ទីក្រុង
tii krong
The English word 'city' is translated into Khmer as ទីក្រុង (tii krong). Wiktionary also lists បុរី (borəy) and នគរ (nɔɔnɔkɔɔ).
Meaning: large settlement (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ទីក្រុង | tii krong |
| បុរី | borəy |
| នគរ | nɔɔnɔkɔɔ |
The term is used to describe a large settlement.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ទីក្រុង is composed of ទី, which means place or location and ក្រុង, which means city or town.
Which one should you use?
While ទីក្រុង refers to a general city, បុរី is often used to refer to a town or a specific urban development or residential area.
How do you pronounce it?
tii krong
Did you know?
- The word នគរ is a direct relative of the name 'Angkor', meaning 'city' and 'Angkor' share the same ancient roots.
- In modern Cambodia, បុរី is frequently used to describe gated communities or luxury housing developments rather than a whole city.
- The word នគរ is often reserved for the highest level of political or historical entities, such as kingdoms.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តទីក្រុងនេះ។I like this city.Tatoeba #8864787 by Vethya, translation #6981359 by aln
- ខ្ញុំនឹងមានភាពរីករាយក្នុងការណែនាំអ្នកជុំវិញទីក្រុង។I'll enjoy showing you around the city.Tatoeba #11467523 by Vethya, translation #252736 by CK
- នគរជនCity dweller
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about where they want to live.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើអ្នកចង់រស់នៅក្នុងទីក្រុងទេ?tae neak chong ros nou knong tikrong te?Do you want to live in the city?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyបាទ ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តភាពអ៊ូអរនៃទីក្រុង។bat khnhom choul chet pheap ou or nei tikrong.Yes, I like the bustle of the city.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតែទីក្រុងនេះមានមនុស្សច្រើនណាស់។tae tikrong nis mean monus chreun nas.But this city has so many people.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyនោះហើយជាមូលហេតុដែលខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តវា។noh hae chie moul het del khnhom choul chet vea.That is why I like it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “city” translations and entries ទីក្រុង, បុរី, នគរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ទីក្រុង, នគរ, បុរី, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
