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ឆ្វែល
Chhel
ឆ្វែល
Transliteration
chwael
C1
IPA
/cʰʋael/
GD
chhvael
ឆ្វែល Meaning in English
Chhel
Whirl
Spin
Hang Around
Hover Over
Definitions
Verb
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
Headley
(
កិ. វិ.
) ដែលហើរក្រវែលបណ្ដើរ គន់មើលបណ្ដើរ, ហើរហក់ផ្អៀងផ្អង : ហើរឆ្វែល ។
Chuon Nath
Compound Words
ដើរ
ឆ្វែល
Walking around
ដើរឆ្វែល / Walking around
daeu chwael
C2
to patrol; to walk around looking for something
Possible Synonyms
បង្វិល
Rotate
បង្វិល / Rotate
C1
ខាល់
Spin
ខាល់ / Spin
C1
ខ្វិល
Dull
ខ្វិល / Dull
C1
ការ
Job
ការ / Job
C1
វិល
Spin
វិល / Spin
C1
ញ៉ែ
Flirt
ញ៉ែ / Flirt
C1
រវៃ
Spin
រវៃ / Spin
C1
ហុយ
Whirl
ហុយ / Whirl
C1
វល់
Busy
វល់ / Busy
C1
ត្របាញ់
Interlaced
ត្របាញ់ / Interlaced
C1
ការវិល
Turning
ការវិល / Turning
C1
Sentences with ឆ្វែល
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
ខូចចិត្ត / Heartbroken
0/7284
A2 - Advanced
ខូច,ចិត្ត
ខូចចិត្ត
koj jĕd
Heartbroken
យូរ / Long Time
0/622
A2
to be long (of time); slow; late
យូរ
yu
Long Time
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
ពេញ / Full
0/302
A2
to be full, filled to the brim; to be complete, sufficient; to be satisfied, fully meeting (a criterion or condition); to be whole, entire.
ពេញ
bén
Full
ក្រុងភ្នំពេញ / Phnom Penh
0/2485
A1 - Advanced
ក្រុង,ភ្នំពេញ
ក្រុងភ្នំពេញ
grŏng pnum bén
Phnom Penh
I've been heartbroken for a long time, so I ride my bike all over Phnom Penh
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
រង្ចង់
មូល / Origin
0/786
A2 - Advanced
origin, root, source; basis; base, foundation; beginning; birth; primordial time; essence; capital (funds)
មូល
mul
Origin
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
néang
She/Her
ឡើង / Ascend
683/52
A1
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.
ឡើង
laeung
Ascend
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dɑ̆l
For
កំពូល / Top
347/583
A1 - Advanced
top, high point, peak, summit.
កំពូល
gɑmbul
Top
ឱប / Hug
0/2749
A2 - Advanced
to embrace; to clasp, to hug. (
ឱប
aôb
Hug
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ឡើង / Ascend
683/52
A1
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.
ឡើង
laeung
Ascend
ស្អិត / Sticky
0/3917
B2
to be sticky, adhesive, adherent; stuck (to); attached (to); to be addictive; (of weather) to be sticky, muggy.
ស្អិត
s'ĕd
Sticky
I go around that circle until she reaches the top.
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
រូប / Picture
0/83
A1
form, shape, image, figure; representation, picture, photograph; statue
រូប
rub
Picture
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
néang
She/Her
រាល់ថ្ងៃ / Every day
0/2608
A2 - Advanced
every day
រាល់,ថ្ងៃ
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
roăl tngai
Every day
Ride her every day
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
ទាញ / Pull
497/783
A1 - Advanced
to pull, drag, lead (with a rope); to stretch.
ទាញ
déan
Pull
ម៉ូតូ / Motorcycle
0/367
Starter
motorbike, motorcycle
ម៉ូតូ
modo
Motorcycle
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
តាមផ្លូវ / Along the Way
350/2165
A2 - Advanced
along the way, along the road, while traveling, streetside
តាម,ផ្លូវ
តាមផ្លូវ
dam plow
Along the Way
ព្រួយ / Sad
0/2053
A2 - Advanced
to be sad, worried, anxious, unhappy.
ព្រួយ
bruŏy
Sad
ព្រោះ / Because
0/142
Starter - Advanced
because, since
ព្រោះ
brŏăh
Because
ខ្លាច / Afraid
917/772
Starter - Advanced
to fear, be afraid; to respect.
ខ្លាច
klaj
Afraid
មាសមេ / Precious Darling
0/0
B1
មាស,មេ
មាសមេ
méah mé
Precious Darling
I'm pulling my motorbike and riding on the road, worried because I'm afraid of my master.
យប់នេះ / Tonight
0/0
A1
Refers to the night of today.
