ខឹង
khəng
In Khmer, the word for angry is ខឹង (khəng). If unsure, use ខឹង. Wiktionary also lists ដែលខឹង (dael khəng).
Meaning: displaying anger (adj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ខឹង | khəng |
| ដែលខឹង | dael khəng |
The term is used to describe someone who is displaying anger.
Which one should you use?
The single word ខឹង is used to state that someone is angry. In contrast, the form ដែលខឹង acts as a relative clause, meaning 'who is angry' or 'that is angry', used to describe a specific person or noun currently in an angry state.
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, where 'angry' is an adjective, the Khmer word ខឹង functions as a verb meaning 'to be angry'. For descriptions of people, you can use the relative clause form ដែលខឹង.
How do you pronounce it?
khəng
Did you know?
- In Khmer, the concept of anger can be linked to 'heat'. People might describe an angry person as having a 'hot heart' or 'hot temper', mirroring the physiological feeling of anger.
- To soften the blow of saying someone is ខឹង, Cambodians may use the word អន់ចិត្ត, which describes a mixture of anger and sadness or feeling slighted.
- The word ខឹង is often paired with the word លេង meaning 'to play', creating the phrase ខឹងលេង to describe 'pretending to be angry' or 'playfully annoyed'.
Examples in context
- ម៉ាក់ខ្ញុំខឹង។My mother is angry.This sentence shows how to state that someone is angry using ខឹង.Tatoeba #2831764 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #602541 by CK
- គាត់ហាក់ដូចជាខឹង។He sounds angry.This sentence uses ខឹង to describe how someone sounds.Tatoeba #2871730 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #1877248 by Spamster
- យើងទាំងអស់ដឹងហើយថា ឯងខឹង ។We all know that you're angry.This sentence uses ខឹង to express knowledge about someone's anger.Tatoeba #4544712 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #3313172 by CK
Example conversation
Sokha and Ratanak are talking about a disagreement they had.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតើឯងនៅតែខឹងខ្ញុំទៀតមែនទេ?tae eng nov tae kheung khnhom tiet men te?Are you still angry with me?
- សុខា Sokhaបាទ ខ្ញុំនៅតែខឹង!bat khnhom nov tae kheung!Yes, I am still angry!
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំសុំទោស ពេលនេះឈប់ខឹងទៅ។khnhom som tos pel nis chhob kheung tov.I am sorry, stop being angry now.
- សុខា Sokhaយល់ព្រម ខ្ញុំលែងខឹងហើយ។yol prom khnhom leng kheung haey.Alright, I'm not angry anymore.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “angry” translations and entries ខឹង, ដែលខឹង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
