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មេអំបៅ
Butterfly
មេអំបៅ
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/meːʔɑmpaw/
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me'ampau
មេអំបៅ Meaning in English
Definitions
Noun
butterfly
Wiktionary
(ន.) សុខុមសត្វមួយប្រភេទ មានច្រើនបែប, មានស្លាបបួនផ្នែកសណ្ឋានស្រទាង មានសាច់ទន់ផុយ ឬជាផង់ធូលី សម្បុរតែមួយព័ណ៌ ឬរំលេចព័ណ៌ផ្សេងៗ, ជាសត្វមានកំណើតក្លាយមកពីដង្កូវ : មេអំបៅជាសត្វទិវាចរក៏មាន, រត្តិចរក៏មាន ។
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Compound Words
ដង្កូវ
មេអំបៅ
Caterpillar
<h2>ដង្កូវមេអំបៅ / Caterpillar</h2> <b>dɑ̆nggow mé'ɑmbau</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).<br>
ហែល
មេអំបៅ
Butterfly Stroke
<h2>ហែលមេអំបៅ / Butterfly Stroke</h2> <b>hael mé'ɑmbau</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to swim using the butterfly-style<br>
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Sentences with មេអំបៅ
<h2>ថា / That/Say</h2> <b>4/9</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)<br>
ថា
ta
That/Say
<h2>នាង / She/Her</h2> <b>0/90</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.<br><br>
នាង
néang
She/Her
<h2>ដូច / As/Like</h2> <b>75/87</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.<br><br>
ដូច
doj
As/Like
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
She's like a butter.
<h2>យក / Take</h2> <b>511/74</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold; to take (away); to steal; to bring; to borrow; to get, obtain, achieve; to accept (Surin dial. yuə)<br>
យក
yɔg
Take
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>មកលេង / To visit</h2> <b>0/3770</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to visit<br> មក,លេង
មកលេង
mɔg léng
To visit
Ain't play with no butterfly.
<h2>អូន / Dear</h2> <b>0/2495</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)<br><br>
អូន
'on
Dear
<h2>សម្លាញ់ / Friend</h2> <b>0/7327</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> close friend, buddy<br>
សម្លាញ់
sɑ̆mlăn
Friend
<h2>អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection</h2> <b>0/4668</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair. In some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them. It may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention<br>
អើយ
'aeuy
Particle Indicating Affection
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bɑng
Elder
<h2>មើលទៅ / Looks Like</h2> <b>0/1621</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that<br> មើល,ទៅ
មើលទៅ
meul dŏu
Looks Like
<h2>អូន / Dear</h2> <b>0/2495</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)<br><br>
អូន
'on
Dear
<h2>ដូច / As/Like</h2> <b>75/87</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.<br><br>
ដូច
doj
As/Like
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ណាស់ / Alot</h2> <b>0/179</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> very, greatly; very much<br>
ណាស់
năh
Alot
My baby girl you look so pretty just like butterfly.
<h2>បើ / If</h2> <b>0/55</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> if, may be; although<br>
បើ
baeu
If
<h2>មានវាសនា / Destiny</h2> <b>0/7133</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to share someone's fate<br> មាន,វាសនា
មានវាសនា
méan véasna
Destiny
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bɑng
Elder
<h2>ក្លាយជា / Became</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> To become<br> ក្លាយ,ជា
ក្លាយជា
glay jéa
Became
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
If you are destined to become a butterfly
<h2>ខំ / Try Hard</h2> <b>0/1167</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to<br>
ខំ
kɑm
Try Hard
<h2>កែ / Improve</h2> <b>0/494</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to correct, fix, repair; to adjust, change, modify; to cure, remedy; to change a mood <br>
កែ
gae
Improve
<h2>ប្រែខ្លួន / Transform</h2> <b>0/9465</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> <br>
ប្រែខ្លួន
braekluŏn
Transform
<h2>ជា / Is</h2> <b>809/7</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to be (equal / equivalent to, the same as) (Commonly occurs as the main verb in an equative clause introducing a predicate nominative; the form គឺជា is a more formal var.)<br><br>
ជា
jéa
Is
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ចាំ / Wait</h2> <b>0/508</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to wait (for), await, expect<br>
