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ក្ងោក
Peacock
ក្ងោក
Transliteration
gngaog
B1
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IPA
/kŋaok/
GD
kngaok
ក្ងោក Meaning in English
Definitions
Noun
peacock
Headley
Noun
peacock
Wiktionary
១ (ន.) ឈ្មោះសត្វបក្សីធំមួយប្រភេទ មានរោមស្លាបដុះនៅលើក្បាលដូចជាជុក មានឆ្នាល់ដូចមាន់ សំណុំកន្ទុយធំវែង មានត្រានៅចុងរោមកន្ទុយទាំងអស់ សម្រែកឮខ្លាំង ហើយស្អា ។ ២ (ន.) ឈ្មោះឈើមួយប្រភេទ មានផ្កាពណ៌ក្រហមឆ្អៅ : ផ្កាក្ងោក ។
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Compound Words
ក្ងោក
មាស
Frivolous Woman
ក្ងោកមាស / Frivolous Woman
gngaog miah
C2
frivolous / fickle woman
កន្ទុយ
ក្ងោក
Peacock tail
កន្ទុយក្ងោក / Peacock tail
gerndtuy gngaog
C2
ភ្លៅ
ក្ងោក
Psyllium
ភ្លៅក្ងោក / Psyllium
plouw gngaog
C2
kind of plant (Psyllium sp.)
វង់ភ្នែក
ក្ងោក
Peacock Eye Circle
វង់ភ្នែកក្ងោក / Peacock Eye Circle
wiangpnaeig gngaog
C2
design resembling the `eye' on a male peacock's tail feathers
ស្រី
ក្ងោក
មាស
Unfaithful Wife
ស្រីក្ងោកមាស / Unfaithful Wife
srii gngaog miah
C2
unfaithful wife; woman who murders her husband
ស្មៅកន្ទុយ
ក្ងោក
Red Sprangletop
ស្មៅកន្ទុយក្ងោក / Red Sprangletop
smouw gerndtuy gngaog
C2
Leptochloa chinensis, commonly known as red sprangletop, Asian sprangletop, or Chinese sprangletop, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a serious weed of rice.
It is native to regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Places it is found include Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Eswatini, West Africa, Fiji and Samoa.
Possible Synonyms
មោរៈ
Peacock
មោរៈ / Peacock
B1
មយូរ
Long
មយូរ / Long
B1
សិខិន
Fire
សិខិន / Fire
B1
មោរកលាប
Peacock
មោរកលាប / Peacock
B1
Topics
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Sentences with ក្ងោក
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
ពិតជា / Really
0/359
Starter - Advanced
(will) certainly, (will) surely
ពិត,ជា
ពិតជា
bpidt jia
Really
សប្បាយចិត្ត / To Be Happy
0/2607
A1
to be content, satisfied, happy; to enjoy; happy feeling
សប្បាយ,ចិត្ត
សប្បាយចិត្ត
serbbaay jedt
To Be Happy
ណាស់ / Alot
0/179
Essential
very, greatly; very much
ណាស់
naah
Alot
។
Tausi the Peacock was happy.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
គិត / Think
133/200
A1
to think; to realize; to conceive of; to calculate, figure; to charge for.
គិត
gidt
Think
យ៉ាង / Type
0/68
A1 - Advanced
kind, type, way, manner.
យ៉ាង
yaang
Type
យូរ / Long Time
0/622
A2
to be long (of time); slow; late
យូរ
yuu
Long Time
។
Tausi the Peacock thought hard.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bergsey
Bird
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
មាន
ចិត្តល្អ / Goodness
0/7251
A1 - Advanced
ចិត្ត,ល្អ
ចិត្តល្អ
jedt l'er
Goodness
។
Tausi, the Peacock was a kind and gentle bird.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ត្រដាងស្លាប / Spread Wings
0/12928
B1 - Advanced
to spread the wings.
ត្រដាង,ស្លាប
ត្រដាងស្លាប
dtrerdaang sliab
Spread Wings
យ៉ាង / Type
0/68
A1 - Advanced
kind, type, way, manner.
យ៉ាង
yaang
Type
ស្រស់ / Fresh/Lovely
836/754
Starter - Advanced
to be fresh, green, freshly picked (e.g. of flowers), recently caught (of fish); vivid; to be beautiful, handsome, pretty, attractive
ស្រស់
sriah
Fresh/Lovely
ស្អាត / Beautiful
904/597
Starter
to be clean, nice, neat; pure, chaste; smart (of someone's appearance); nice-looking, beautiful
ស្អាត
s'aadt
Beautiful
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
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
wia
It/Them
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
ram
To Dance
។
The peacock spread its pretty feathers and danced.
