptly (of stopping), brusquely ង៉ក់ ŋɑk
suddenly and densely (as a cloud of smoke from a car that has just been started) ទ្រុល trul
suddenly, unexpectedly; immediately ប៉ោក paok
suddenly, unexpectedly ក្រោសក្រេស kraoh - kreh
sufficient, complete… ស៊ុប sùp
sugar-cane អំពៅ ʔɔmpɤ̀u
sugar-palm tree (Borassus flabelliformis) ត្នោត tnaot
sugar-palm ត្នោត tnaot
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) អំពៅ ʔɑmpɨv
sugarcane ʔɑmpɨw
sugar skɑɑ
sugar skar skɔː
suit (of clothing), set (of dishes) កំប្លេ kɑmplee
sultry, stifling sʼuḥ sʔoh
Sumatra សូម៉ាត្រា soomaatraa
summary, abstract; theorem, rule, formula; treatise, textbook តំរា tɑmraa
summary, abstract សរូបកថា saʔroopaʔkaʔthaa
summary, summation (at the end of a speech or sermon), peroration និគមវចនៈ niʔkeaʔmeaʔvaʔcaʔnaʔ, niʔkummeaʔvaʔcaʔnaʔ
summer, hot season គិម្ហន្ត kɨmhɑn
summit កោណន្ត kaonɑn
sumptuous feast, banquet; treat, delight ប្រណីតាហារ prɑnəjtaahaa
sun and earth, sun and land សុរិយោដី soʔreʔjaodəj
sun's heat; heating device; grill. អាតាបៈ ʔaataapaʔ
sun, day ថ្ងៃ thŋaj
sunshine សុរិយោទ័យ soʔreʔjaotej
sun tŋaj
superficially, briefly សើៗ saə - saə
superficially, carelessly, in a slipshod manner ប្រឡិមប្រឡុំ prɑləm - prɑlom
superior person, the Buddha នរាសភ neaʔriesaʔpheaʔ, neaʔriesɑp
superior road; road to Nirvana; road restricted to allow the passage of only one person ឯកាយនមគ្គ ʔaekaajaʔnaʔmak
supplication អាយាយនកម្ម ʔaajaajaʔnaʔkam
supplies, provisions, food for journey ស្បៀង sbiəŋ
supplies; provisioning; food control; gift; dowry ភស្តុភារ phoahpie
supply point for vehicles (and passengers), railhead; filling station យានូបភោគ jienuupaʔphouk
support, assistance, sponsorship; merit គុណូបការៈ kunnoʔpaʔkaaraʔ
support, backing; protection; prop; place of refuge, shelter, sanctuary ពំនាក់ pumneak
support, holder, stand, any object used to support something ទំរ tumrɔɔ
support, prop, brace; cross-piece, slat; chock, block កំណល់ kɑmnɑl
support, prop; agent, official ភ្នាក់ pneak
support, supporting post / bar, prop, brace, strut; stilt, piling ចន្ទល់ cɑntʊəl
supporting bar, support ចង្ក្រត់ cɑŋkrɑt
supporting beam, cross-piece; brace, support រណប rɔnɑɑp
support kɑl
support tùəl
supreme king ក្សត្រាធិបតី ksatraathɨppaʔdəj
supreme leader, high king ឥស្សរាធិបតី ʔəhsaʔraathɨppaʔdəj
supreme power / authority មហិទ្ឋានុភាព meaʔhetthienuʔphiep
Surin (name of an ancient Cambodian town, now located in Thailand in the province of the same name, which still has a large Cambodian-speaking population) សុរិន្ទ soʔrən
Surin and Buriram pronunciation of negative particle មិន q.v. ម៉ាន់ man
Surin and Northwest Cambodian var. of ហ្ន៎ះ ណឺ NOIPA
Surin dial. form of និង​ and នឹង ណង់ nɑŋ
Surin var. of មិញ​ ម៉ាញ់ maɲ
surround រោម caom-ròːm
survey, valuation, assessment; expert appraisement, expert's report កោសលវិច័យ kaosaʔlaʔviʔcaj
survey; surveying instrument, sounding device សំទង់ sɑmtʊəŋ
surveyor's transit មុមទស្សន៍ muʔmeaʔtʊəh
survey វិលោកនាការ viʔloukaʔnaakaa
Suttanipāta (the fifth book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Buddhist canon) សុត្តនិបាត sottaʔniʔbaat
Suttavibhanga (the first of the five books of the Vinayapitaka) សុត្តវិភង្គ sottaʔviʔpheaŋ
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.) ធើ thəə
Svay Rieng (province in eastern Cambodia) ស្វាយរៀង svaaj rieŋ
swallow's nest (used to make soup and a fortifying tonic for sick persons) រ៉ាំងណុក raŋ nok
(swallowing) freely / without difficulty ពភ្លន pɔplɔɔn
swallow leep
swatter, whisk (stick with a tuft made of horse hairs at one end for chasing insects away) ស៊ែ sɛɛ
swaying, rocking, swinging (back and forth) in the air, dangling តែកតោក taek - taak
sweat, perspiration ញើស ɲəəh
sweat, perspiration សេទោ seetou
(sweating) profusely; (dripping) abundantly ស្រាក់ៗ srak - srak
sweep baoh
sweet pʔaem
swell (v.) haəm
swelling up, swollen sbor spòː
swift horse អស្វាជានេយ្យ ʔahsvaacienej
swim haəl tɨk
swindle; trap; fraud, trickery, cheating ប្រវ័ញ្ចន៍ prɑvaɲ
swing ទោង touŋ
swishing sound made by an arrow in flight or by car wheels ឈឹប chɨp
swishing sound វឺ vɨɨ
switch, whip or lash with a wooden handle, rod / cudgel (for administering punishment) ត្មោង tmaoŋ
swollen ពុង pùŋ
swollen ហើម haəm
sword hilt covered with silk ច្រាម craam
sword daaw
syenite ខារសិលា khaa seʔlaa
syllable ព្យាង្គ pjieŋ
symbiosis សហប្រាណ saʔhaʔpraan
sympathetic nervous system សមវេទយិត saʔmaʔveiteaʔjit
sympathy បាសាទចិត្ត paasaat cət
syndicate, (trade) union សហជីព saʔhaʔciip
syndic សហបដិភោគ saʔhaʔpaʔdeʔphouk
syndrome សហនិមិត្តហេតុ saʔhaʔniʔmittaʔhaet
synergy សហចលនា saʔhaʔcaʔlaʔnaa
synthesis; gathering, uniting; close / intimate association. សំយោគ saŋjouk
syrup (made through slow evaporation of sugar palm juice) រងូ rɔŋuu
Sāvattī (the ancient capital city of Kosala in India) សាវត្ថី saavatthii
Sāvaṇa (ninth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar corresponding to mid-July - mid-August) សាវណ saavaʔnaʔ
table for gifts, altar អង្កែ ʔɑŋkae
table, dresser (with drawers), rack, ledger rack; (police) record និល័យ niʔlaj
tadpole ក្អោប kʔaop
tadpole ក្អាត់ kʔat
tadpole ក្អុក kʔok
tail; end, tip កន្ទុយ kɑntuj
tail kɑntuj
tail នង្គុដ្ឋ neaŋkut
Taiwan Sweet Gum tree (Sterculia lychnophora); a large tree; its wood is used in house construction and the seeds provide an oil used in medicine and cooking (common element in Cambodian place names) សំរោង sɑmraoŋ
take off dɑh
Takeo (Cambodian province and city) តាកែវ taa kaev
take jɔɔk
Takhmau (capital city of Kandal province, south of Phnom Penh; a mental hospital was located in Takhmau); Takhmau (name of a river in Kandal Prov.) តាខ្មៅ taa kmav
taking a break, resting, relaxing ឧបវេសន៍ ʔuʔpaʔveih
talking about someone's mistake អនុវាទ ʔaʔnuʔviet
(talking) noisily and continuously រអៃ rɔʔaj
tall, huge, gigantic ចង្គ្រោង cɔŋkròːŋ, cùəŋkròːŋ
tamarind tree អំពិល ʔɔmpɯ̀l
tame saŋ
Tampuan (another name for the Brao, an ethnic minority of northeastern Cambodia) ទំពួន tumpuən
tang (of a tool / knife) ទន្សា tʊənsaa
tangled, intertwined ទាក់ tɛ̀ək
taro (Colocasia antiquorum or C. esculenta; the leaves and stems are used in certain magical rituals) ត្រាវ traav
taro ត្រៅ traːv
task, job ការិយភារ kaareʔjaʔphie
tassel, fringe; festoon; hanging cluster, pendant រំយោល rumjoul, məjoul
tassel, hanging plant; hanging decoration; long (dangling) earring រយ៉ា rɔjaa
tasty cŋaɲ
tawny owl (Minox scutulata) មៀម miem
tax (money), tribute, customs (duties or taxes) សុល្កាករ solkaakɑɑ
tax imposed on merchants in a market អាបណិក ʔaapaʔneʔkaʔ
tax payer សុង្កាធីន soŋkaathɨn
taxes, duties, dues សំនួយ sɑmnuəj
tax តាក់ tak
taṃḷẏṅ (unit of weight equivalent to 10 ជី or about 1.3 oz.; it is used for weighing precious metals) តំឡឹង tɑmləŋ
teacher of Pali ឧទ្ទេសាចារ្យ ʔutteisaacaa
teacher of the Dharma, teacher of the law / justice / moral laws ធម្មាចារ្យ thoammiecaa