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
<h2>ផ្កា / Flower</h2> <b>596/1054</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> flower.<br><br>
ផ្កា
pga
Flower
Try to transform yourself into a flower butterfly
<h2>រស់នៅ / Live</h2> <b>109/404</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to live, exist, survive<br> រស់,នៅ
រស់នៅ
ruŏh nŏu
Live
<h2>មិនបាច់ / No need</h2> <b>0/4463</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> not to have / need to, not to be necessary<br> មិន,បាច់
មិនបាច់
mĭn băj
No need
<h2>មាន / Have</h2> <b>428/6</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are<br><br>
មាន
méan
Have
<h2>អ្នក / You</h2> <b>26/25</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> you (to equals of both sexes; somewhat less formal than លោក); you (to an older brother or sister-in-law).<br><br>
អ្នក
neăg
You
<h2>អប / Strengthen</h2> <b>0/2945</b> <div class="badge level9">B1 - Advanced</div><br> to strengthen, support, reinforce, splint; to fix something<br><br>
អប
'ɑb
Strengthen
<h2>ជា / Is</h2> <b>809/7</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to be (equal / equivalent to, the same as) (Commonly occurs as the main verb in an equative clause introducing a predicate nominative; the form គឺជា is a more formal var.)<br><br>
ជា
jéa
Is
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ហោះ / Fly</h2> <b>0/1125</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to fly (as aircraft, mechanically, without flapping the wings, or by magical means), to soar; to flit about (compare ហើរ `to fly - of birds')<br><br>
ហោះ
haôh
Fly
<h2>ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ / Saturday</h2> <b>0/1345</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> Saturday<br> ថ្ងៃ,សៅរ៍
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍
tngai sau
Saturday
<h2>យ៉ាង / Type</h2> <b>0/68</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> kind, type, way, manner.<br><br>
យ៉ាង
yang
Type
<h2>សៅហ្មង / Dirty</h2> <b>0/7089</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> to worry; unclean; dirty, bad, cheap, low, degraded, vulgar.<br><br> សៅ,ហ្មង
សៅហ្មង
sau mɑng
Dirty
Live without a caretaker_Be a butterfly flying on Saturdays with great joy
<h2>ដង្កូវ / Grub</h2> <b>0/3971</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> grub, larva, caterpillar; maggot, worm<br>
ដង្កូវ
dɑ̆nggow
Grub
<h2>ក្លាយទៅជា / Become</h2> <b>0/2293</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to be transformed (into something); to become, change (into something)<br> ក្លាយ,ទៅជា
ក្លាយទៅជា
glay dŏu jéa
Become
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
WHEN WORMS BECOME BUTTERFLIES
ទោះហោះ
<h2>ខ្ពស់ / Tall</h2> <b>74/176</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to be high, tall, elevated; eminent; stately, exalted; grand; pompous, arrogant<br>
ខ្ពស់
kbuŏh
Tall
<h2>ដូច / As/Like</h2> <b>75/87</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.<br><br>
ដូច
doj
As/Like
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ពួក / Group</h2> <b>0/160</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> group (esp. an informal, ad hoc group), detachment, herd, gathering, association; (with place name) native / resident of ....; squad (of 3 to 5 men); often merely conveys the idea of plurality<br><br>
ពួក
buŏg
Group
<h2>នៅ / At</h2> <b>13/3</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម) <br><br>
នៅ
nŏu
At
<h2>ក្នុង / In</h2> <b>0/10</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> in, inside; during + (time word)<br><br>
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
<h2>ស្មៅ / Grass</h2> <b>578/3379</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> grass, generic term for grasses and grass-like plants<br><br>
ស្មៅ
smau
Grass
<h2>យើង / Us/Our</h2> <b>35/38</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my<br>
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
<h2>មើលមិនឃើញ / Overlook</h2> <b>0/7465</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> <br> មើល,មិន,ឃើញ
មើលមិនឃើញ
meul mĭn keun
Overlook
<h2>ទេ / No</h2> <b>0/42</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> 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 <pos>i</pos> no<br><br>
ទេ
dé
No
Now that I soar high like a butterfly, those in the grass are invisible to me
<h2>ទោះ / Albeit</h2> <b>0/237</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> even (if), even though, though it were<br>