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ដាក់ / To Put
482/119
Starter - Advanced
to put, place; to deposit; to add (ingredients); to set (e.g. a trap); to establish; to assign; to locate, settle, station; to lock up; to fasten; to use
ដាក់
daag
To Put
ចំណី / Snack
0/2230
B1
snack; dessert; fodder, (animal) feed
ចំណី
jomney
Snack
បាយទឹក / Meal
0/11132
B1
a meal
បាយ,ទឹក
បាយទឹក
baay dteug
Meal
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
Give
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
ស៊ី / Consume
0/113
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 )
ស៊ី
sii
Consume
And put food and water for the peacock to eat, then the man took a chicken to cut and cook
ប្តី / Husband
0/1725
Starter - Advanced
husband.
ប្តី
bdtey
Husband
ខ្លួន / Body/Self
0/46
Starter - Advanced
body, soul, heart; (one)self
ខ្លួន
kluan
Body/Self
លួច / Steal
0/557
A1 - Advanced
to steal; to do something in a sneaky / underhanded manner.
លួច
luaj
Steal
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdtayj
Royalty
យកមក / Get
0/1597
B1
យក,មក
យកមក
yiag miag
Get
សាច់ / Meat
817/428
Starter
flesh, meat; muscle
សាច់
saaj
Meat
ស៊ី / Consume
0/113
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 )
ស៊ី
sii
Consume
Husband steals peacock meat
រឿងនិទាន / True Story
0/11581
B1
true story, historical story
រឿង,និទាន
រឿងនិទាន
roeung nidtian
True Story
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
mian
Have
ចំណងជើង / Title/Caption
0/2848
B1
caption, headline, title, subtitle, heading
ចំណង,ជើង
ចំណងជើង
jomnerng jeung
Title/Caption
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
សត្វ / Animal
92/316
Starter - Advanced
animal, living being (human or animal); life, soul
សត្វ
serdt
Animal
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jerng
To Want
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
rian
To Learn
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
The story title is The Peacock Who Wished To Fly
ឥឡូវនេះ / Now
199/1748
Starter - Advanced
now, nowadays
ឥឡូវ,នេះ
ឥឡូវនេះ
eloow nih
Now
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
សត្វ / Animal
92/316
Starter - Advanced
animal, living being (human or animal); life, soul
សត្វ
serdt
Animal
ដែលមាន / That Has
0/0
A2 - Advanced
ដែល,មាន
ដែលមាន
dael mian
That Has
សម្រស់ / Appearance
425/1401
A2
to drain, strain, filter; to cause to dry out
សម្រស់
sermriah
Appearance
ទាក់ទាញ / Attractive
0/706
A2 - Advanced
to attract (someone's interest), to influence people; to drag up
ទាក់,ទាញ
ទាក់ទាញ
dtoag dtianh
Attractive
ជាងគេបំផុត / Greatest Degree
0/0
B1 - Advanced
most, least, in the greatest degree, in a degree greater than all others
ជាងគេ,បំផុត
ជាងគេបំផុត
jiang gay bompodt
Greatest Degree
។
Now Tausi the Peacock was the most attractive bird in the village.
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
derl
For
បាត់ / Lose
388/420
Starter - Advanced
to disappear, vanish; to perish; to lose.
បាត់
baadt
Lose
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdtayj
Royalty
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
Give
ប៉ាវគង / Pao Kong
0/0
C2
to beat a gong (to announce something); to spread news (by beating a drum or gong to gather people together)
ប៉ាវ,គង
ប៉ាវគង
paaw giang
Pao Kong
សួររក / Ask for
0/8252
C1
to ask for
សួរ,រក
សួររក
sua riag
Ask for
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
When the peacock disappeared, the king asked Pao Kong to find the peacock
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
ស៊ី
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
niyiay
To Say
ជាមួយ / With
0/62
Starter - Advanced
with, along with
ជា,មួយ
ជាមួយ
jia muay
With
ខ្លួន / Body/Self
0/46
Starter - Advanced
body, soul, heart; (one)self
ខ្លួន
kluan
Body/Self
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
wia
It/Them
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
៖
បើ / If
0/55
Starter - Advanced
if, may be; although
បើ
baeu
If
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bergsey
Bird
មែន / Truly
0/352
A2
to be real, true, accurate; to be right, correct; it is true.