teacher's advice អាចរិយោវាទ ʔaacaʔreʔjouviet
teapot, kettle កំសៀវ kɑmsiev
tear (v.) haek
(teeth) to chatter dadăr tətɔ̀ə
(telephone) receiver កុំប៊ីណេ kombiinee
telling, reporting, informing; commanding បំរាប់ bɑmrap
tell prap
tempering, length of time a piece of metal is placed in a tempering bath ល្បត់ lbɑt
temple (area between the outer edge of the eye and the ear), side of the face កំផ្លៀង kɑmplieŋ
temples តើក តើក taək taək
temple ឧបោសថាគារ ʔuʔpaosaʔthaakie
temporary decorated arch erected to welcome a dignitary, or in honor of someone ស៊ុម sum
temporary royal residence / pavilion / tent ពន្លា pʊənlie
temporary shelter (from the rain or sun) បង្ហា bɑŋhaa
temptingly អូចៗ ʔooc - ʔooc
ten million, a vast number អព្វុទ ʔapput, ʔaʔpuʔteaʔ
ten million កោដិ kaot
ten skeins of thread (containing 800 strands) ប៉ោយ paoj
tender (in railroading) ឧបរថ ʔuʔpaʔrʊət
tender, soft tùən
tendon, ligament វាវ viev
tension, tenseness, rigidity; strictness, severity តំណឹង tɑmnəŋ
tenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ញ ɲɔɔ
ten dɑp
term of address or reference used by older people to young girls or female servants. ដែង daeŋ
term of address to old woman យាយ jìːəj
term of address to old women ម៉ែ mɛ̀ː, mae
term of address to old women ម៉ែ mɛ̀ː, mae
term used esp. by children to flaunt the fact that one is eating something which one knows someone else would like, nyaah nyaah ញ៉ែមៗ ɲaem - ɲaem
terminology យត្តស័ព្ទ jeattaʔsap
termite (Termes bellicosus or T. fatalis) កណ្ដៀរ kɑndie
termite mound, ant hill, small hill; mound ដំបូក dɑmbook
termite kaṇtiər kɔndiə
territory acquired through war; land or territory which is strongly defended ពិជិតរដ្ឋ piʔciʔtaʔroat
text, abstract (e.g. of a longer document) ខ្វាម kvaam
text, book, document, manuscript; code of laws សាត្រា sattra

Thai money formerly used in Battambang province ផៃ phaj
Thailand ថៃឡង់ដ៍ thajlɑŋ
thallophyte សុត្តភូតគាម sottaʔphuutaʔkiem
that (adj., pron.) nuh
that (may refer back to a previously expressed or implied action or idea). នុះ nuh
that much; so, like that ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ponnɑh
that which gives off light (e.g. the sun, moon, etc.); Jotika (name of a famous rich man who lived during the time of the Buddha) ជោតិក coudək, couteʔkaʔ
that which is difficult to achieve; difficult task. ទុក្ករៈ tukkaʔraʔ
that which is right, proper, or legitimate យុត្តិ jutteʔ-
that which remains after something has been emptied / burned; s. t. which has been burned but retains its original shape សំណុស sɑmnoh
that, there ṇoḥ nɔh
that, this ហ្នុង noŋ
that. នុ៎ះ nuh
thatching-grass ភ្លាំង phlɛ̀əŋ
thatching-grass ស្បូវ sboːv
that noḥ nùh
that ណុង noŋ
The 28th letter of the Cambodian alphabet ល lɔɔ
the 32nd letter of the Cambodian alphabet ឡ lɑɑ
the 80 minor / inferior signs of a great man អសីត្យានុព្យញ្ជនៈ ʔaʔsəjtjaanuʔpjʊəɲceaʔneaʔ
the accused, defendant; one who is under investigation; someone or something that is requisitioned or subpoenaed កំណោះ kɑmnɑh
the Alps អ័ល្ប ʔal
the ancients បុរាណាចារ្យ boʔraanaacaa
the anusvara (ំ ) មការន្ត meaʔkaarɑn, meaʔkaarɑntaʔ
the Bassac River (a branch of the Mekong River; it separates from the Mekong at Phnom Penh and flows southeast through Vietnam, roughly parallel to the Mekong, into the South China Sea) បាសាក់ baasak
the Brahman caste of India ស្រោត្រិយៈ sraotreʔjaʔ
the bridge of the tro; an easel យ៉ង jɑɑŋ
the Buddha សុទ្ឋោទនិ sotthouteaʔniʔ
(the Chinese province of) Hokkien or Fukien. ហុកកៀន hok kien
the colloquial pronunciation of មេរុ emru in the place name វាលមេន Preah Meru Square (the central square in Phnom Penh) មេន mein
the correct way, the right 'track;' deliberation, reflection យោនិសោមនសិការ jouniʔsaomeaʔ- neaʔseʔkaareʔ
the Danavas (in Indian mythology, a race of giants, enemies of the gods) ទានព tienup
the diacritical mark ( ៌ ) which indicates an orthographic `r' in some words borrowed from Sanskrit, eg. ធម៌ ( របាទ rɔbaat
the distance that a person or animal is capable of walking or running eg. ចំងាយមួយល្បើកសេះ distance a horse can run ល្បើក lbaək
the drinking of alcohol អាបានៈ ʔaapaanaʔ
the dwelling place of Shiva សិវាល័យ seʔvaalaj
the earth; earth goddess គង្ហីង kʊəŋhiiŋ
the East, orient. បូព៌ា boopie
the East បុរត្ថិមទិស poʔrattheʔmaʔtɨh
the effects / consequences of an evil deed ឧបបីឡកកម្ម ʔuʔpaʔpəjlaʔkaʔkam
the eight precepts អដ្ឋង្គសីល ʔatthaŋkeaʔsəl
the elite; scholar; well-educated person វិញ្ញុជន viɲɲuʔcʊən
the end piece / overhang (of a roof), eaves; space under the overhang of a roof សំយាប sɑmjaap
the extinction of all suffering, the release from existence អបុនប្បុនក្កម្ម ʔaʔpoʔnappoʔnakkam
the five nasal consonants in the Cambodian alphabet: (ង​ ញ​ ណ​ ន ម) សកដ្ឋាននាសិកជៈ saʔkatthaanaʔnieseʔkaʔceaʔ
the five nasal consonants of the Cambodian alphabet: (ង​ ញ​ ណ​​ ន​​ ម​ ) វគ្គន្តៈ veakkʊəntaʔ
the five senses. បញ្ចិន្ទ្រិយ paɲcəntrii
the four ancient classes of society (king, brahmans, merchants, and laborers) ចតុក្កុលវគ្គ cattokkolveak
the frame on which thread is wound prior to rolling it on a bobbin រង្វឹង rʊəŋvɨŋ
the generous and the ungenerous; good men and evil men; careful people and careless people សាធ្វសាធុ saatveaʔsaathuʔ
the greatest, the great victor, the supreme one; the elder one. ជៀស័ជ័យ cieh cej
the hanging edge (of something), fringe រំភាយ rumphiej
The Himalayas ហិមាល័យ heʔmaalaj
the hole in an ax blade for insertion of the handle លៅ lɨv
The Holy See (Catholic) សន្តនិកេតន៍ sɑntaʔniʔkeet
the Indian fire god; (sacred) fire. ស្វាហាបតិ svaahaapaʔteʔ
the Jains (adherents of Jainism, an ancient Indian religion that teaches extreme non-violence) និគ្រន្ថ niʔkrʊən
the Jumna River (in India) យមុនា jeaʔmuʔnie
the Khuddaka Nikaya (the fifth of the five sections or collections of writings of the Sutta(nta) Pitaka) ខុទ្ទកនិកាយ khotteaʔkaʔniʔkaaj
the last meal of the Buddha សូករមទ្ទវៈ sookaʔraʔmoatteaʔveaʔ
the letter នខ្វាក់ nɔɔ kvak
the letter រ; word; the symbol ( ៌ ) រេផៈ reiphaʔ
the military; soldier(s), troops, armed forces យោធា jouthie
the normal reply to someone's wish for a good trip, lit. `(May you) be happy staying at home' សុវសនភាព soʔvaʔsaʔnaʔphiep
the number eight អស្តាង្គ ʔahsdaaŋ
the Pandavas (one of the warring factions in the Mahabharata) បណ្ឌវៈ pandeaʔveaʔ
the pause between sentences or verses in a poem យតិ jeaʔteʔ
the Petavatthu (the seventh book of the Khuddaka ណិក្អាយា, part of the Buddhist canon) បេតវត្ថុ peetaʔvoatthoʔ
the Phnong (a Mon-Khmer speaking montagnard tribe of eastern and northeastern Cambodia); generic (often derogatory) name for any montagnard tribe; savage, barbarian. ព្នង pnɔɔŋ
the planet Jupiter ព្រហស្បត្ណិ prɔhoah
the present world / life, this life នាលោកិយ nieloukəj
the renunciation of sin; the desire to renounce sin ល្បា lbaa
