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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ប្រេងកូឡា | preeŋ koulaa | balm, liniment |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ប្រេងខ្យល់ | preeŋ kyɑl, preeŋ kcɑl | medicinal oil much used as a liniment |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ថ្នាំ | tnam | 1. medicine 2. herb, tobacco 3. paint |
| ប្រចាំ | prɑcam | 1. to wait until something is over, wait and let someone else do something 2. to wait for, expect 3. to be kept/reserved for, be for the use/service of 4. to be stationed at, assigned to, attached to, accredited to 5. about, of, concerning, related to |
| គ្រួសារ | kruəsaa | family |
| នៅ | nɨv | 1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| លាប | liep | 1. to cover a surface with a liquid, paste or powder 2. to coat, to paint, to smear, to plaster 3. to associate with |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ចុកពោះ | cok pʊəh | to have a stomach ache or colic |
| ឈឺក្បាល | cʰɨɨ kbaal | 1. headache 2. to have a headache |
| ឈឺ | cʰɨɨ | to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain |
| សាច់ដុំ | sac dom | muscle |
| មូស | muuh | mosquito |
| ខាំ | kʰam | to bite, to sting (of an insect such as a mosquito) |
| វិលមុខ | vɨl muk | dizzy |
| រួយ | ruəy | 1. tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted 2. to sprinkle, to dust |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| ហើមពោះ | haǝm pʊəh | to feel bloated, to have an upset stomach |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| អាការៈ | ʔaakaa, ʔaakaaraʔ | 1. symptom, characteristic, sign 2. special sign, omen 3. appearance, look, aspect, attribute 4. way, method 5. attitude, manner, conduct, behavior 6. action, situation, condition 7. letter of the alphabet 8. letter |
| មាន | mien | 1. to have, possess, own 2. to exist, there is, there are 3. to be rich, own property 4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’ |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ក្ដៅខ្លួន | kdav kluən | 1. to have a fever 2. to burn, to be hot Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| រងា | rɔŋie | 1. to be chilly, cold 2. to feel cold |
| អស់កម្លាំង | ʔɑh kɑmlaŋ | to be tired, exhausted, weak |
| ហៅ | hav | 1. to call, name 2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle 3. to send for, summon 4. to invite (guests) |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| កោស | kaoh | to grate, scrape (off), scratch/dig out {កោសខ្យល់ = Cambodian folk remedy for headaches, stomach aches, etc., where one repeatedly scrapes the skin with a coin (or betel leaf for infants) to raise welts and stimulate the circulation — wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.} |
| វិធី | viʔtʰii | 1. method, style, arrangement 2. ceremony, ritual |
| ព្យាបាល | pyiebaal | 1. to take care of, look after 2. to treat (medically) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| សេន | seen, saen | 1. cent, penny, one hundredth of a riel 2. coin |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ក | kɑɑ | 1. neck 2. collar {កអាវ = collar of a shirt} |
| ដែល | dael | 1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!} |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |