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ស៊ីសំណែន
Take a gift
ស៊ីសំណែន
Transliteration
si sɑmnaen
C2
colloquial
IPA
/siː sɑmnaen/
GD
si samnaen
ស៊ីសំណែន Meaning in English
Definitions
to eat food after it has been offered to the spirits; to receive a bribe
Headley
Stems
ស៊ី
Consume
ស៊ី / Consume
A2
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 )
សំណែន
Offer
សំណែន / Offer
C1
sacrifice / offering (esp. of food to the spirits of the dead).
Sentences with ស៊ីសំណែន
មក / Come
180/39
Starter
to come (toward the speaker in space or time); to come to / towards (often used as a
fp
indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present).
មក
mɔg
Come
វា / It/Them
25/44
Starter - Advanced
(of animals, things, or very young children) it; (familiar or contemptuous) he / him / his; she / her; they / them / their
វា
véa
It/Them
ស៊ីបាយ / Eat
0/13497
A2 - Advanced
ស៊ី,បាយ
ស៊ីបាយ
si bay
Eat
ទៅវិញ / Return
0/963
A2
to go back, return
ទៅ,វិញ
ទៅវិញ
dŏu vĭn
Return
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aôy
Give
វា / It/Them
25/44
Starter - Advanced
(of animals, things, or very young children) it; (familiar or contemptuous) he / him / his; she / her; they / them / their
វា
véa
It/Them
ស៊ីសំណែន / Take a gift
0/0
C2
to eat food after it has been offered to the spirits; to receive a bribe
ស៊ី,សំណែន
ស៊ីសំណែន
si sɑmnaen
Take a gift
Come as a body, go back as a soul.
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