the roof of an oxcart (usually projecting forward to protect the driver) ផ្ទុរ ptul, ptuu
the sacred Bo tree (Ficus religiosa; the kind of tree under which the Buddha achieved enlightenment) ពោធិ៍ pou
the Sama-Veda (one of the four Vedas; it is devoted esp. to the rituals involving Soma) សាមវេទ saamaʔveit
the Saṃyuttanikāya (the third of the five sections of the Suttanta Pitaka) សំយុត្តនិកាយ saŋjuttaʔniʔkaaj
the seat of a king, throne; lion shaped chair, lion shaped bed សីហាសនៈ səjhaasaʔnaʔ
the second of the ten possible times that one can use the twelve year lunar cycle to indicate the age of a person ទោស័ក tousak
the side of a pot. ក្អេង kʔeeŋ
the silk-cotton tree (Bombax heptaphyllum) សិម្ពលី sempeaʔlii
the smooth feathers / down on a bird's neck. ផ្នួតក pnuət kɑɑ
the sound of many wings flapping as when a flock of birds is startled ព្រូ pruu
the Southeast បុរត្ថិមានុទិស poʔrattheʔmaanuʔtɨh
the spleen កណ្ដុក kɑndok
the state of being stuck / blocked / obstructed; blockage, obstruction; stagnation, backed up water ទំនញ់ tumnʊəɲ
the Stieng (a Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic group in eastern Cambodia and western Vietnam) ស្ទៀង stieŋ
the supreme Brahma ព្រហ្មាធិបតី prummiethɨppaʔdəj
the supreme one, Brahma បរមេស័ paʔraʔmeih
the Sutta(nta) Pitaka (second part of the Tripitaka dealing with doctrinal matters) សុត្តន្តបិដក sottɑntaʔbəjdɑk
the symbol (ៈ) which indicates the vowels aʔ (after A-Series consonants) or eaʔ (after O-Series consonants) in words borrowed from Sanskrit and Pali យុគលពិន្ទុ juʔkʊəl pɨntuʔ
the symbol > which indicates 'becomes' គតសញ្ញា keaʔtaʔsaɲɲaa
the symbol ` អាគតសញ្ញា ʔaakeaʔtaʔsaɲɲaa
the tail-shaped piece of hair which grows on the back of the head at the hairline; the naked end of a chicken (=​ tail) កន្ទូតអូង kɑntuut ʔooŋ
the use of a medicine by sniffing it through the nose នត្ថុកម្ម natthoʔkam
the usual, ordinary បកតិ paʔkaʔteʔ
the vertebrates បិដ្យាដ្ឋិកសត្វ petjattheʔkaʔsat, petjaattheʔkaʔsat
the way of greed លោភាគតិ louphiekeaʔteʔ
the year of the goat (the 8th year of the 12-year cycle) មមែ mɔmɛɛ
the year of the monkey, the 9th year of the 12-year cycle វក vɔɔk
the Year of the Ox (the 2nd year of the 12-year lunar cycle). ឆ្លូវ cləv
the year of the Rabbit (the 4th year of the 12-year lunar cycle) ថោះ thɑh
the young of the fish called ត្រីរ៉ស់ រនួត rɔnuət
theory, doctrine; method, procedure; principle, model; sketch; formula; textbook, instruction manual; line, parade, procession, train; trick ក្បួន kbuən
therapeutics តិកិច្ឆា teʔkəcchaa
there (loc.) ʔae nuh
therefore, thus, so, in such a way. ដូច្នោះ doocnɑh
thereupon, then, afterwards, from / since (this / that time) អំណឹះ ʔɑmnəh
there ណោះ nɑh
they (impers.) kee
they / them / their; one, someone; he, him, she, her (formal / polite 3rd person pron.; usually plural but also used impersonally as a 3rd person singular form) គេ kei
they kòət
(thick / dark) clouds, fog អ័ព្ភ ʔap, ʔappheaʔ
thick forest / underbrush which grows in floodplains រនាម rɔniem
thick forest growing on a flood plain; (geological) basin រំលោង rumlouŋ
thick mass of floating aquatic plants បឿន bɨən
thicket, grove, underbrush. ដង្គុំ dɑŋkum
thicket, grove; small wooded area ចូឡពន coolpʊən
thickly / densely, in thick masses / dense clouds (of smoke). ដង្គោល dɑŋkoul
thickly, densely. រទើស rɔtəəh
thickness (esp. of a board) ទោល toul
thickness, stoutness, solidity. កំរាស់ kɑmrah
thick krah
thief, bandit តស្ករ taʔskɑɑ
thief ហៃរិក hajrɨk
thigh, lap ភ្លៅ phlɤ̀u
thigh; axis, axle, shaft (col. កំភ្លៅ ) ភ្លៅ plɨv
thigh plɨw
thigh កំភ្លៅ kɑmpləv
thin (thing) sdaəŋ
thin in consistency, limp, soft ជ្រាយ crìːəj
thin pancake, crepe ក្រៀប kriep
thin strips of dried banana stalk (used for cordage, weaving baskets, etc.) សំបារ sɑmbaa
thing, belonging(s), gear, tool rapas rəbɔh
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth របស់ ləbɑh, pɑh, rɔbɑh
thing rɔbɑh
thinking about moral principles សីលានុស្សតិ səjlaanuhsat
thinking constantly about someone or something, unable to take one's mind off of something ប៉ផ្អូច pɑpʔooc
think kɨt
thinning out (e.g. of plants) រង្វើក rɔŋvəək
thin ស្ដើង sdaəŋ
third great grandparents; relative in one's great-great-great-grandparents' generation ជីលា cii lie
third letter of the Cambodian alphabet គ kɔɔ
Third World (i.e. the under-developed countries) តតិយលោក taʔtəjjeaʔlouk
thirst, craving, want, need សំរេក sɑmreek
thirsty sreik
thirteenth letter of the Cambodian alphabet ឌ dɔɔ
this much, that much; so that, like this, so ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​ ponneh
this, these (somewhat more emphatic and urban than នេះ ); that ហ្នឹង nɨŋ, nəŋ
this nih
this neḥ nìh
this ណឹង nəŋ
this ṇɛḥ neh
thorn, barb, spine. បន្លា bɑnlaa
thorn bɑnlaa
thorn បន្លា bɔnlaː
thought, idea, opinion; thinking, reflection, consideration គំនិត kumnɨt
thousand poəŋ
thread, filament, string, fiber; tendon; blood vessel; nerve; vein (of a mineral). សរសៃ sɑɑ saj, təsaj
thread; suture ចេស ceeh
thread sɑsaj
three baj
three បី bəj
three បី bɤj
thresh bok
thresh kən
throat, pharynx; neck កណ្ឋ kan, kantheaʔ-
throat bɑmpùəŋ kɑɑt
throne; stand / base (esp. of a statue of the Buddha) បល្ល័ង្ក pallaŋ
throw away, abandon បោះ ??? bɔh baol
throw away caol
throwing (away), abandoning, deserting; exodus; length / distance of a throw; projection ចំណោល cɑmnaol
throw bɑh
thrush (the disease) ស្កម skɑɑm
thud, sound of a person falling down, with a crash ខ្ពោក kpouk
thunder (rumble) pkɔɔ
thunder (sharp) rùəntèəh
thunder phgar phkɔ̀ː
thunder ផ្គរ pkɔɔ
thus, so, like this, in this way; in this manner, as mentioned above ឯវំ ʔaevaŋ, ʔeevaŋ
tian (ancient unit of money equal to 60 កាស​ or 2 សេន​; 10 ទៀន equal 1 ត្រណោត) តៀន tien
Tibet ទីបេ tiibee
tick ដង្កែ dɔŋkae
tie-beam (a neologism) ??នឹម thnɯ̀m
tie cɑɑŋ
tiger (3rd year of the 12-year lunar cycle) ខាល khaal
(tiger) to growl គ្រហឹម krəhɯ̀m
tiger klaa
tiger ខ្លា khlaː
tight coil (esp. of the waist of a skirt) គំនាត kumniet
tile kbɨəŋ
tile ក្បឿង kbɨəŋ
time and again, more than once, repeatedly តន្ថើន tɑnthaən
time for rest / relaxation សយនោកាស saʔjaʔnaokaah
time zone កដិពន្ឋនាឡិកា kaʔdeʔpoannieliʔkaa
time, moment, period of time ថ្មើរ tmaə
time, moment; period of time ថ្មារ tmaa
tinkling / clanking sound (as when pieces of metal strike one another) ឆឺង chəɨŋ
tinkling sound of small gongs ណិងណុង nəŋ - noŋ
tiny bubbles that form when a food is dipped into hot oil ខ្សុល ksol
tiny rustling sound ហុរៗ hol - hol
tin ប៉ាហាំង paahaŋ
tin ប្រហាំង prɑhaŋ
tired lvèːŋ
tired ʔɑh kɑmlaŋ
tired ល្វឹង, រវឹង?? lvɯ̀ŋ, rəvɯ̀ŋ
title for royal concubines; royal concubine ម៉ម mɑɑm
title of a classical book on social and moral rules of conduct កឹងកន្ត្រៃ kəŋ kɑntraj
title of a royal elephant keeper ឧទេន ʔuʔtein
title of high-ranking royal officials in Cambodia (It was the second highest royal title) ឧកញ៉ា ʔokɲaa
