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មេអំបៅ
Butterfly
មេអំបៅ
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me'ampau
មេអំបៅ Meaning in English
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Noun
butterfly
Wiktionary
(ន.) សុខុមសត្វមួយប្រភេទ មានច្រើនបែប, មានស្លាបបួនផ្នែកសណ្ឋានស្រទាង មានសាច់ទន់ផុយ ឬជាផង់ធូលី សម្បុរតែមួយព័ណ៌ ឬរំលេចព័ណ៌ផ្សេងៗ, ជាសត្វមានកំណើតក្លាយមកពីដង្កូវ : មេអំបៅជាសត្វទិវាចរក៏មាន, រត្តិចរក៏មាន ។
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មេអំបេ
Butterfly
មេអំបេ / Butterfly
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មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
៧ / 7
0/0
A1
៧
7
7 butterflies
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ធំ / Big
535/104
Essential
to be large; important, grand, imposing; good (of a hand of cards); arrogant
ធំ
tum
Big
។
A small butterfly is like a big butterfly.
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ជាងគេ / Most
0/942
A2
the most, the ...-est (superlative marker)
ជាង,គេ
ជាងគេ
jéang gé
Most
។
A butterfly is the smallest.
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
ច្រើនណាស់ / So much!
0/16228
A1
ច្រើន,ណាស់
ច្រើនណាស់
jraeun nah
So much!
។
There are many butterflies flying.
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
មិនមែនជា / Is Not
0/0
A2
មិន,មែន,ជា
មិនមែនជា
mĭn mên jéa
Is Not
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
។
It's a different kind of insect.
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ជាង / Than
191/75
A1 - Advanced
(more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than; marks the comparative degree of an adjective, e.g. ល្អជាង `better'
adv
more, to a greater extent
ជាង
jéang
Than
កំភេម / Jewel Beetle
0/0
B2
kind of large beetle (Sternocera aequisignata) with bright green and blue wings, and yellow belly
កំភេម
gâmpém
Jewel Beetle
។
A butterfly is smaller than a beetle.
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ចេះ / Know
0/357
Essential
(a) to know (how to do something) be able to (b) to be used to, accustomed to; to keep on doing something; constantly, always, incessantly
ចេះ
jéh
Know
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
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
មិនចេះ / Don't Know How To
0/0
A1 - Advanced
មិន,ចេះ
មិនចេះ
mĭn jéh
Don't Know How To
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
rôd
To Run
។
Butterfly can fly, but it cannot run.
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
daeu
Do
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
ឬទេ / Or Not
0/1412
A2
phrase - final interrogative particle
ឬ,ទេ
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you see butterflies flying clearly?
រឿងនិទាន / True Story
0/11581
B1
true story, historical story
រឿង,និទាន
រឿងនិទាន
rœăng nĭdéan
True Story
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
ចំណងជើង / Title/Caption
0/2848
B1
caption, headline, title, subtitle, heading
ចំណង,ជើង
ចំណងជើង
jâmnâng 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
ta
That/Say
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
nĭng
And
កេងកង / Hornbill
0/2745
B1 - Advanced
hornbill (prob. Rhyticeros undulatus)
កេង,កង
កេងកង
géng gâng
Hornbill
The story title is Butterfly and Hornbill
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
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ពណ៌ខៀវ / Blue
0/5201
A1 - Advanced
blue
ពណ៌,ខៀវ
ពណ៌ខៀវ
bôr kiĕw
Blue
បក់ / Wag
0/3749
B1 - Advanced
to blow (of the wind); to fan, winnow; to blow out, extinguish
បក់
bâg
Wag
ស្លាប / Feather
804/2860
A2 - Advanced
wing, feather, plumage (of a bird); blade (e.g. of an oar or ventilating fan); flank
ស្លាប
sléab
Feather
ហើរ / Fly
0/2245
A1 - Advanced
to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects); to soar.
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
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
dŏu
Go
។
I see a blue butterfly waving goodbye.
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
daeu
Do
សុភា
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
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
dé
No
? សុភា
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
។
Does Sophea see the butterflies? Sophea sees the butterflies.
នីស៊ីតា
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jâng
To Want
ក្លាយជា / Became
0/0
A2 - Advanced
ក្លាយ,ជា
ក្លាយជា
glay jéa
Became
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
លោត / Jump
700/1908
Starter - Advanced
to jump, spring, leap, skip, gallop, (of an animal) to run swiftly; (of a pulse) to beat strongly
លោត
loŭd
Jump
។
Nisita did not want to flap her arms, She wanted to be a jumping butterfly.
សុភា
រាប់ / Count
513/348
A1
to count, enumerate; to calculate, figure; to rate, value; to examine; to appreciate, esteem, consider (e.g. someone as a friend)
រាប់
roăb
Count
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ជាមួយ / With
0/62
Starter - Advanced
with, along with
ជា,មួយ
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
ម៉ែ / Mother
0/2305
A1
mother, mama.
ម៉ែ
mê
Mother
។
១ / 1
0/0
Starter
១
1
២ / 2
0/0
Starter
២
2
៣ / 3
0/0
Starter
៣
3
៤ / 4
0/0
Starter
៤
4
Sophea counts the butterflies with his mom: "One, two, three, four."
