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បុព្វបុរស
Ancestors
បុព្វបុរស
Transliteration
bobp boriah
B1 - Advanced
IPA
/ɓoʔp ɓoʔrɔːh/
GD
bop boroh
បុព្វបុរស Meaning in English
Forefather
Forefathers
Ancestors
Forebears
Definitions
ancestors, forebears
Headley
Stems
បុព្វ
Ancestor
បុព្វ / Ancestor
C1
prefix occurring in words of Pali origin meaning `past, ancient, last; fore-, first, original; located at the beginning, leading; introductory'
បុរស
Man
បុរស / Man
Essential
man; male
Possible Synonyms
បុព្វបយោគ
Ancestors
បុព្វបយោគ / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
មេជី
Ancestors
មេជី / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
បុព្វការី
Ancestors
បុព្វការី / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
បុព្វជន
Ancestors
បុព្វជន / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
សែនដូនតា
Ancestors
សែនដូនតា / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
មានបុព្វេសន្និវាស
Ancestors
មានបុព្វេសន្និវាស / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
បុព្វញាតិ
Ancestors
បុព្វញាតិ / Ancestors
B1 - Advanced
Topics
Family
Sentences with បុព្វបុរស
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បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
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
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoal
Know
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
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ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ទទួលបាន / To Get
604/0
A2
ទទួល,បាន
ទទួលបាន
dtiadtual baan
To Get
មកពី / Because Of
0/295
A1
because of; to result from
មក,ពី
មកពី
miag bpii
Because Of
ឪពុកម្តាយ / Parent
0/0
Essential
parents
ឪពុក,ម្តាយ
ឪពុកម្តាយ
owbpug mdtaay
Parent
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
ning
And
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
របស់យើង / Ours
124/572
Essential
របស់,យើង
របស់យើង
riaberh yeung
Ours
។
Which we inherit from our parents and ancestors.
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
geu
Is
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ថែ / Care For/Protect
0/1810
A2 - Advanced
to take care of, watch over, look after; to guard, protect; to observe; to administer; to be concerned
ថែ
tae
Care For/Protect
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
min
Not
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
បាត់បង់ / Lose
635/845
A1 - Advanced
to lose; to disappear, vanish, be missing / lost; to die
បាត់,បង់
បាត់បង់
baadt berng
Lose
IT'S OUR ANCESTOR WHO TOOK CARE AND INHERITED TO US YOUNG GENERATION
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
dooj
As/Like
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
លោក / Mister
0/12
A1
you / your (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) ; he / him / his (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks) ; sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name).
លោក
loog
Mister
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
ចារ / Inscribe
0/2127
B1 - Advanced
to investigate, spy
ចារ
jaa
Inscribe
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
ផ្ទាំង / Flat Surface
0/1435
B1 - Advanced
large flat surface, sheet, panel, slab; tablet, disc; flat piece.
ផ្ទាំង
pdtamng
Flat Surface
សិលា / Rock
0/3928
B1
stone, rock; mountain
សិលា
selia
Rock
Like the Khmer ancestors he wrote on the stone
តើ / Do
0/102
Starter - Advanced
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'
តើ
dtaeu
Do
ទឹកដី / Territory
0/820
B1
land, territory
ទឹក,ដី
ទឹកដី
dteug dey
Territory
ជម្ពូទ្វីប / Jambūdīpa
0/0
C2
Jambūdīpa (continent of rose-apple trees, the central continent of the seven continents surrounding Mount Meru); ancient name for a country in southern India
ជម្ពូ,ទ្វីប
ជម្ពូទ្វីប
jiambpuu dtwiib
Jambūdīpa
ដ៏ / Great
0/58
A1 - Advanced
pre-adjectival particle used esp. in formal and literary styles to link an attribute or clause to a noun or a verb to its object; its use is not required, but when it occurs it seems to give the phrase somewhat more emphasis.