យប់,នេះ
យប់នេះ
yŭb néh
Tonight
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
សប្បាយ / Happy
0/1071
Essential
to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome.
សប្បាយ
sɑ̆bay
Happy
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
រាជធានី / Capital
0/293
A2 - Advanced
royal capital (city)
រាជ,ធានី
រាជធានី
réaj téani
Capital
Tonight, I want to have fun riding a motorbike in the capital.
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
ទីក្រុង / Town
403/133
Starter - Advanced
city, town
ទី,ក្រុង
ទីក្រុង
di grŏng
Town
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
វីថិនរោត្តម / Norodom Street
0/15946
C2
វីថិនរោត្តម
vitĕnɑraôdɑm
Norodom Street
City on Norodom Street
នាំគ្នា / Let's go
0/1250
A2 - Advanced
together; to go together, to invite someone to do something together; to agree together to do something
នាំ,គ្នា
នាំគ្នា
nŏâm gnéa
Let's go
ក្រ / Poor
0/659
A2
to be poor, destitute
ក្រ
grɔ
Poor
លែង / Release
0/802
A1 - Advanced
to give up; to allow; to let go, release, not to hold; to acquit; to abandon, forsake, leave, divorce; to reveal.
លែង
lɛng
Release
ៗ
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
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
jéa
Is
រង្វង់ / Loop
529/2006
B1
circle, round / circular marking, round opening / frame; cycle, circuit; curve; edge, brim; interior side (of a round object or container)
រង្វង់
rɔ̆ngwuŏng
Loop
Let's dance in a circle
អា / Not
0/263
A2 - Advanced
used preceding nouns or noun phrases giving them a pejorative, derogatory or very familiar meaning. It is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys. It can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed; when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment; when preceding adjectives, it forms nouns with a notion of disapproval or familiarity.
អា
'a
Not
គីប / Cube
0/5412
B1
to be cubic, cubed; to be raised to the third power.
គីប
gib
Cube
សេរី / Free
0/1044
A2 - Advanced
to be free.
សេរី
seirei
Free
ចាស់ / Old
0/646
Starter - Advanced
to be old, mature; former; (of colors) to be intense / dark; (of seasonings) to be strong / excessive
ចាស់
jăh
Old
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
តាម / Follow
76/41
Starter - Advanced
to follow, pursue; to agree, go along; to take after (someone); to imitate (someone).
តាម
dam
Follow
ផ្ទះ / House
87/155
Starter
house, residence; building; shop, store; establishment.
ផ្ទះ
pdeăh
House
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
មុខ / Face/Front
271/146
Starter - Advanced
face, front; decoration (e.g. on a cake).
មុខ
mŭk
Face/Front
ក្រមុំ / Maiden
0/3669
A2 - Advanced
virgin, marriageable girl, single adult girl; queen (in cards)
ក្រមុំ
grɑ̆mom
Maiden
ៗ
The old man wanders through the houses looking at the faces of the young women.
ម៉ែ / Mother
0/2305
A1
mother, mama.
ម៉ែ
mae
Mother
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
ដេញ / Chase
0/1178
A2 - Advanced
to chase, hunt, pursue; to expel, drive out / away, exorcise; to discharge / fire (an employee); to drive; to herd (animals); to urge on; to track down, pursue (a matter), enquire
ដេញ
dein
Chase
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
véay
Hit/Beat
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
វង់ / Encircle
0/3858
A2
to surround, go around, encircle; to draw a circle, make a circle around something
វង់
vuŏng
Encircle
ពួកម៉ាក / Friends
0/7053
A2 - Advanced
friend, pal, buddy
ពួក,ម៉ាក
ពួកម៉ាក
buŏg mag
Friends
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
សើច / Laugh
379/2818
A1
to laugh (at), mock; burst out laughing
សើច
saeuj
Laugh
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
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
រត់ / To Run
382/461
Starter
to run (away), flee, escape; to run / function well; to coincide; to work out; to work as a runner.
រត់
ruŏd
To Run
យំ / Cry
409/2653
A1
to weep, cry; to sing (of birds); to chirp (of crickets)
យំ
yum
Cry
My mother saw me chasing and beating my friends, I laughed, they saw me running and crying
អា / Not
0/263
A2 - Advanced
used preceding nouns or noun phrases giving them a pejorative, derogatory or very familiar meaning. It is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys. It can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed; when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment; when preceding adjectives, it forms nouns with a notion of disapproval or familiarity.
អា
'a
Not
គីប / Cube
0/5412
B1
to be cubic, cubed; to be raised to the third power.
គីប
gib
Cube
សេរី / Free
0/1044
A2 - Advanced
to be free.