to (cause to) divide, separate; to share បំបែង bɑmbaeŋ
to (cause to) roll, roll something ប្រមៀល prɑmiel
to (force) feed, fatten (up), nourish, reinforce បំប៉ន bɑmpɑɑn
to (give an) order, command; to teach, instruct. បង្គាប់ bɑŋkoap
to (make) dull / blunt, wear down ពង្រឹល pʊəŋrɨl
to (sprinkle with) salt បំប្រៃ bɑmpraj
to (steal a) glance, look at something casually; to regard, consider រមិល rɔmɨl
to (sub)divide, separate one from the other, split (off), cleave; to cut, slit; to put / push aside, clear away ញែក ɲɛɛk
to (tie a) knot, tie two objects together. ជ្រាម criem
to abandon, leave; to refuse, decline; to retract, renounce លះ leah
to abate (of pain), lessen, calm down; to alleviate ស្កាល skaal
to abort (a fetus) ព្រលូត prɔluut
to abort, give birth prematurely រលូត rəlùːt, ləlùːt
to absorb water and dry up quickly ហួត huːət
to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw) បឺត bəɨt
to absorb, suck up, swallow up, gulp in ស្រូប sroːp
to abstain, refrain (from), fail to ខក khɑɑk
to abstain, refrain; to disobey. តំអឹង tɑmʔəŋ
to abuse; to persecute; (of a disease) to ravage, devastate ញាំញី ɲoam - ɲii
to accompany in a procession; to be in an ordered sequence; to march in single file. ដង្ហែ dɑŋhae
to accompany singing by clapping or other methods of marking the rhythm; to chorus, sing a refrain; to join in a song បន្ទរ bɑntɔɔ
to accompany, escort (by walking), conduct, take for a walk; to go together, go out with បណ្ដើរ bɑndaə
to accuse falsely, defame, slander, distort (the truth) បង្កាច់ bɑŋkac
to achieve agreement, mediate, settle an affair, reconcile សំរុះ sɑmroh
to act excited; to hurry, be in a hurry, rush off; to dodge back and forth ស្ទា stie
to act in a circumspect manner, close (the eyes and ears to outside influences), shut out (distractions); to meditate. សង្រួម sɑŋruəm
to add (to), increase; to do something additional; to complete; to make change ថែម thaem
to add (to), increase; to supplement, replenish. បន្ថែម bɑnthaem
to add to again and again, increase (in quantity) beyond some limit or capacity ពពោក pɔpouk
to add to ថែម thaem
to add, calculate បូក boːk
to adhere closely / tightly, cling to, stick to; to follow closely. ដិត dət
to adhere ជាប់ cɔ̀əp
to adjust (to), adapt; to correct, to rearrange to fit a desired pattern; to enforce; to require; to assign specific work to be done. តំរូវ tɑmrəv
to admire, value, respect, esteem; to be impressed by ស្ងើច sŋaəc
to admire ស្ងើច sŋaəc
to admonish; to recommend បណ្ដែបណ្ដាំ bɑndae - bɑndam
to advance, increase, make progress, prosper, thrive, improve; to perform (a ritual) ចំរើន cɑmraən
to advance, progress, develop ជឿន cɨən
to advise, counsel, guide, direct; to train; to remind ទូន្មាន tuunmien, tuulmien
to agitate, stir up, disturb; to rage, storm ; to rebel, mutiny. រំជួល rumcuəl
to agree (in advance), prearrange, schedule; to have a secret understanding មត់ mʊət
to agree / consent / approve ព្រម prɔɔm
to agree to sell something at a lower price ឈិនឆៃ chɨn chaj
to agree, consent វើត vəət
to agree ព្រម prɔ̀ːm
to aim by closing one eye, close one eye to look at something closely with the other (e.g. when looking through a microscope) ស្រងៀវ srɑŋiev
to allow something to float, to float something; to float (in the air), to flutter. បណ្ដែត bɑndaet
to allude ប្រឌិក prɑdɨk
to alter (as a garment), correct ស្រឿ srɨə
to alter one's appearance, change shape; to disguise / transform oneself, turn / change into ដំណែង dɑmnaeŋ
to alternate, change turns; to mix / put together, blend; to jumble up. ឆ្លាស់ clah
to ambush; to halt, bar, block up; to intercept, interrupt; to hesitate ស្ទាក់ steak
to amuse oneself / relax / have a good time ក្រសាល krɑsaal
to annoy, disturb, interfere. រំខាន rumkhaan
to annul, void; (of a playing card) to discard; to put aside temporarily (e.g. some matter) ធីប thiip
to answer, reply; to reverberate, resound; (arch., leg.) to state, declare ឆ្លើយ claəj
to appeal, summon, invoke strongly; to cry out, proclaim, declare; to pledge អំពាវ ʔɑmpiev
to appear / come out in the open (esp. of something that is a light color). សំងាច sɑmŋaac
to appear / emerge (from out of sight), become evident, come into view; to spread; to result, arise from (as a consequence); to show up; to stand out លេច ləc
to appear and disappear a number of times in rapid​ succession រលឹប rɔlɨp
to appear dejected / worn out / preoccupied ព្រហួម prɔhuəm
to appear sullen and dissatisfied, have an unhappy expression កញ្ចុប kɑɲcop
(to appear) unexpectedly, suddenly; now appearing now disappearing (from view) ប្លឺម pləɨm
to appear, emerge, crop up, form (as drops of condensation); to show oneself, come into sight; to come to the surface; to happen ដួច duəc
to appear, emerge, to rise / spring up / leap up, spurt / spew out, come out suddenly; to boil up ផុស phoh
to apply heat or cold to alleviate pain, to warm / heat by putting something hot close to the object / area to be healed (e.g. putting a hot-water bottle on a sore part of the body), apply a heating pad / hot compress ស្អំ sʔɑm
to apply persuasion to, to seduce ប្រលោម prəlaom
to apply pressure to, lean on; to dig up (with a sharp instrument, esp. to separate plants at the roots) ជ្រាត់ croat
to approach, accost, move close to; be close to; to touch (lightly); to try to gain favors to get in someone's good graces; to support, be on someone's side; to move to the side (in order to avoid something or someone). អែប ʔaep
to argue (against), dispute, protest, disagree; to refuse; to persist; to prove the innocence (of), acquit. ប្រកែក prɑkaek
to argue, dispute, object, compete; to struggle to win someone over ប្រជែង prɑcɛɛŋ
to arouse / make erect / cause to protrude (esp. the penis) បញ្ឈែល bɑɲchɛɛl
to arrange a marriage; to propose / suggest (someone to someone) as a spouse (in matchmaking); to act as a go-between / matchmaker; to urge, wheedle ចែចូវ cae cəv
to arrange correctly ដដាក់ dɑdak
to arrange in order / in series / in rows, to line up. រៀង riəŋ
to arrange in series or order; continuously, in succession រៀង rìəŋ
to arrange, put in good order, line up; to lay (bricks, tiles); to be arranged in order, to stand in an orderly fashion; to compose (type); to write a prescription (for medicine) តំរៀប tɑmriep
to arrange, sort; to assign, order, appoint, designate; to distribute; to manage, administer, control ចាត់ cat
to arrange; decorate, beautify, adorn; to compile, compose, create, draft, write តែង taeŋ
to arrive, reach; as far as ដល់ dɔl
to ascertain, make sure; to foretell, predict, prophesy; to presage ព្យាករ pjiekɑɑ
to ask for a favor / help; to depend / count on, resort to; to lean / rely on something with all one's might ពឹង pɨŋ
to ask for contributions / subscriptions; beg for money; to give food to a Buddhist monk, to donate (money, property, etc.) អង្គាស ʔɑŋkieh