ដ៏
der
Great
ល្បីល្បាញ / Famous
0/2425
A1
to be renowned, famous, well-known, popular
ល្បី,ល្បាញ
ល្បីល្បាញ
lbey lbaanh
Famous
នា / At
0/167
A1
at, in, on, under (of time or place); concerning, with regard to
នា
nia
At
សម័យ / Session
0/577
B1
era, period, time, season, occasion; phase (of the moon); condition, state; doctrine; tradition, style, fashion; sign, mark; cause; function.
សម័យ
sermiay
Session
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
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
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
ទីណា / Where
0/3418
A1 - Advanced
where
ទី,ណា
ទីណា
dtii naa
Where
?
Where was the famous subcontinent in that ancestral time?
ដួងព្រលឹង / The Spirit
0/0
C2
ដួង,ព្រលឹង
ដួងព្រលឹង
duang bprialeung
The Spirit
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
ning
And
ដួងព្រលឹង / The Spirit
0/0
C2
ដួង,ព្រលឹង
ដួងព្រលឹង
duang bprialeung
The Spirit
អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ / Genius
0/6664
C1
genius, wise man, scholar
អ្នក,ប្រាជ្ញ
អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ
niag braaj
Genius
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ក៏បាន / Ok
0/374
A2
all right, is okay, will do; also, as well
ក៏,បាន
ក៏បាន
ger baan
Ok
ចុះ / Descend
196/157
A1 - Advanced
to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount; get off / out of; to go downstream; (of rain) to fall; (of fog / mist) to appear; to flow, run; to decrease, diminish; to submit, give up, comply.
ចុះ
joh
Descend
ចាប់បដិសន្ធិ / Inauguration
0/8735
C1
to be born
ចាប់,បដិសន្ធិ
ចាប់បដិសន្ធិ
jaab berdesernti
Inauguration
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
miag
Come
ជួយ / Help
135/126
Starter - Advanced
to help, assist; to support; to rescue, save.
ជួយ
juay
Help
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
វិញ / Backwards
0/89
Starter - Advanced
again, back, instead, conversely.
វិញ
winh
Backwards
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
The souls of Khmer ancestors and the souls of Khmer scholars have been reborn to help the Khmer people
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bpayl
Time
ធំឡើង / Growup
0/6515
A2 - Advanced
to grow; grow up, approach adulthood
ធំ,ឡើង
ធំឡើង
tum laeung
Growup
កាលណា / When
0/3058
B1 - Advanced
when, whenever
កាល,ណា
កាលណា
gaal naa
When
ជាប់ស្អិត / Sticky
0/12135
B1 - Advanced
to be sticky; to stick to
ជាប់,ស្អិត
ជាប់ស្អិត
joab s'edt
Sticky
បានឮ / Heard
0/4151
A2
បាន,ឮ
បានឮ
baan leu
Heard
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
រឿង / Story
234/143
Starter - Advanced
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident
រឿង
roeung
Story
អាក្រក់ / Bad
624/944
Starter
to be bad, wicked, mean; unattractive, ugly
អាក្រក់
'aagrerg
Bad
ៗ
ដ៏ / Great
0/58
A1 - Advanced
pre-adjectival particle used esp. in formal and literary styles to link an attribute or clause to a noun or a verb to its object; its use is not required, but when it occurs it seems to give the phrase somewhat more emphasis.
ដ៏
der
Great
គួរ / Proper
205/181
Starter - Advanced
to be correct, proper, suitable, fitting; favorable
គួរ
gua
Proper
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
ខ្លាច / Afraid
917/772
A1
to fear, be afraid; to respect.
ខ្លាច
klaaj
Afraid
អំពី / About
158/218
Starter - Advanced
about, concerning, relative to; from, out of eg. អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ from this day on
អំពី
'ombpii
About
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ខ្លួន / Body/Self
0/46
Starter - Advanced
body, soul, heart; (one)self
ខ្លួន
kluan
Body/Self
។
Growing up, Clingy heard many terrible, horrible, no good stories about his ancestors.