សេរី
seirei
Free
ចាស់ / Old
0/646
Starter - Advanced
to be old, mature; former; (of colors) to be intense / dark; (of seasonings) to be strong / excessive
ចាស់
jăh
Old
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
អស់ / Consume
0/171
A1
to consume, use up, run low / short (of something); to end, finish, terminate, come to an end eg. អស់បួនប្រាំថ្ងៃ to last 4-5 days
អស់
'ɑ̆h
Consume
ស្ទះ / Congestion
0/1517
B1
to obstruct, block, close up, stop up; to brick up, cork, shut, plug; to jam, foul.
ស្ទះ
sdeăh
Congestion
ហ៊ុយ / Exclamation to Chase Animals
0/4446
C2
exclamation used to chase cattle and water buffalo
ហ៊ុយ
hŭy
Exclamation to Chase Animals
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
ពេញ / Full
0/302
A2
to be full, filled to the brim; to be complete, sufficient; to be satisfied, fully meeting (a criterion or condition); to be whole, entire.
ពេញ
bén
Full
ភូមិ / Village
703/388
Starter - Advanced
village; country, place, region; earth, land
ភូមិ
pum
Village
The old, broken, and broken-down Akup Serei is blocking the entire village.
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bi
Of/From
ក្មេង / Child/Young
0/491
A1
child, young person ; page, servant.
ក្មេង
gmeing
Child/Young
រៀប / Arrange
0/505
A2
to organize, put in order, arrange; to dress, adorn.
រៀប
riĕb
Arrange
សៀវភៅសិក្សា / Schoolbook/Text Book/Text-book
0/0
C2
textbook
សៀវភៅសិក្សា
siĕwɑpŏusĕgsa
Schoolbook/Text Book/Text-book
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
សាលា / School
0/337
Starter - Advanced
hall, school; institution, establishment; court (of law); kind of relay station / shelter on the road between two towns or villages
សាលា
sala
School
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ចូលរៀន / Attend school
0/3306
B1
to begin studies; to go back to school when classes start
ចូល,រៀន
ចូលរៀន
jol riĕn
Attend school
When I was young preparing for school, I cruised motorbike around before I went into class.
Hangout
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ចេញក្រៅ / Go out
0/6849
A2
to go out / outside
ចេញ,ក្រៅ
ចេញក្រៅ
jein grau
Go out
ហោះ / Fly
0/1125
Starter - Advanced
to fly (as aircraft, mechanically, without flapping the wings, or by magical means), to soar; to flit about (compare ហើរ `to fly - of birds')
ហោះ
haôh
Fly
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
like I’m a bee
Hangout I am out like a a bee
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
ចុះឡើង / Back And Forth
0/5997
B1 - Advanced
to go up and down, go back and forth; up and down; to visit
ចុះ,ឡើង
ចុះឡើង
jŏh laeung
Back And Forth
មុខ / Face/Front
271/146
Starter - Advanced
face, front; decoration (e.g. on a cake).
មុខ
mŭk
Face/Front
KTV
Ride up and down in front of KTV
នាំ / Refer
408/150
A1
to lead, to guide; to take along.
នាំ
nŏâm
Refer
អូន / Dear
0/2495
Essential
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)
អូន
'on
Dear
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
រាជធានី / Capital
0/293
A2 - Advanced
royal capital (city)
រាជ,ធានី
រាជធានី
réaj téani
Capital
គិតគូរ / Reckon
0/2167
B1 - Advanced
to ponder, think about, pay attention to; to solve, to calculate (by writing down on paper)
គិត,គូរ
គិតគូរ
gĭd gu
Reckon
ធូ
ថ្លៃ / Price/Expensive
0/386
Starter
to be expensive, dear, valuable; beloved
ថ្លៃ
tlai
Price/Expensive
បើសិន / Supposing
0/0
A2 - Advanced
បើ,សិន
បើសិន
baeu sĕn
Supposing
ស្រី / Woman
0/197
Essential
woman
ស្រី
srei
Woman
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
ដឹក / Haul
0/345
A2
to transport, carry; to lead, conduct
ដឹក
dœ̆g
Haul
Take me to the capital, consider the price if the girl to transport
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ឆ្វេ
ក / Neck
900/0
A1
neck; collar; connecting link
ក
gɑ
Neck
ឆ្វាច / Sound of Fireworks
0/9681
C2
sound of fireworks, zoom, zooming sound
ឆ្វាច
chwaj
Sound of Fireworks
ឆ្វែល / Chhel
0/8705
C1
to circle (e.g. of birds); to whirl, spin; to hover over, hang around; to case (a location, as a thief cases a house); to keep watching something
ឆ្វែល
chwael
Chhel
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
rɔg
Find
ក្រមុំ / Maiden
0/3669
A2 - Advanced
virgin, marriageable girl, single adult girl; queen (in cards)
ក្រមុំ
grɑ̆mom
Maiden
Riding around looking for a bride
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