មែន
maein
Truly
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
គួរតែ / Should
0/882
A2 - Advanced
ought to, should, it's right to
គួរ,តែ
គួរតែ
gua dtae
Should
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
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
'aaj
Can
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
។
Tausi the Peacock thought to himself, If I am a bird, then I should be able fly.
ប៉ុន្តែ / But
0/144
Starter - Advanced
but, however
ប៉ុន្តែ
pondtae
But
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
មិនអាច / Cannot/Unable
0/0
A2 - Advanced
មិន,អាច
មិនអាច
min 'aaj
Cannot/Unable
ធ្វើដំណើរ / Travel
0/934
B1
to make a trip, travel
ធ្វើ,ដំណើរ
ធ្វើដំណើរ
tweu domnaeu
Travel
ទៅ / Go
0/19
Starter
to go (away from the speaker in space or time); to go to / towards; go on, continue, advance; go away.
ទៅ
dtouw
Go
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
riag
Find
ចំណី / Snack
0/2230
B1
snack; dessert; fodder, (animal) feed
ចំណី
jomney
Snack
នៅកន្លែង / In place
0/2454
B1 - Advanced
on the spot
នៅ,កន្លែង
នៅកន្លែង
nouw gernlaeng
In place
ឆ្ងាយ / Far
395/885
Starter
to be far (away), distant, remote; separated
ឆ្ងាយ
chngaay
Far
ៗ
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
ឡើយ / No
0/145
A1 - Advanced
(not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន )
ឡើយ
laeuy
No
។
But Tausi, the Peacock couldn’t even travel far in search for food.
ពួកវា / They
0/2656
B1
they
ពួក,វា
ពួកវា
bpuag wia
They
ទុក / Keep
0/248
Starter - Advanced
to put, set, place, arrange
ទុក
dtug
Keep
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
Give
នៅ / At
13/3
Starter
to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម)
នៅ
nouw
At
ម្នាក់ឯង / Singly
0/4898
A2
alone, by oneself; living alone, living separately; having arrived alone
ម្នាក់,ឯង
ម្នាក់ឯង
mnoag aeng
Singly
ចោល / Throw/Discard
0/758
A2
to throw, fling, cast; to abandon, desert, forsake, reject; to discard, throw away.
ចោល
jaol
Throw/Discard
ពេលដែល / While
0/0
A2
ពេល,ដែល
ពេលដែល
bpayl dael
While
ពួកវា / They
0/2656
B1
they
ពួក,វា
ពួកវា
bpuag wia
They
ចេញទៅ / Leave
0/2121
A2 - Advanced
to leave, go out
ចេញ,ទៅ
ចេញទៅ
jaynh dtouw
Leave
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
riag
Find
ចំណី / Snack
0/2230
B1
snack; dessert; fodder, (animal) feed
ចំណី
jomney
Snack
។
They left him alone whenever they went in search of food.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muay
One/An
ក្បាល / Head
201/539
Starter
(anatomy) head
ក្បាល
gbaal
Head
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
និយាយទៅ / To say
0/4221
A2 - Advanced
និយាយ,ទៅ
និយាយទៅ
niyiay dtouw
To say
កាន់ / Hold
462/139
A1 - Advanced
to hold / carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to; to control, be in charge of, be responsible for; to withstand, support, sustain, bear; to hold to, believe in, keep / observe (e.g. a religion); (of a spirit) to possess
កាន់
gaan
Hold
ពពក / Cloud
678/2555
A1 - Advanced
cloud
ពពក
bpiabpiag
Cloud
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
After All
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
min
Not
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliang
Rain
?
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
neung
Will
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
ram
To Dance
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
Give
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
After All
មើល / Watch
269/194
Starter - Advanced
to look at, watch; to read (to oneself); to examine, survey, inspect; to observe; to treat (medically); to care for, take care of; to consider, regard
មើល
meul
Watch
។»
The peacock said, ”Why don’t you rain? I will dance for you.”