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection
0/4668
B1
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
អើយ
'aeuy
Particle Indicating Affection
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ភ្លេច / Forget
0/1744
A2
to forget
ភ្លេច
playj
Forget
សាវតារ / Background
0/7554
C2
chronological history (of a family)
សាវតារ
saawiadtaa
Background
ឈាមជ័រ / Descent
0/9018
C2
blood; descent, lineage, race
ឈាម,ជ័រ
ឈាមជ័រ
chiam jia
Descent
ជាតិ / National
0/82
A2
race; nationality; nation.
ជាតិ
jiadt
National
ខេមរា
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
អ្នកសាង / Constructor
0/8587
C1
contractor, builder
អ្នក,សាង
អ្នកសាង
niag saang
Constructor
អង្គរ / Angkor
0/1354
A2
city, capital city (occurs in many place names such as អង្គរធំ, អង្គរវត្ត etc.); Angkor
អង្គរ
'ernggia
Angkor
Oh my people, forget not your legacy, the blood of Angkorian ancestors flowing through your veins
ងាក / Side-track/Veer
0/1463
A2
to turn (esp. the head), change direction, turn aside, turn away; to move away; to turn one's attention (from / to), turn one's back on
ងាក
ngiag
Side-track/Veer
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
miag
Come
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
ប្រ / 2x
0/406
B1
mutual repetition; (
ប្រ
bia
2x
វត្ត / Monastery
0/726
A2 - Advanced
Buddhist monastery, pagoda / temple complex
វត្ត
wiadt
Monastery
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ខ្មែរយើង / Our Khmer
0/2916
B2
our Cambodian people, we Cambodians
ខ្មែរ,យើង
ខ្មែរយើង
kmae yeung
Our Khmer
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdtoo
Change
ទាំង / Either
0/54
Starter - Advanced
including, together / complete with
ទាំង
dtamng
Either
សាច់ / Meat
817/428
Starter
flesh, meat; muscle
សាច់
saaj
Meat
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdtoo
Change
ទាំង / Either
0/54
Starter - Advanced
including, together / complete with
ទាំង
dtamng
Either
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chiam
Blood
ប្តូរជីវិត / Change life
0/16101
C2
to sacrifice / risk one's life; to take risks
ប្តូរ,ជីវិត
ប្តូរជីវិត
bdtoo jiiwidt
Change life
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdtoo
Change
ដង្ហើម / Breath
0/2786
B1 - Advanced
breath; breathing, respiration
ដង្ហើម
dernghaeum
Breath
៣ / 3
0/0
Starter
៣
3
.
ព្រលឹង / Soul/Intellect
0/3443
B1
soul; life, consciousness, intellect; goodwill; health; prosperity. (probably related to Sanskrit liṅga 'mark; phallus; inference.' )
ព្រលឹង
bprialeung
Soul/Intellect
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ / Genius
0/6664
C1
genius, wise man, scholar
អ្នក,ប្រាជ្ញ
អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ
niag braaj
Genius
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
ស្នេហាជាតិ / Patriotism
0/6842
B2 - Advanced
patriotic
ស្នេហា,ជាតិ
ស្នេហាជាតិ
snayhaa jiadt
Patriotism
មិនថា / It Doesn't Matter
0/2043
B1
it doesn't matter; in spite of, regardless of
មិន,ថា
មិនថា
min taa
It Doesn't Matter
ជំនាន់ / Generation
0/901
B1
era, age, generation, time, period; level
ជំនាន់
jumnoan
Generation
ណា / Where
0/80
Essential
(in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere
ណា
naa
Where
រឺ
ជំនាន់ / Generation
0/901
B1
era, age, generation, time, period; level
ជំនាន់
jumnoan
Generation
ណា / Where
0/80
Essential
(in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere
ណា
naa
Where
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
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
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
លះបង់ / Relinquish/Renounce
0/3247
B2
to quit, to stop, to abandon (studies, nationality, a right), to sacrifice
លះបង់
leahberng
Relinquish/Renounce
ដើម្បី / To
31/37
A1
in order to, so that.