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
<h2>ហោះ / Fly</h2> <b>0/1125</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to fly (as aircraft, mechanically, without flapping the wings, or by magical means), to soar; to flit about (compare ហើរ `to fly - of birds')<br><br>
ហោះ
haôh
Fly
<h2>ខ្ពស់ / Tall</h2> <b>74/176</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to be high, tall, elevated; eminent; stately, exalted; grand; pompous, arrogant<br>
ខ្ពស់
kbuŏh
Tall
<h2>ដូច / As/Like</h2> <b>75/87</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.<br><br>
ដូច
doj
As/Like
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ពស់ / Snake</h2> <b>0/741</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> snake<br>
ពស់
buŏh
Snake
<h2>នៅ / At</h2> <b>13/3</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម) <br><br>
នៅ
nŏu
At
<h2>ក្នុង / In</h2> <b>0/10</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> in, inside; during + (time word)<br><br>
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
<h2>ស្មៅ / Grass</h2> <b>578/3379</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> grass, generic term for grasses and grass-like plants<br><br>
ស្មៅ
smau
Grass
<h2>យើង / Us/Our</h2> <b>35/38</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my<br>
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
<h2>មើលមិនឃើញ / Overlook</h2> <b>0/7465</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> <br> មើល,មិន,ឃើញ
មើលមិនឃើញ
meul mĭn keun
Overlook
<h2>ទេ / No</h2> <b>0/42</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> 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 <pos>i</pos> no<br><br>
ទេ
dé
No
Now that I soar high like a butterfly, those in the grass are invisible to me
<h2>ពណ៌ / Color</h2> <b>270/433</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> color; complexion; aspect, nature, character, appearance; class, group; race<br>
ពណ៌
bɔr
Color
<h2>នេះ / Here/This</h2> <b>29/8</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> this, these; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space<br>
នេះ
néh
Here/This
<h2>ឡើង / Ascend</h2> <b>683/52</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to go up, ascend; (of aircraft) to take off; to rise, get up; to climb; to get on / board (a means of transport); to go upstream; to ferment, rise (of dough); to increase.<br><br>
ឡើង
laeung
Ascend
<h2>ក្រហមឆ្អិន / Brick Red</h2> <b>0/8946</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to be brick-red<br> ក្រហម,ឆ្អិន
ក្រហមឆ្អិន
grɑ̆hɑm ch'ĕn
Brick Red
<h2>ឆ្អៅ / Chow</h2> <b>0/6816</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> to be bright red, scarlet, crimson<br>
ឆ្អៅ
ch'au
Chow
<h2>ទ្វារ / Door</h2> <b>0/1371</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> door, entrance, opening, gate; one of the 10 mystical entrances or portals of the human body (ears, eyes, nares, mouth, navel, anus, and urinary meatus)<br><br>
ទ្វារ
dwéa
Door
<h2>មេអំបៅ / Butterfly</h2> <b>0/4162</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> butterfly<br>
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
<h2>ហៅ / Call</h2> <b>0/585</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to call, name; to order (e.g. in a restaurant), specif. to stop a vehicle; to send for, summon; to invite (guests)<br>
ហៅ
hau
Call
<h2>ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My</h2> <b>2/28</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my ; <dialect>Surin</dialect> I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)<br><br>
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
<h2>ដង្ខៅ / Merchant</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> dealer, merchant, trader; head of a commercial house; master, owner (e.g. of a business), entrepreneur; boss, ringleader <br>
ដង្ខៅ
dɑ̆ngkau
Merchant
<h2>គោ / Cow</h2> <b>579/1082</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> ox; cow; bull<br><br>
គោ
go
Cow
This red color so hot, butterfly door call out to me as
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Noun
butterfly
(ន.) សុខុមសត្វមួយប្រភេទ មានច្រើនបែប, មានស្លាបបួនផ្នែកសណ្ឋានស្រទាង មានសាច់ទន់ផុយ ឬជាផង់ធូលី សម្បុរតែមួយព័ណ៌ ឬរំលេចព័ណ៌ផ្សេងៗ, ជាសត្វមានកំណើតក្លាយមកពីដង្កូវ : មេអំបៅជាសត្វទិវាចរក៏មាន, រត្តិចរក៏មាន ។
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