How to Say “Vegetarian” in Khmer
The Khmer word for “vegetarian” is បួស. The term refers to a person who does not eat any animal flesh.
About Khmer
Khmer, also called Cambodian, is the official language of Cambodia, with about 17 million native speakers. It is also spoken in parts of northeastern Thailand and southern Vietnam.
Khmer has its own script, which comes from the scripts of ancient India and is related to Thai and Lao writing. Latin spellings of Khmer vary a lot, since there is no single agreed system. Unlike its neighbours Thai, Lao and Vietnamese, Khmer is not tonal. The polite greeting is chum reap suor, said with the palms pressed together at chest level. To address someone a little older than you in a friendly, respectful way, call them bong (older sibling).
| Family | Austroasiatic |
|---|---|
| Native speakers | about 16.6 million (2019) |
| Second-language speakers | about 1 million (2015) |
| Official in | Cambodia |
| Script | Khmer script |
| Codes | km (ISO 639-1), khm (ISO 639-3) |
Speaker numbers: Ethnologue (2019 and 2015), via Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
How to Say “Left” in Khmer
The Khmer word for left is ឆ្វេង. To express the specific action of turning left, you can use the verb phrase បត់ឆ្វេង (to turn left).
How to Say “Rock” in Khmer
The English word rock translates to Khmer as ថ្ម. ថ្ម refers to a large stone or a boulder.
How to Say “Heart” in Khmer
The English word heart is translated into Khmer as បេះដូង. បេះដូង refers to the heart as an organ.
How to Say “Mermaid” in Khmer
The English word “mermaid” is translated into Khmer as មច្ឆានុ or រក្សសី. Both words refer to the mythological figure of a woman with a fish’s tail.
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How to Say “Goat” in Khmer
The English word ‘goat’ is translated into Khmer as ពពែ. The term is used to refer to the animal known as a goat.
How to Say “Girl” in Khmer
The Khmer word for girl is ក្មេងស្រី. ក្មេងស្រី refers specifically to a young female person.
How to Say “Daddy” in Khmer
ប៉ា is the Khmer word for daddy. ប៉ា is used as an informal way to refer to a father, typically used by children or in a childish manner.