to ask តណិញ tənəɲ
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet សួរ suə
to ask; to arrange (with); to invite (someone to do something), appeal, encourage; to persuade. បបួល bɑbuəl
to assemble, bring together, unite ភ្ជុំ pcum
to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate ប្រមូល prɑmool
to assemble, connect, join / unite (into a single whole); to fasten, secure; to adjust, adapt; to mix ផ្សំ psɑm
to assemble, gather (into a pile or group), group, unite, unify, round up; to roll up into a ball ផ្តុំ pdom
to assemble, join (v.i.t.) រួប rùːəp
to assist, help out, aid, support, take care of ជ្រោមជ្រែង croum - crɛɛŋ
to assist, help. ឧប ʔuʔpaʔ-
to associate with, be hand in glove with, mess with , get (too) involved with ក្រញឹមក្រញ៉ុមជាមួយ krɑɲəm - krɑɲom cie muəj
to associate with, meet gap' kùp
to associate with បរិបុណ្ណ paʔreʔponnaʔ
to assume fighting posture with a leap កញ្ឆាត់ kɔɲchat
to assume; to consider; to promise, agree; to fix / set (e.g. a date), schedule; to coordinate; to assign; to be acknowledged. សម្មតិ sɑmmat, sammaʔteʔ
to assure, guarantee, provide assurance; to secure; to confirm, verify; to claim អះអាង ʔah ʔaaŋ
to attack, assault កន្លុក kɑnlok
to attend, wait on, serve; to owe allegiance to; to present oneself (at court), to enter the presence of, have an audience គាល់ koal
to attract someone's attention (esp. by scratching with the forefinger); to tap; to pull a trigger កឹះ kəh
to augment, increase, add on, supplement ប្រថួន prɑthuən
to avoid, dodge, evade, escape គេច kɨc
to avoid, evade, by-pass វាង vieŋ
to avoid, evade, elude, escape; to slip / run away វេះ veh
to avoid, turn away from, shun; to elude, dodge, swerve; to yield, make way / room (for); to give up, forsake; to shirk ចៀស cieh
to avoid; detouring, winding វាង vìːəŋ
to await, keep watch cam
to babble (as a child learning to talk) កកែកករ kɑkae - kɑkɑɑ
to babble, prattle, blather, jabber. កក្អែ kɑkʔae
to badger with requests, harp on, plead, insist កន្ទក់កន្ទេញ kɑntʊək - kɑntɨɲ
to bail out (water) ផ្នាច pnaac
to bake, broil, roast, grill, toast; to roast by holding over a fire (in a rolled up shape, on a spit), barbecue អាំង ʔaŋ
to balance out, settle (e.g. an account), sort out (a matter), compensate ទូទាត់ tuu toat
to bale, to throw from bucket សាច
to bandage, wrap; to dress (a wound); to wind around, coil; to turn (something round) រុំ rum
to banish, expel, exile, ban ដាយ daaj
to banish, expel, exile, drive off / out, eject បំបរ bɑmbɑɑ
to bar, hinder, block; to oppose; to bother, disturb ចំទើស cɑmtəəh
to bare ស្រលាត?? sralāt
to bark, bay, yelp ព្រុស pruh
to barter, to give change ṭūr doː
to bathe, give someone a bath (esp. children) ផ្ងូត pŋoot
to be (bright and) clear ទន្ទែង tʊəntɛɛŋ
to be (deathly) pale, cadaverous. ស្លាំង slaŋ
to be (dirty and) sweaty. គឃៀរ kɔkhie
to be (equal / equivalent to, the same as) (Commonly occurs as the main verb in an equative clause introducing a predicate nominative; the form គឺ​ជា​ is a more formal var.) ជា cie
to be (financially) solvent សាធនីយ saatheaʔnii
to be (habitually) drunk; be a drunkard / an alcoholic ប្រមឹក prɑmək
to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate; worthy. ល្មម lmɔɔm
to be (perfectly) round, spherical; to be firm ក្លុំ klom
to be (physically) attractive, beautiful, well-developed; perfect, flawless; delightful, charming ឈ្មង cmɔɔŋ
to be (politically) radical មូលវិវដ្ត muulviʔvoat
to be (very) bright, illuminating; glaring; magnificent, glorious; sumptuous ចិញ្ចាច cəɲcaac
to be (very) close, near, touching; like, kindred; within one's reach; intelligible. បង្កើយ bɑŋkaəj
to be (wide) open; deserted, empty; vast, spacious, roomy; cleared, clear (without any obstacles), passable (as a road) ល្ហ lhɑɑ
to be / appear listless, pale and weak (esp. of the face) ព្រហែតៗ prɔhɛɛt - prɔhɛɛt
to be / become pregnant ; to be large; (of rice) to be ripe / swollen ផើម phaəm
to be a heretic, non-Buddhist អន្យតិរ្ថិយ ʔɑndeethəj, ʔɑndeeraʔthəj
to be a loud-mouth, garrulous, not afraid to say anything; sarcastic; disrespectful. ម៉េតប្រាយ mət praaj
to be a runt / the smallest member of a group or set; to be tiny ច្រប៉ិច crɑpəc
to be a seeker of favor. ចចិកចចុក cɑcək - cɑcok
to be abiding in solitude / isolation, isolated, alone in a remote and silent place, desolate ត្រមោច trɑmaoc
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to អាច ʔaac
to be able, skilled, skillful, competent, talented. ជំនាញ cumnieɲ
to be absolutely straight, straight as an arrow; to be pure, unblemished ភ្លឹង plɨŋ
to be abstract អរូបី ʔaʔruupəj
to be abundant, very numerous ស្កេះស្កះ skeh - skah
to be acceptable, worthwhile; average, normal; passing (as a grade); approximate បង្គួរ bɑŋkuə
to be accompanying, escorting, following (someone) ស្រប srɑɑp
to be accumulated, amassed សំវិធាន saŋviʔthien
to be accurate, correct, exact, precise, certain, honest, sure ទៀង tieŋ
to be accurate, exact; unerring; effective ឆុត chot
to be accurate, precise, clear ជៀងជាក់ cieŋ ceak
to be accustomed to ធ្លាប់ thlɔ̀əp
to be achievable, realizable សមិទ្ឋីយ saʔmɨtthiijeaʔ
to be active (e.g. an active member) កម្មិក kammɨk, kammiʔkaʔ-
to be active, hard working, enthusiastic សស្រាក់សស្រាំ sɑsrak - sɑsram
to be addicted to something (e.g. opium), to acquire a bad habit ញៀន ɲien
to be adulterated, mixed; to be counterfeit. កាឡៃ kaalaj
to be advocating the law, viewing things from a legal standpoint វិនយានុគ្រោះ viʔneaʔjienuʔkrʊəh
to be affectionate, sweet (of a baby) ញ៉ិកញ៉ក់ ɲək - ɲɑk
to be afloat, stay afloat សសាត់ sɑsat
to be afraid, hesitant ញ៉េកញ៉ាក ɲeek - ɲaak
to be afraid, scared of ល្អែង lʔaeŋ
to be afraid, shake from fright; to be hesitant (commonly used with a negative particle; e.g. ឥតព្រឹម 'unafraid, unhesitant' ព្រឹម prɨm
to be afraid. ញីញញូញ ɲiiɲ - ɲuuɲ
to be against, at odds with; to oppose one another ប្រទប់ prɑtup
to be against, upside down. បញ្ច្រាស bɑɲcraah
to be aged, senile, very old and weak, feeble ងុរងក់ ŋul - ŋʊək
to be aggressive (of a person's manner), forward / overly friendly (esp. of a man who gets too familiar with a woman whom he does not know well), impolite រលោរលាំ rɔlou - rɔloam
to be aggressive, ruthless, pushy ឈ្លាន clien
to be aggressive; dangerous, harmful, destructive ឈ្លានពាន clien - pien
to be agitated, excited, shivering and shaking រញាក់រញ័រ rɔɲeak - rɔɲoa
to be agreeable, pleasant, nice, harmonious, melodious រម្យ rum, roamjeaʔ
to be albino / pale pink (of elephants and water buffalo) ឃ្លៀច kliec
to be albino; to have white blotches on the skin ផឿក phɨək
to be alert ល្វាសល្វៃ lvieh - lvej
to be alien, foreign អាណិក ʔaanək
to be alive. ជីវី ciivii
to be alive. រស់ rʊəh
to be all wrinkled up កញ្ជ្រីវ kɑɲcriiv
