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ដេកចាំដាំចេក
Waiting in Vain
ដេកចាំដាំចេក
Transliteration
dégâjăm dăm jég
C2
IPA
/ɗeːkɑːcam ɗam ceːk/
GD
dekacham dam chek
ដេកចាំដាំចេក Meaning in English
Sleep waiting to plant bananas
Waiting in Vain
Definitions
to wait for something that will never happen
Headley
Stems
ដេកចាំ
Loaf
<h2>ដេកចាំ / Loaf</h2> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> to sit idly by, loaf, not to work
ដាំ
Boil/Plant
<h2>ដាំ / Boil/Plant</h2> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to plant (single seeds), to sow; to grow (crops); to erect, set up / install (e.g. a post or column), implant; to set (a gem); to inlay; to establish, found<br>
ចេក
Banana
<h2>ចេក / Banana</h2> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> banana (Musa sp.)<br>
Sentences with ដេកចាំដាំចេក
<h2>កុំ / Don’t</h2> <b>0/626</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> do not ...<br><br>
កុំ
gom
Don’t
<h2>ដេកចាំដាំចេក / Waiting in Vain</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to wait for something that will never happen<br> ដេកចាំ,ដាំ,ចេក
ដេកចាំដាំចេក
dégâjăm dăm jég
Waiting in Vain
<h2>កុំ / Don’t</h2> <b>0/626</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> do not ...<br><br>
កុំ
gom
Don’t
<h2>ដេក / Recline</h2> <b>0/1294</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest<br>
ដេក
dég
Recline
<h2>ស៊ី / Consume</h2> <b>0/113</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to eat, consume (food or fuel); to guzzle, devour; to corrode (as rust or an acid) (used for animals feeding; with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas. The following words which translate as `to eat' in English are used in Cambodian: ច្រាស, ច្រាសច្រំ, បុះ, បុះច្រាស, សុល, អំពះ are all vulgar terms conveying the idea of cramming food into the mouth; ឆាន់ is used for Buddhist monks; ញ៉ាំ is a polite term used for the speaker and for persons younger than or the same age as the speaker; ទទួលទាន is respectful; ទទួលព្រះរាជទាន is used by the king referring to himself; បរិភោគ is used to refer to persons of lower rank than the speaker or by persons of lower rank referring to themselves; ពិសា is a polite form used for persons of equal or higher rank; ពិសាក្រយា is used for high officials; ស៊ី is a common neutral or intimate term used especially of animals; សោយ is used of royalty; ហូប is a common rural term; it is used for persons of the same age or rank and is somewhat more polite than ស៊ី not used for animals; ហូប was the favored term by the KR; អាស្រ័យ is used of lower ranking or younger persons; more polite than បរិភោគ )<br><br>
ស៊ី
si
Consume
<h2>ជុះ / Last</h2> <b>0/6393</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> to evacuate the bowels, defecate, have a bowel movement (more polite forms are ដោះទុក្ខសត្វធំ for monks, and បត់ជើងធំ for the laity)<br>
ជុះ
jŭh
Last
Don't sleep waiting to plant bananas, don't sleep waiting to eat them.
<h2>កុំ / Don’t</h2> <b>0/626</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> do not ...<br><br>
កុំ
gom
Don’t
<h2>ដេក / Recline</h2> <b>0/1294</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest<br>
ដេក
dég
Recline
<h2>ដេកចាំដាំចេក / Waiting in Vain</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to wait for something that will never happen<br> ដេកចាំ,ដាំ,ចេក
ដេកចាំដាំចេក
dégâjăm dăm jég
Waiting in Vain
DON’T SLEEP AND WAIT FOR LUCK
<h2>ដេកចាំដាំចេក / Waiting in Vain</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to wait for something that will never happen<br> ដេកចាំ,ដាំ,ចេក
ដេកចាំដាំចេក
dégâjăm dăm jég
Waiting in Vain
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>វា / It/Them</h2> <b>25/44</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> (of animals, things, or very young children) it; (familiar or contemptuous) he / him / his; she / her; they / them / their<br>
វា
véa
It/Them
<h2>បានន័យ / Intend</h2> <b>0/6424</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> to mean<br> បាន,ន័យ
បានន័យ
ban neăy
Intend
<h2>អី / What</h2> <b>0/791</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> spoken var. of អ្វី<br>
អី
'ei
What
What does it mean to sleep and plant bananas?
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to wait for something that will never happen
