ឡានក្រុង
laan krong
The English word "bus" is ឡានក្រុង (laan krong) in Khmer. Wiktionary also lists ឡានឈ្នួល (laan chnuəl) and អូតូការ (ʼoutoukaa).
Meaning: vehicle (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ឡានឈ្នួល | laan chnuəl |
| អូតូការ | ʼoutoukaa |
| អូតូប៊ុស | ʼoutoubuh |
| ឡានក្រុង | laan krong |
The term ឡានក្រុង is the standard way to refer to large, public transit buses.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ឡានក្រុង is composed of ឡាន, meaning 'car/vehicle' and ក្រុង, meaning 'city/town'.
Which one should you use?
While ឡានក្រុង refers to a large public bus, ឡានឈ្នួល refers to a vehicle for hire, such as a taxi or private car service. Additionally, អូតូប៊ុស is a loanword-based way to say bus, combining 'auto' and 'bus'.
How do you pronounce it?
laan krong
Did you know?
- In common practice, passengers often identify a ឡានក្រុង by the specific company logo or color rather than looking for a formal bus stop sign.
- Much of the modern transport vocabulary in Khmer, such as អូតូការ and អូតូប៊ុស, is a linguistic fingerprint of the French colonial era in Cambodia.
- The word ឈ្នួល in ឡានឈ្នួល can also be used for renting a house or a room, not just a vehicle.
Examples in context
- ចំណតឡានក្រុងbus stopThis sentence is useful for saying 'bus stop' using ឡានក្រុង.
- ផ្លូវឡានក្រុងbus laneThis sentence is useful for saying 'bus lane' using ឡានក្រុង.
- ខ្ញុំជិះឡានក្រុងទៅធ្វើការ។khnhom chih laan krong tov thveu kaa.I take the bus to work.
Example conversation
Narong and Mali are planning a trip to the city.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើបងចង់ទៅដោយរបៀបណា?tae bong chong tov doy robieb na?How do you want to go?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongខ្ញុំចង់ជិះឡានក្រុង។khnhom chong chih lan krong.I want to take the bus.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើវាចំណាយពេលប៉ុន្មាន?tae vea chom nay pel pon man?How long does it take?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongប្រហែលជាពីរម៉ោង។pro hel chea pi moung.About two hours.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bus” translations and entries ឡានឈ្នួល, អូតូការ, អូតូប៊ុស, ឡានក្រុង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ឡានក្រុង, ឡានឈ្នួល, អូតូការ, អូតូប៊ុស, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