to be almost identical, equal to / level with each other, contemporary, of about the same age. ស្រករ srɑkɑɑ
to be almost ripe, partially ripe ស្រគាល srɑkiel
to be almost sure, wonder about something one is almost sure of, be more or less certain about; to be alike, almost the same, approximate. ប្រហាក់ប្រហែល prɑhak - prɑhael
to be alone, unique, odd, single (of objects that usually come in pairs, such as testicles or tusks) ទក tɔɔk
to be alone ឯកាឯកោ ʔaekaa - ʔaekao
to be always gossiping; to talk too much រអូច rɔʔooc
to be always making excuses (esp. of women and children) ម្ញ៉ែម្ញ៉ mɲae - mɲɑɑ
to be amazed, astonished. ពន្យើ pʊənjəə
to be amorphous, structureless និសណ្ឋាន niʔsɑnthaan
to be ancient, antique, old; primordial; legendary. ព្រេង preiŋ
to be angry (at); (of the penis) to be erect ខឹង khəŋ
to be angry, cross, annoyed, very frustrated រញ៉ិងរញ៉ាំង rɔɲəŋ - rɔɲaŋ
to be angry, frustrated, in a bad mood, annoyed មួ muə
to be angry, upset, frustrated, disappointed ទោម្នេញ toumnɨɲ
to be angry ខេខឹង khee khəŋ
to be angry ខ្ញាល់ kɲal
to be animated, brisk, quick ជ្រៀវ criev
to be annexed, appended, attached. ឧបសម្ពន្ឋ ʔuʔpaʔsɑmpʊən
to be annual, yearly សំវច្ឆរ saŋveacchaʔraʔ
to be anonymous អនាមិក ʔaʔnaamɨk
to be antiseptic, disinfecting; disinfectant, germ-killing និប្បូតិកា nippooteʔkaa
to be appalled; to be in panic, bewildered, stupefied, shocked ស្រឡាំងកាំង srɑlaŋ - kaŋ
to be appearing and disappearing, to be indistinct, partially visible. ឡឹមៗ ləm - ləm
to be approximately the same, equal. ស្របាល srɑbaal
to be aquatic ទកាស័យ teaʔkaasaj
to be Arabic, Arab. អារ៉ាប ʔaaraap
to be arched, turned-up, curved ទ្រទួយ trɔtuəj
to be ardent; to be warm, friendly, rollicking (of conversation, laughter) រអៀករអាយ rɔʔiek - rɔʔaaj
to be arid, (hot and) dry. ប្រាំង praŋ
to be aromatic, fragrant, perfumed ពិដោរ piʔdao
to be aromatic, fragrant; heady, intoxicating (e.g. of a perfume) ឈ្ងប់ cŋup
to be arranged close together in orderly rows, closely aligned; to be in perfect order រមេញ rɔmɨɲ
to be arranged in (neat) rows, drawn up in a line / file. រដឹក rɔdək
to be arrogant, aggressive, insolent ឃ្លឿន klɨən
to be arrogant, conceited, presumptuous, snooty; indifferent ចើងម៉ើង caəŋ - maəŋ
to be arrogant, haughty, insolent; conceited ឡូយ looj
to be arrogant, impolite, rude, inconsiderate គគ្រឺត kɔkrɨɨt
to be arrogant, insolent, cocky ជជើល cɔcəəl
to be arrogant, overbearing, haughty, conceited; impolite, rude គ្រហើ krɔhəə
to be arrogant, proud. អង្ឃើល ʔɑŋkhəəl
to be arrogant, proud កំអួក kɑmʔuək
to be artistically decorated; of or pertaining to the fine arts សុវិចិត្រ soʔviʔcət
to be as light as a feather កំផ្លើក(ផ្លើក) kɑmplaək (-plaək)
to be as successful as one wishes ប្រកាក់ prɑkak
to be as, like, as if អំបាល ʔɑmbaal
to be ashamed, be embarrassed, feel shy, timid. ខ្មាស kmaah
to be ashamed; sheepish; remorseful; shamefaced ស្រមេះ srɑmeh
to be asleep លក់ lùək
to be asymmetric, of different sizes (esp. of animal horns, testicles) ទែក tɛɛk
to be at an impasse / in a dead end; to be stymied; to be hesitant, undecided ស្រគែល srɑkɛɛl
to be at the edge, tottering on the brink ប៉ឹម pəm
to be attractive, charming, alluring; tall and slender ស្រវើន srɑvaən
to be attractive, fresh, nice looking ទ្រមើ trɔməə
to be attractive, intricate and sinuous (of carvings) ក្នង់ក្នក់ knɑŋ - knɑk
to be attractive, of unusual beauty (about a woman) ក្រញឹម krɑɲəm
to be attractive, seductive, alluring; delightful, charming, fascinating; bright, radiant, glorious ត្រចង់ trɑcɑŋ
to be attractively small, cute; dainty កញ្ឆឹម kɑɲchəm
to be auspicious ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ siisoʔvat
to be automatic, unconscious អញាណ ʔaʔɲien
to be autonomous, self-governing; guided (e.g. as a missile) ស្វយ័ត svajat
to be autonomous; automatic; self-governing; occurs as a prefixed element in Indic words where it means `self-' or `auto-' ស្វ័យ svaj
to be autumnal. សារទិក saaraʔtɨk
to be available, prepared, ready-made; completed. ស្រាប់ srap
to be avaricious, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted ស្មូរ smoo
to be average, moderate, medium (e.g. of size) ចំទើរ cɑmtəə
to be awesome, huge ឧទារ ʔuʔtie
to be awesome, terrifying, impressive, magnificent, colossal; excellent, splendid; the most ...; incomparable, fantastic, extraordinary (describes something large that is very admirable or very frightening). សំបើម sɑmbaəm
to be awesome, terrifying ទ្រមើម trɔməəm
to be awkward, clumsy, careless; disrespectful, rude; offensive. ស៊សគ្រលស sɔɔh - krɔlɔɔh
to be bad (of handwriting), scrawled, illegible; to write carelessly, scribble; to make a rough draft, sketch (an outline) quickly ខ្វៀក kviek
to be bad / putrid smelling, stinking; fetid, bad (of odor or reputation); pungent ស្អុយ sʔoj
to be bad, troublesome; naughty; difficult, hard, strenuous, exhausting; tired; very busy យ៉ាប់ jap
to be bad, wicked, mean; unattractive, ugly អាក្រក់ ʔaakrɑk
to be badly beaten, ache all over; exhausted, worn out; weakened; listless ទ្រម trɔɔm
to be bald (in the front of the head); to be bare (e.g. as a field) ត្រងាល trɑŋaal
to be bald (on the crown of the head); to be bare (e.g. of vegetation) ថ្ពែក tpɛɛk
to be bald on the front of the head (above the temples) ឆក chɑɑk
to be bald on the top of the head. តំពែក tɑmpɛɛk
to be barbaric, savage អនារ្យ ʔaʔnaa
to be bare, empty; completely gone; bald; to be free of worries. រលីង rɔliiŋ
to be bared (e.g. as teeth); to be obvious, clear, distinct សំញាញ sɑmɲaaɲ
to be bared / exposed (esp. of the teeth); grimacing, grinning. ស្ញាញ sɲaaɲ
to be barely alive, miserable. ប្រដាក់ប្រដឺត prɑdak - prɑdəɨt
to be barely alive; to make just enough to get by, have only a small clientele ផ្តិតៗ pdət - pdət
to be barely noticeable, slightly protruding ត្រឡិន trɑlən
to be barely sufficient (without any left over); to be nearly enough រផិតរផុយ rɔphət - rɔphoj
to be barren, fruitless អផល ʔaʔphɑlaʔ
to be basic, fundamental, principal; marvelous, excellent, supreme; outstanding, remarkable; shrewd, clever ឆ្នើម cnaəm
to be basic, main, paramount; important, essential; primary; true, real សំឡាក់សំខាន់ sɑmlak sɑmkhan
to be battered, scarred កំពឹតកំពៀវ kɑmpɨt - kɑmpiev
to be beaten to a pulp, soft and pulpy; rotten ស្ទោក stouk
to be beautiful, charming, elegant, magnificent សង៉ា saʔŋaa
to be beautiful, excellent, magnificent, superior, best ញ៉ោង ɲaoŋ
to be beautiful, handsome, pleasant looking, charming ស្វាង្គ svaaŋ, svaaŋkeaʔ
to be beautiful; finely detailed, intricate; excellent, magnificent បញ្ចង់ bɑɲcɑŋ
to be beginning to open / burst (of rice grains) ប៉ប្រេះ pɑpreh
to be beloved, favorite; satisfying, pleasing. សំណព្វ sɑmnɑp
to be beneficial, useful ហិតានុពន្ឋិន heʔtaanuʔpʊənthɨn
to be bent at one end, curved (upwards), upturned ង ŋɔɔ
to be bent over. អង្កុល ʔɑŋkol