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
ស្លាប / Feather
804/2860
A2 - Advanced
wing, feather, plumage (of a bird); blade (e.g. of an oar or ventilating fan); flank
ស្លាប
sléab
Feather
។
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
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
'aj
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
ban
Have
។
Butterflies have wings. Butterflies fly.
អេ៎ នីស៊ីតា
ដោះ / Breast/Take Off
0/823
A2
breast(s), udder
ដោះ
daôh
Breast/Take Off
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
ចង្វាក់ / Genre/Rhythm
0/2411
B2
rhythm, beat, tempo, cadence (of music); pulse
ចង្វាក់
jângwag
Genre/Rhythm
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
។
"Nisita, let's dance a butterfly dance!"
ពួកគេ / They
161/78
Essential
they
ពួក,គេ
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bâgsei
Bird
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gâ
Also
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
កន្ទុំ
រុយ / Fly/Housefly
0/5203
A2 - Advanced
fly (insect).
រុយ
rŭy
Fly/Housefly
ហើយក៏ / then, afterward
0/1483
A2
then, afterward
ហើយ,ក៏
ហើយក៏
haeuy gâ
then, afterward
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
។
They are not birds, nor dragonflies, nor butterflies.
សត្វ / Animal
92/316
Starter - Advanced
animal, living being (human or animal); life, soul
សត្វ
sâd
Animal
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
កំពុង / Is
0/67
Starter - Advanced
marking present continuous / progressive action, to be (in the process of) VERB+ing; (with ADJ) to be currently ADJ
កំពុង
gâmbŭng
Is
ទទះ / Flap
0/0
B1 - Advanced
to beat / flap the wings
ទទះ
dôdeăh
Flap
ស្លាប / Feather
804/2860
A2 - Advanced
wing, feather, plumage (of a bird); blade (e.g. of an oar or ventilating fan); flank
ស្លាប
sléab
Feather
ទំ / Perch
0/1819
B1
to perch, roost; to sit, take a seat; to take up residence
ទំ
dum
Perch
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
ផ្កា / Flower
596/1054
Starter - Advanced
flower.
ផ្កា
pga
Flower
។
Butterflies on flowers are spreading their wings.
ខំ / Try Hard
0/1167
A2 - Advanced
to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to
ខំ
kâm
Try Hard
កែ / Fix
0/494
A2
to correct, fix, repair; to adjust, change, modify; to cure, remedy; to change a mood
កែ
gê
Fix
ប្រែខ្លួន / Transform
0/9465
C2
ប្រែខ្លួន
brêkluŏn
Transform
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
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ចាំ / Wait
0/508
Starter
to wait (for), await, expect
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
ផ្កា / Flower
596/1054
Starter - Advanced
flower.
ផ្កា
pga
Flower
Try to transform yourself into a flower butterfly
ដង្កូវ / Worm/Grub/Maggot
0/3971
B1
grub, larva, caterpillar; maggot, worm
ដង្កូវ
dânggow
Worm/Grub/Maggot
ក្លាយទៅជា / Become
0/2293
A2 - Advanced
to be transformed (into something); to become, change (into something)
ក្លាយ,ទៅជា
ក្លាយទៅជា
glay dŏujéa
Become
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
WHEN WORMS BECOME BUTTERFLIES
ទោះហោះ
ខ្ពស់ / Tall
74/176
A1
to be high, tall, elevated; eminent; stately, exalted; grand; pompous, arrogant
ខ្ពស់
kbôh
Tall
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ពួក / Group
0/160
A1
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
ពួក
buŏg
Group
នៅក្នុង / In
34/0
Starter - Advanced
among
នៅ,ក្នុង
នៅក្នុង
nŏu gnŏng
In
ស្មៅ / Grass
578/3379
A2 - Advanced
grass, generic term for grasses and grass-like plants
ស្មៅ
smŏu
Grass
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
មើលមិនឃើញ / Invisible/Overlook
0/7465
C2
មើល,មិន,ឃើញ
មើលមិនឃើញ
meul mĭn keun
Invisible/Overlook
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
dé
No
Now that I soar high like a butterfly, those in the grass are invisible to me
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
ហោះ / Fly
0/1125
Starter
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
ខ្ពស់ / Tall
74/176
A1
to be high, tall, elevated; eminent; stately, exalted; grand; pompous, arrogant
ខ្ពស់
kbôh
Tall
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
មេអំបៅ / Butterfly
0/4162
A2
butterfly
មេអំបៅ
mé'âmbau
Butterfly
ពស់ / Snake
0/741
Starter
snake
ពស់
bôh
Snake
នៅក្នុង / In
34/0
Starter - Advanced
among
នៅ,ក្នុង
នៅក្នុង
nŏu gnŏng
In
ស្មៅ / Grass
578/3379
A2 - Advanced
grass, generic term for grasses and grass-like plants
ស្មៅ
smŏu
Grass
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
មើលមិនឃើញ / Invisible/Overlook
0/7465
C2
មើល,មិន,ឃើញ
មើលមិនឃើញ
meul mĭn keun
Invisible/Overlook
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
dé
No
Now that I soar high like a butterfly, those in the grass are invisible to me
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