ស្ល
slɑɑ
To cook in Khmer is said as ស្ល (slɑɑ). Wiktionary also lists ចំអិន (cɑm’ən) and ដណ្ដាំ (dɑndam).
Meaning: to prepare food for eating (verb)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ស្ល | slɑɑ |
| ចំអិន | cɑm’ən |
| ដណ្ដាំ | dɑndam |
| ដុត | dot |
The verb ស្ល is used to mean to prepare food for eating, though in common usage it is often restricted to making liquid-based dishes like soup. For the general concept of food, the word អាហារ (ahar) is used.
What does it mean word for word?
The noun for a cook, អ្នកដាំស្ល, is literally composed of the person marker អ្នក, the verb to boil/cook ដាំ and the soup ស្ល.
Which one should you use?
While ស្ល typically refers to making liquid-based dishes like soup, other verbs specify the method: ចំអិន is a more general and formal term for the act of cooking food. ដណ្ដាំ is used specifically for the process of cooking rice or grains in water. And ដុត refers to cooking using direct fire, such as roasting or burning.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
slɑɑ
Did you know?
- The Khmer word ដុត is related to the Khasi word thuit spoken in Northeast India, tracing back to a Proto-Mon-Khmer root.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cook” translations and entries ស្ល, ចំអិន, ដណ្ដាំ, ដុត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ចំអិន, ដណ្ដាំ, ដុត, CC BY-SA 4.0.