to be bent to one side ក្ងៀង kŋieŋ
to be bent, crooked, uneven, out of alignment; to deviate from a course ឆែវ chaev
to be bent, curved កោង kaoŋ
to be bent, distorted, crooked, curved ក្ងិច kŋəc
to be bent, twisted, deformed; winding, meandering, tortuous; to be crooked; to be dishonest, false វៀច viec
to be bewildered, confused, dizzy ងេងងោង ŋeiŋ - ŋouŋ
to be bewildered, confused ង៉េមង៉ាម ŋeem - ŋaam
to be biased បញ្ឈៀង(ឲ្យ) bɑɲchieŋ
to be big and fat គ្រមាញ krɔmieɲ
to be big and loose, loose-fitting; wide, broad, roomy, spacious ស៊ូទ្រូ suu - truu
to be big and sloppy, baggy, puffed up in a pile, in a heap (e.g. of a pile of fallen objects) សំពីង sɑmpiiŋ
to be big and strong, healthy (usually of humans) ស្រមាក់ srɑmak
to be big and strong ឌាំង deaŋ
to be big and tall ឆ្តោ cdao
to be big, bulging គ្រលួង krɔluəŋ
to be big, large; huge, enormous; stout, fat, obese ស្រអ៊ុក srɑʔuk
to be bigger than usual, huge, enormous, immense; grotesque ស្ទើង stəəŋ
to be bitter (as a bitter melon). ល្វីង lviiŋ
to be bitter (as the taste of an unripe guava), tart, harsh ចត់ cɑt
to be bizarre, odd; impolite, uncouth, disrespectful. ជំលើយ cumləəj
to be black and shiny ព្រីក priik
to be black and ugly; dirty, soiled, stained ក្ងេះ kŋɑh
to be black with red spots ប្រលួតលាក់ prɑluət leak
to be black, dark (colored) ខ្មៅ kmav
to be bland, flavorless, tasteless; pale and weak, exhausted (describing someone's appearance) ព្រហែត prɔhɛɛt
to be bland, tasteless, insipid ម្ហ៊ែតៗ mhaet - mhaet
to be blind, blinded, dazzled. កង្វាក់ kɑŋvak
to be blind; to be very indecisive, slow and hesitant, groping and creeping about. វីមវើម viim - vəəm
to be blinded by beams of light, dazzled ស្រវាំង srɑvaŋ
to be blinding, dazzling ពព្រាត pɔpriet
to be blind ខ្វាក់ kvak
to be bloated / stuffed (of the stomach); to have indigestion ហល់ hɑl
to be bloated, puffy, swollen, fat, bulging forward (insult) កំប៉ោង kɑmpaoŋ
to be bloated, swollen; distended; inflated. សំតុល sɑmtol
to be blocked, stymied, held in check. ទាល់ toal
to be blocking, be in someone's way; to be preventing, hindering, impeding, interfering ប្រទើស prɑtəəh
to be blotched / spotted (from over use or the effects of water or heat) ល្មាស lmieh
to be blurred ស្រងឹប srɑŋəp
to be boastful, conceited, pompous, vain, pretentious គ្រលស krɔlɔɔh
to be bobbing up and down (of the head when walking). ភ្ងើកៗ pŋəək - pŋəək
to be bobbing up and down. ភ្លើកៗ pləək - pləək
to be bogus, counterfeit; feigning, pretending to be; simulating ក្រអែងក្រអោង krɑʔaeŋ - krɑʔaoŋ
to be boiling vigorously. ខ្ជោល kcoul
to be boisterous, noisy, resounding គឹកកង kɨk - kɑɑŋ
to be bold, brave, fearless. គគាត kɔkiet
to be bold, brazen; ill-bred, shameless ច្រឡាម crɑlaam
to be bold, daring, courageous. ហ៊ាន hien
to be bold, impudent, impertinent; arrogant, overbearing, conceited កំជួ kɑmcuə
to be bold, resolute; proud; arrogant គឃ្លើីន kɔkhəən
to be bold, unabashed គ្រហើម krɔhəəm
to be bony (as a fish); skinny, skin and bones ចំអឹង cɑmʔəŋ
to be bored / fed up with, (sick and) tired of, disgusted; to be boring ធុញ thuɲ
to be bored, fed up with, disgusted with; to be boring, tiring, disgusting ខ្ជេញ kcɨɲ
to be born at the same time. សហជៈ saʔhaʔceaʔ
to be born at the same time; to be double, twinned. ភ្លោះ plʊəh
to be born healthy; to be growing well / vigorously សុជាត soʔciet
to be born, created; to be, become; to come into existence, arise, appear; to rise (of the sun); to happen, occur; to give birth to កើត kaət
to be bouncy / jouncy (of a gait). រងាក់ rɔŋeak
to be boundless, immense; countless. រងោក rɔŋouk
to be bowing; fussing about. រណេបរណឺប rɔneep - rɔnəəp
to be branching off in different directions; set widely apart, divided, forked. កន្ទែក kɑntɛɛk
to be brave (of a gait). អង្ឃាក់ ʔɑŋkheak
to be brave, courageous, bold លុះ luh
to be brave, fearless, courageous, bold, valiant អង់អាច ʔɑŋ - ʔaac
to be breathless, out of breath, having great difficulty in breathing ផ្តឺតផ្តក់ pdəɨt - pdɑk
to be breathtakingly beautiful, ravishing, delightful, lovely, charming, fascinating; excellent, outstanding, remarkable ឆើត chaət
to be brief, pouring and regular (of rain); daily heavy and torrential (of rains) រំហុក rumhok
to be bright / vivid / dazzling (of colors, lights or flame) រន្ទាល rʊəntiel
to be bright iridescent bluish-yellow ល្មឿង lmɨəŋ
to be bright red, scarlet, crimson ឆ្អៅ cʔav
to be bright, clear, brilliant; alleviated, cleared up ស្វាង svaaŋ
to be bright, dazzling, radiant, glowing, shining, sparkling ព្រោង prouŋ
to be bright, fresh, pretty, attractive ប៉ប្រិម pɑprəm
to be bright, sparkling, brilliant, blazing សន្ឋោ sɑnthou
to be bright, sparkling, pure, clean, without any impurities ជ្រះ creah
to be bright, sparkling; (of the surface of a broad shallow body of water) to be sparkling, shining brightly, reflecting អញ្ចាច ʔɑɲcaac
to be bright-red, glowing red ច្រាល craal
to be brightly sparkling, blazing, scintillating សន្ឋៅ sɑnthɨv
to be broad (as the shoulders) ទង្គះ tʊəŋkeah
to be broad and flat; spread out; (fully) opened កំប៉ាង kɑmpaaŋ
to be broad, wide, big and tall; wide open ចង្គ្រុង cɑŋkruŋ
to be broken (of string), disconnected, detached, separated, interrupted; to be torn apart. ដាច់ dac
to be broken, crippled, maimed; smashed. កំបាក់ kɑmbak
to be broken, dislocated កខិក kɑkhək
to be broken, fractured; amputated, cut off, torn off; dismembered. កំបុត kɑmbot
to be broken, ruined; damaged, spoiled; paralyzed (as an arm or leg); evil, wicked, naughty ខូច khooc
to be bruised / soft / pulpy (of fruit, muscle, etc.) ពុរ pul, puu, pou
to be bruised, black and blue; to be dark; to be blemished, discolored, stained; to be a bluish color. ជាំ coam
to be bulging / protruding (of the eyes); to be prominent; to be outrageous. ត្លែ tlae
to be bulging out at the sides (of the stomach) ប្លែន plaen
to be bulging out, popping out ត្លោត tlaot
to be bulging, large and protruding (of the eyes), jutting out ក្រឡោត krɑlaot
to be bulging, protruding (of lips) ច្របូញ crɑbooɲ
to be bulging, protruding (of the chest or bosom) ច្រពើង crɑpəəŋ
to be bulging, protruding, convex, prominent (of the forehead) ត្រងើល trɑŋaəl
to be bulging, sticking out ត្លែត tlaet
to be bulging, swelling, opened wide, distended, swollen ស្ទាញ stieɲ
to be bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy; big, gigantic អ៊ូង ʔuuŋ
to be bumpy, rough, rising and dipping (of a road) រគោល rɔkoul
to be bumpy, rough, uneven, full of holes (e.g. as a road) ក្រហេងក្រហូង krɑheeŋ - krɑhooŋ
to be burdensome, onerous; expensive មូលា muulie
to be Burmese, of or pertaining to Myanmar. ភូមា phuumie
to be burned down, reduced to ashes. សុស soh
to be burned, blistered; irritated; to get a burn, get blistered. រលាក rɔliek
to be burned, scorched; overcooked ខ្លោច klaoc
to be busy, preoccupied, concerned. រវល់ rɔvʊəl
