ទារក
tiərŭək
The English word 'baby' can be translated into Khmer as ទារក (tiərŭək). Wiktionary also lists កូនង៉ែត (koun ngaet) and កូនង៉ា (koun ngaa).
Meaning: very young human being (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ទារក | tiərŭək |
| កូនង៉ែត | koun ngaet |
| កូនង៉ា | koun ngaa |
| ង៉ា | ngaa |
| ង៉ែត | ngaet |
| ទារិកា | tiərikaa |
| កូនខ្ចី | koun khcəy |
What does it mean word for word?
Several terms for baby include the word កូន, which literally means 'child' or 'offspring'.
Which one should you use?
While ទារក is the standard term for a baby, កូនខ្ចី is more descriptive, literally meaning 'fresh child' to imply a very young infant.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ទារក is the formal and standard way to say 'baby' in Khmer. For more formal contexts involving young children and infants, you may use កុមារ. Conversely, កូនង៉ែត is an informal or colloquial way to refer to a baby.
How do you pronounce it?
tiərŭək
Did you know?
- The formal term ទារក is derived from Pali and Sanskrit, which are the liturgical languages of Buddhism in Cambodia.
- While កូនខ្ចី translates to 'fresh child', the word ខ្ចី is more commonly used to describe a young, tender leaf on a plant.
- The term ទារិកា (tearik-ka) is a gender-specific variation of ទារក (tearak), used specifically when referring to a female infant.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Sok and Chinda are looking at a photograph.
- សុខ Sokតើនេះជាទារករបស់អ្នកមែនទេ?tae ne chea tearak robor neak men te?Is this your baby?
- ចិន្តា Chindaបាទ នេះគឺជាកូនរបស់ខ្ញុំ។bat, ne keu chea kon robor khnhom.Yes, this is my child.
- សុខ Sokទារកនេះមានភ្នែកស្អាតណាស់។tearak nih mean phnek s-at nah.This baby has very beautiful eyes.
- ចិន្តា Chindaអរគុណច្រើន សុខ។orkun chreun, Sok.Thank you very much, Sok.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “baby” translations and entries ទារក, កូនង៉ែត, កូនង៉ា, ង៉ា, ង៉ែត, ទារិកា, កូនខ្ចី, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
