បន្ទប់ទឹក
bɑɑntup tɨk
The Khmer word for bathroom is បន្ទប់ទឹក (bɑɑntup tɨk).
បន្ទប់ទឹក is used generally for any room containing a toilet, sink or shower.
Meaning: a room with a bathtub (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of បន្ទប់ (room) and ទឹក (water).
How do you pronounce it?
bɑɑntup tɨk
Did you know?
- In some traditional Cambodian homes, the បន្ទប់ទឹក was historically located far from the main living quarters to keep the home pure.
- The term បន្ទប់ទឹក is a direct linguistic copy of the Thai phrase ห้องน้ำ, reflecting the deep historical and cultural ties between the two nations.
- When asking for the បន្ទប់ទឹក in a public setting, it is common to accompany the request with a polite gesture or a slight bow of the head.
Examples in context
- បន្ទប់ទឹកនៅណា?Where is the bathroom?This sentence is useful for asking for the location of the បន្ទប់ទឹក.Tatoeba #6986586 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #2136 by brauliobezerra
- ខ្ញុំចង់បានបន្ទប់ទឹកដែលមានអាងងូតទឹក។khnhom chong ban bantub teuk del mean ang ngout teuk.I want a bathroom with a bathtub.
- បន្ទប់ទឹកនេះមានអាងងូតទឹកធំណាស់។bantub teuk nih mean ang ngout teuk thom nah.This bathroom has a very large bathtub.
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Example conversation
Sok is visiting Chinda's home for the first time.
- ចិន្តា Chindaសូមអញ្ជើញចូលក្នុងផ្ទះ ចិន្តា!som on-cheunh chol knong phteah Chinda!Please come inside the house, Chinda!
- សុខ Sokអរគុណ ចិន្តា តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅខាងណា?orkun Chinda, tae bantub-teuk nov khang na?Thank you Chinda, which way is the bathroom?
- ចិន្តា Chindaវាស្ថិតនៅខាងក្រោយផ្ទះ។vea sthit nov khang krouy phteah.It is located at the back of the house.
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំឃើញហើយ អរគុណច្រើន។khnhom kheunh haey, orkun chreun.I see it, thank you very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bathroom” translations and entries បន្ទប់ទឹក, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries បន្ទប់ទឹក, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