to be calm, tranquil, quiet; secret, covert, hidden ហស្ស reaʔhah, reaʔhahsaʔ-
to be Cambodian, Khmer ខេមរៈ kheemaʔraʔ
to be cantankerous, quarrelsome រញ៉ាំរញ៉ូវ rɔɲam - rɔɲəv
to be capable, expert, skilled, good at ចំណាន cɑmnaan
to be carefree, casual, easygoing; lighthearted; to be careless, thoughtless, indifferent ក្រអែស krɑʔeh
to be carefree, light-hearted, indifferent, dazed, unaware, casual តយង៉យ tɑɑj - ŋɑɑj
to be carefree, lighthearted, happy-go-lucky ជើយ cəəj
to be carefree, playful, lighthearted, cheerful, frivolous. ប្លេះប្លោះ pleh - plɑh
to be carefully / artistically done (var. ចិត្ត, etc.) ចិត្រ cət, cətraʔ-
to be careless, absent-minded; improper, immodest នែលនល nɛɛl - nɔɔl
to be careless, frivolous; haphazard សៅដៅ sav - dav
to be careless, inattentive; frivolous កខ្លេះកខ្លោញ kɑkleh - kɑklaoɲ
to be careless, inattentive; to do something carelessly ធ្វេស tveeh
to be careless, negligent, easy-going ធ្លោយ thlòːy
to be careless, negligent, indifferent អ៊ែស ʔɛɛh
to be careless, negligent, reckless ខ្ជីខ្ជា kcii - kcie
to be careless, negligent ពាយ-[ងាយ] pìːəj-[ŋìːəj]
to be careless, sloppy; indifferent. ស៊ែសគ្រមែស sɛɛh - krɔmɛɛh
to be carelessly packed / dumped (with many loose ends sticking out); tousled, disheveled ស៊ោងអំពោង souŋ - ʔɑmpouŋ
to be caring, solicitous (esp. of women) ញញឹកញញ៉ុក ɲɔɲək - ɲɔɲok
to be cast, manufactured by casting, molded. ស្មិត smət
to be castrated កំរៀវ kɑmriev
to be certain, clear, sure, obvious; true; exact, accurate ជាក់ ceak
to be chaotic, disorderly, scattered, helter-skelter; athwart, in the way ច្រងាង crɑŋaaŋ
to be characterized by extreme changes of fortune, changeable; troublesome អណ្ដាក់អណ្ដល់ ʔɑndak - ʔɑndɑl
to be charming, beautiful, pretty; alluring, fascinating, seductive; merry, lively; fresh; transparent ត្រយង់ trɑjɑŋ
to be charming, fascinating, delightful; attractive, shapely, very beautiful. កំប្លង់ kɑmplɑŋ
to be chastened, set straight; to be contrite. ចាល caal
to be childish (refers only to women) លោលា lou - lie
to be childish, infantile, senseless. រម៉េះរម៉ោះ rɔmeh - rɔmɑh
to be childish, very playful, very frivolous. រឡេះរឡោះ rɔleh - rɔlɑh
to be chilly, cold; to feel cold. រងា rɔŋie
to be chipped; to crumble; to slip off / out of; to become detached, come apart របេះ rɔbeh
to be choked, suffocated ឈ្លក់ chlùək
to be chronic (of a pain), to be persistent and dull (of pain) ស្ទំ stum
to be chubby (of humans; usually humorous and intimate) ក្រម៉ាប់ krɑmap
to be chubby, stoutish កំភើ kɑmphəə
to be circling, hovering, going round in circles (of a flock of birds). ឆ្វាត់ឆ្វៀល cvat - cviel
to be circumcised ក្រឡិត krɑlət
to be civilized, sophisticated; well developed អារ្យ ʔaarjaʔ
to be classic(al) តន្តី tɑntəj
to be clean, nice, neat; pure, chaste; smart (of someone's appearance); nice-looking, beautiful ស្អាត sʔaat
to be clear and ringing, resonant (of a voice) ញ៉ែ ɲae
to be clear, apparent, obvious, evident; to be essential, important. ស្តែង sdaeŋ
to be clear, bright; sparkling; pure, clean; shining, splendid, exquisite ត្រចះ trɑcah
to be clear, distinct, easy to see, obvious ក្រឡាញ krɑlaaɲ
to be clear, distinct, obvious, conspicuous; true, sure ក្រឡៅ krɑlav
to be clear, distinct, obvious; certain; right, correct, accurate, precise (arch. var. ស្បាស់ ) ច្បាស់ cbah
to be clear, distinct, visible, plain គគាច kɔkiec
to be clear, easy to see ទែង tɛɛŋ
to be clear, limpid, transparent (of liquids); pure; serene; excellent, perfect; precious ថ្លា tlaa
to be clear, lucid; light, bright; high, lofty, noble, splendid, glorious ចិញ្ចែង cəɲcaeŋ
to be clear, transparent, pure ឈ្វេង cveiŋ
to be clear, understandable; bright, lucid; clean, flawless; clearly spaced; to clear (e.g. the throat). ល្អះ lʔah
to be clear-cut, clear, certain, sure. ស្បាន់ sban
to be clear-cut, precise, definite, obvious; actual, real ប្រត្យក្ស prɑtjak
to be clear; shining, gleaming, glistening. រលង់ rɔlʊəŋ
to be clever, brilliant, intelligent, alert; subtle ឆ្លាស claah
to be clever, intelligent, able, smart, alert, quick-witted, sharp; sensible; profound; subtle, discriminating ឈ្លាស clieh
to be clever, intelligent, alert, agile, brilliant, good at ក្វែន kvaen
to be clever, skillful; well educated; strong, effective. ពូកែ puukae
to be clever, wise, shrewd ឆ្លាត claat
to be close to, neck and neck កិតៗ kət - kət
to be close to, stuck to. ស្ទាប់ stoap
to be close together, cramped; narrow; compact, dense កុះ koh
to be close together, dense, thick, compact; narrow ញឹក ɲɨk
to be close, adjacent; following one after the other, (formed) in a chain. ប្រកិត prɑkət
to be close, intimate, sincere (of friendship), favorite វល្លភៈ voalleaʔpheaʔ
to be close, near; similar, approximately the same ស្របាក់ស្របាល srɑbak - srɑbaal
to be close, near; tight; close-set, dense, thick. ជិត cɨt
to be close, thick, close-set, closely spaced ច្រុះ croh
to be closed (of a conference or meeting); to be secret, confidential. សំងាត់ sɑmŋat
to be closed ដោប daop
to be closely intertwined, entangled (e.g. as roots) ស្រមាញ srɑmaaɲ
to be cloudy / muddy / murky (of water), blurred (of sight, thoughts), disturbed, confused, muddled; worried ល្អក់ lʔɑk
to be cloudy / translucent (as a piece of glass) ស្អាប់ sʔap
to be clumsy, awkward, lumbering, sluggish, slow. ស៊ើកៗ səək - səək
to be clumsy, awkward, lumbering; improper, disrespectful ឆ្ងើយ cŋaəj
to be coarse / harsh / rough (of fabric); to be scabrous eg. សំពត់សាច់ស៊ើមគគ្រើម . coarse cloth ស៊ើមគគ្រើម səəm - kɔkrəəm
to be coarse, rough, sharp, harsh គំរាតគំរោត kumriet - kumrout
to be coarse, rude, common, vulgar (of manners), ill-bred; barbarous ជួ cuə
to be coarse, rude, obscene, nasty យ៉ាបឆា jaapchaa
to be cold / cool (to the touch; less intense than រងា​); refreshing; to be subtle ត្រជាក់ trɑceak
to be cold, impassive, passionless; tough; haughty, arrogant, proud ស្មឿក smɨək
to be colorful, decorative; illustrated; mixed; to be refined វិចិត្រ viʔcət, viʔcetraʔ-
to be colorless, (deathly) pale, without a drop of blood in one's face; exhausted, tired (due to a lack of sleep or overwork) ស្រាំង sraŋ
to be comfortable, cozy ខ្ញែម kɲaem
to be comical, amusing, funny. កំប្លែង kɑmplaeŋ
to be common / joint (of property, interest, etc.) សាទិស saatɨh
to be complacent, spineless, weak (in spirit); to feign weakness ទំរន់ tumrʊən
to be completely bare / hairless (of a bald or shaved head), shaved (of the head); to be devoid of vegetation ត្រងោល trɑŋaol
to be completely covered (e.g. with scars); to be all over the body រសុស rɔsoh
to be completely covered with small bumps រម៉ង់ rɔmɑŋ
to be completely empty. គំហែត kumhɛɛt
to be completely empty. គ្រហែត krɔhɛɛt
to be completely without support, completely alone (of a person) តតែលតតោល tɑtael - tɑtaol
to be completely worn out ទ្រួក truət
to be completely wrong ធ្លូញ tluuɲ