គោឈ្មោល
kou chhmoul
The English word "bull" is translated into Khmer as គោឈ្មោល (kou chhmoul).
The term refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.
Meaning: uncastrated adult male bovine (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of គោ, which means cow or bovine and ឈ្មោល, which means male.
Which one should you use?
To specify a female bovine, use គោញី instead of គោឈ្មោល.
How does it change in a sentence?
By adding the word កូន, meaning child or offspring, before the phrase, you create the term កូនគោឈ្មោល for a bull calf.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kou chhmoul.
Did you know?
- The bovine is central to the 'Royal Ploughing Ceremony' in Cambodia, where sacred oxen are used to predict the harvest.
- In Khmer culture, the គោ is so revered that it appears in traditional dance and folklore as a symbol of patience and hard work.
- The word កូន meaning 'child' is used for bull calves, but it is also the general prefix for any young animal or plant in Khmer.
Examples in context
- គោឈ្មោលមួយក្បាលធំណាស់។ko chmol mouy kbal thom nah.The bull is very big.
- គេចិញ្ចឹមគោឈ្មោលនៅក្នុងវាល.ke chinchem ko chmol nov knong veal.They raise a bull in the field.
- ខ្ញុំឃើញគោឈ្មោលនៅក្បែរភូមិ។khnhom kheunh ko chmol nov kbae phum.I saw a bull near the village.
Example conversation
Sreyny and Sok are visiting a local farm.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyសុខ មើលគោឈ្មោលនោះមើល៍!Sok, meul ko chmool noh meul!Sok, look at that bull!
- សុខ Sokវាពិតជាធំមែន ស្រីនី។vea pit chea thom men, Sreyny.It really is big, Sreyny.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើវាជាគោឈ្មោលពូជអ្វី?tae vea chea ko chmool pouch avei?What breed of bull is it?
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំមិនច្បាស់ទេ ប៉ុន្តែវាស្អាតណាស់។khnhom min chbas te, pontae vea s-at nah.I'm not sure, but it is very beautiful.
