កន្លាត
kɑnlaat
The Khmer word for cockroach is កន្លាត (kɑnlaat).
កន្លាត is a noun used to refer to the type of insect known as a cockroach.
Meaning: type of insect (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kɑnlaat.
Did you know?
- In some rural regions of Cambodia, specific large species of កន្លាត have historically been used in traditional medicine or as a source of protein.
- Khmer uses a system of 'classifiers' when counting កន្លាត, meaning you cannot just say 'two cockroaches' but must use a specific word for 'unit' or 'group'.
- While កន្លាត refers to the insect, Khmer has many different specific names for various species that a Westerner might simply group under 'cockroach'.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Sokha and Ratana are in the kitchen.
- សុខា Sokhaរតនៈ មើលនោះ! មានកន្លាតមួយ!Ratana, meul noh! mean kanlat mouy!Ratana, look! There is a cockroach!
- រតនៈ Ratanakវានៅឯណា?vea nou ae na?Where is it?
- សុខា Sokhaវាស្ថិតនៅក្រោមតុ!vea sthit nou krom tok!It is under the table!
- រតនៈ Ratanakចាំខ្ញុំចាប់វាចេញ។cham khnhom chap vea cheng.Let me catch it and take it out.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cockroach” translations and entries កន្លាត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