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdtayj
Royalty
ទ្រង់ឱ្យ / Would
0/0
B2 - Advanced
ទ្រង់,ឱ្យ
ទ្រង់ឱ្យ
dtriang aoy
Would
ទៅយក / Retrieve
0/0
B2
ទៅ,យក
ទៅយក
dtouw yiag
Retrieve
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
មកវិញ / Return
0/2147
A2 - Advanced
to come back
មក,វិញ
មកវិញ
miag winh
Return
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ទ្រង់ / Him
0/1990
A2 - Advanced
honorific initiating verb used when the subject of the verb is a member of the royalty or has a very high status; honorific particle used preceding names of royalty or pronouns referring to royalty
នៅពេលនោះ ទ្រង់ប្អូននៅមានប្រជាប្រិយភាពនៅឡើយ ហើយប្រជារាស្ត្រក៏ស្រឡាញ់ទ្រង់ប្អូនដែរ. At that time, you (= a prince) were still popular and the people loved you.
ទ្រង់
dtriang
Him
លើកលែងទោស / Pardon
0/5541
B2 - Advanced
to forgive; to acquit
លើក,លែងទោស
លើកលែងទោស
leug laeing dtooh
Pardon
បុរស / Man
80/195
Essential
man; male
បុរស
boriah
Man
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
The king sent the peacock back and forgave the man.
ឯ / To
0/0
B1
at, to, in, on; as (for), regarding
ឯ
ae
To
ស្រី / Woman
0/197
Essential
woman
ស្រី
srii
Woman
ទាំងពីរ / Both
290/705
Starter
both
ទាំង,ពីរ
ទាំងពីរ
dtamng bpii
Both
នាក់ / Person(s)
0/65
A1
for ordinary people
នាក់
noag
Person(s)
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
ប្តឹង / Sue
0/7015
C1
to complain, bring suit, sue; to denounce, inform against; to report, notify
ប្តឹង
bdtoeng
Sue
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bpii
Of/From
បុរស / Man
80/195
Essential
man; male
បុរស
boriah
Man
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
ប្តី / Husband
0/1725
Starter - Advanced
husband.
ប្តី
bdtey
Husband
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
សម្លាញ់ / Friend
0/7327
B1
close friend, buddy
សម្លាញ់
sermloanh
Friend
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
dtroow
Must
បុរស / Man
80/195
Essential
man; male
បុរស
boriah
Man
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
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.)
ជា
jia
Is
ប្តី / Husband
0/1725
Starter - Advanced
husband.
ប្តី
bdtey
Husband
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
លែង / Release
0/802
A2
to give up; to allow; to let go, release, not to hold; to acquit; to abandon, forsake, leave, divorce; to reveal.
លែង
laeing
Release
ចោល / Throw/Discard
0/758
A2
to throw, fling, cast; to abandon, desert, forsake, reject; to discard, throw away.
ចោល
jaol
Throw/Discard
ទៅ / Go
0/19
Starter
to go (away from the speaker in space or time); to go to / towards; go on, continue, advance; go away.
ទៅ
dtouw
Go
The two women who complained about the man who was a peacock friend were released by the man.
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bergsey
Bird
ដទៃ / Other
0/728
B1
to be other, different, foreign
ដទៃ
derdtei
Other
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
ger
Also
ឈប់ / Stop
0/849
Starter
to cease, halt, stop, pause, discontinue, take a rest
ឈប់
chiab
Stop
សើច / Laugh
379/2818
A1
to laugh (at), mock; burst out laughing
សើច
saeuj
Laugh
ចំអកដាក់ / Mock
0/13108
B1 - Advanced
to make fun (of), ridicule, deride, jeer (at)
ចំអក,ដាក់
ចំអកដាក់
jom'erg daag
Mock
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
wia
It/Them
ទៀត / More
0/53
Essential
again, still, more, further, yet, additional
ទៀត
dtiadt
More
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ព្រោះ / Because
0/142
Starter - Advanced
because, since
ព្រោះ
bpruah
Because
ពួកវា / They
0/2656
B1
they
ពួក,វា
ពួកវា
bpuag wia
They
រវល់ / Busy
368/2491
A1
to be busy, preoccupied, concerned.
រវល់
riawial
Busy
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
កោតសរសើរ / Admire
0/2560
B1 - Advanced
to feel awe and respect for, to admire
កោត,សរសើរ
កោតសរសើរ
gaodt serriasaeu
Admire
សម្រស់ / Appearance
425/1401
A2
to drain, strain, filter; to cause to dry out
សម្រស់
sermriah
Appearance
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
ថាស៊ី។
Other birds didn’t mock or tease him any more. They were too busy admiring his beauty!
