ត្នោត
tnaot
The Khmer word for "brown" is ត្នោត (tnaot).
ត្នោត is used as an adjective to describe something that has a brown color.
Meaning: having a brown color/colour (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
tnaot
Did you know?
- The word ត្នោត is not a general color term but is actually the word for the sugar palm tree, which is the national tree of Cambodia.
- In Cambodia, the sugar palm tree is so culturally significant that its silhouette is a common symbol in art and official government emblems.
- Because the sugar palm is ubiquitous in the landscape, the word for this tree became the shorthand for the entire color category of 'brown'.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តពណ៌ត្នោត។khnhom chol chet poa tnot.I like the color brown.
- សត្វឆ្កែនេះមានពណ៌ត្នោត។sat chke nih mean poa tnot.This dog is brown.
Example conversation
Vibol and Mali are shopping for clothes.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកចូលចិត្តអាវពណ៌ត្នោតនេះទេ?tae neak choul chett ao por tnot nih te?Do you like this brown shirt?
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តវាណាស់។bat khnhom choul chett vea nahYes, I like it very much.
- ម៉ាលី Malyវាស័ក្តិសមជាមួយអ្នកណាស់។vea sak som cheamuoy neak nahIt suits you very well.
- វិបុល Vibolអរគុណ ម៉ាលី។orkun MaliThank you, Mali.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ត្នោត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ត្នោត, CC BY-SA 4.0.