ដើម្បី
daeumbey
To
ជាតិ / National
0/82
A2
race; nationality; nation.
ជាតិ
jiadt
National
3. Souls, patriarchs, patriotic scholars, regardless of generation or generation, as long as they sacrifice for the nation
ពួកគេ / They
161/78
Essential
they
ពួក,គេ
ពួកគេ
bpuag gay
They
ប្រៀប / Compare
0/996
A2
to compare with one another, match (up with).
ប្រៀប
briab
Compare
បី / Three
0/149
Essential
three
បី
bey
Three
ដូចជា / like
164/153
Starter - Advanced
like, just like, as well as, as though, rather, sort of; such as; to be like, to seem (as if)
ដូច,ជា
ដូចជា
dooj jia
like
ឈ្លើង / Leech
0/11314
C1
water leech; parasite.
ឈ្លើង
chleung
Leech
បឺត / Absorb/Inhaler
0/3696
B2
to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw)
បឺត
beudt
Absorb/Inhaler
ជញ្ជក់ / Suck
0/4597
C1
to suck (up / in), suck away (at something); to make a sucking / clicking sound with the mouth; to taste.
ជញ្ជក់
jianhjiag
Suck
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chiam
Blood
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ក្មែរ
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
មិនចេះ / Don't Know How To
0/0
A1 - Advanced
មិន,ចេះ
មិនចេះ
min jeh
Don't Know How To
សងគុណ / Thanks
0/7385
C1
to repay a moral debt, return / repay a good deed
សង,គុណ
សងគុណ
serng gun
Thanks
អ្វីសោះ / Naught
0/0
C2
អ្វី,សោះ
អ្វីសោះ
'wii soh
Naught
។
They are like chills sucklings blood of Khmer ancestors and they have no gratefulness.
សូម / Please
765/332
Starter
to request, ask for; to beg, entreat; polite term used to introduce a sentence. It means 'please, would you..., would you please'
សូម
soom
Please
ព្រលឹង / Soul/Intellect
0/3443
B1
soul; life, consciousness, intellect; goodwill; health; prosperity. (probably related to Sanskrit liṅga 'mark; phallus; inference.' )
ព្រលឹង
bprialeung
Soul/Intellect
បុព្វបុរស / Ancestors
0/7074
B1 - Advanced
ancestors, forebears
បុព្វ,បុរស
បុព្វបុរស
bobp boriah
Ancestors
ចូល / Enter
895/76
Starter - Advanced
to enter, go in, penetrate; to approach; to reach; to begin, set in; may indicate the adverbial meaning of `inwardly' or `forwardly' directed movement
ចូល
jool
Enter
សណ្ឋិត / Static
0/10752
C2
to stop, come to a stop; to station
សណ្ឋិត
serntedt
Static
ក្នុងខ្លួន / Internal
0/0
B1
ក្នុង,ខ្លួន
ក្នុងខ្លួន
gnong kluan
Internal
រៀប / Arrange
0/505
A2
to organize, put in order, arrange; to dress, adorn.
រៀប
riab
Arrange
ក្បួន / Norm/Manual
0/1196
B1 - Advanced
theory, doctrine; method, procedure; principle, model; sketch; formula; textbook, instruction manual; line, parade, procession, train; trick
ក្បួន
gbuan
Norm/Manual
យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ / Strategy
0/1827
B1 - Advanced
military strategy / tactics
យុទ្ធ,សាស្ត្រ
យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ
yudt saasdter
Strategy
វ៉ៃ / Wei
0/2781
C1
វ៉ៃ
wai
Wei
ខ្មាំង / Enemy
0/6247
C1
enemy, opponent, adversary.
ខ្មាំង
kmamng
Enemy
ដែលលាក់ពួន / Oracular
0/0
C2
ដែលលាក់ពួន
daelialoagbpuan
Oracular
May the ancestor’s spirit possess in me, give me war strategies to defeat enemies who hide in the dark.
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