បុរស / Man
80/195
Essential
man; male
បុរស
boriah
Man
ក្រាបទូល / Respectfully yours,
0/16542
C2
to tell, to inform (
ក្រាប,ទូល
ក្រាបទូល
graab dtuul
Respectfully yours,
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nuah
That
ទូល / Carry on Head
0/5668
C1
to carry or wear on the head
ទូល
dtuul
Carry on Head
ព្រះ / Divinity
0/262
A1 - Advanced
to be holy, sacred, divine; excellent, distinguished, superior (commonly used as a prefix before nominals referring to members of the royal family, Buddhist priests, the Buddha, God, and certain deified elements, such as earth and fire; where it serves as an honorific particle)
ព្រះ
bpreah
Divinity
បង្គំ / Pay Respect
0/7859
B2 - Advanced
to greet, pay respects / homage to, venerate, make an obeisance, salute.
បង្គំ
bernggum
Pay Respect
មិនបាន / Did Not
0/435
A1
to be unable, impossible
មិន,បាន
មិនបាន
min baan
Did Not
សម្លាប់ / Kill
657/394
A1
to kill, to murder, to suppress, to eliminate, to destroy
សម្លាប់
sermloab
Kill
ទេ / No
0/42
Essential
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
i
no
ទេ
dtay
No
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
geu
Is
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
ទុក / Keep
0/248
Starter - Advanced
to put, set, place, arrange
ទុក
dtug
Keep
នៅកន្លែង / In place
0/2454
B1 - Advanced
on the spot
នៅ,កន្លែង
នៅកន្លែង
nouw gernlaeng
In place
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muay
One/An
ដោយល្អ / Well done
0/17145
B2
ដោយ,ល្អ
ដោយល្អ
daoy l'er
Well done
The man said, "I did not kill the peacock, but kept it in a safe place."
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
ប្តី / Husband
0/1725
Starter - Advanced
husband.
ប្តី
bdtey
Husband
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
លួច / Steal
0/557
A1 - Advanced
to steal; to do something in a sneaky / underhanded manner.
លួច
luaj
Steal
កាប់ / Hack
0/771
A2 - Advanced
to cut, hack (with an ax or cleaver); to stab, to strike / kill with pointed or sharp weapon; to slaughter
កាប់
gaab
Hack
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdtayj
Royalty
យក / Take
511/74
Starter - Advanced
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)
យក
yiag
Take
សាច់ / Meat
817/428
Starter
flesh, meat; muscle
សាច់
saaj
Meat
ស៊ី / Consume
0/113
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 )
ស៊ី
sii
Consume
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ជួយ / Help
135/126
Starter - Advanced
to help, assist; to support; to rescue, save.
ជួយ
juay
Help
បិទបាំង / Hide
0/4367
C2
to cover up (with something) completely, wrap up well; to hide, keep (a) secret
បិទ,បាំង
បិទបាំង
bedt bamng
Hide
ថ្វី / Why
0/1133
A2 - Advanced
why? for what reason? what if? so what?
ថ្វី
twey
Why
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
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
wia
It/Them
ងាប់ទៅចុះ / Die down
0/0
B2 - Advanced
mild exclamation of surprise; sometimes means something like `May I die if it's not true!'
ងាប់,ទៅចុះ
ងាប់ទៅចុះ
ngoab dtouw joh
Die down
ព្រោះ / Because
0/142
Starter - Advanced
because, since
ព្រោះ
bpruah
Because
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
wia
It/Them
ធ្វើបាប / Maltreat/Mistreat/Molest
0/4486
B1 - Advanced
to mistreat, harm, torture; to offend, sin; to prevent, interfere
ធ្វើ,បាប
ធ្វើបាប
tweu baab
Maltreat/Mistreat/Molest
វាយ / Hit/Beat
0/204
A1
to beat (with the hand, a stick, club or whip), hit, slap, strike; to type; to strike (of a clock) (var. វ៉ៃ which represents the col. pronunciation vay)
វាយ
wiay
Hit/Beat
ជេ
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ខ្លាំងណាស់ / Very Strong
0/0
A1 - Advanced
ខ្លាំង,ណាស់
ខ្លាំងណាស់
klamng naah
Very Strong
That our husband stole the king's peacock and ate it.
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