ជីដូនមួយ
cii doun muəy
The Khmer word for cousin is ជីដូនមួយ (cii doun muəy).
ជីដូនមួយ is a noun used to describe the child of a person's parent's brother or sister.
Meaning: child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
cii doun muəy
Did you know?
- The word ជីដូន in ជីដូនមួយ refers to a grandmother, suggesting a genealogical link to a previous generation in the phrasing of 'cousin'.
- Khmer kinship terms are often determined by the parent's side of the family. There are different words for a cousin from the father's side versus a cousin from the mother's side.
- In Cambodia, people rarely use the general term ជីដូនមួយ in daily conversation. Instead, they use specific kinship terms based on the relative's age and seniority within the family hierarchy.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Sok and Sreyni are looking at a family photo.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើនរូបនេះជាអ្នកណា?tae roup nea chea neak na?Who is this person?
- សុខ Sokគាត់គឺជាជីដូនមួយរបស់ខ្ញុំ។koat keu chea chidoun mouy robos khnhom.He is my cousin.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyគាត់រស់នៅទីណា?koat ros nov ti na?Where does he live?
- សុខ Sokគាត់រស់នៅភ្នំពេញ។koat ros nov phnom penh.He lives in Phnom Penh.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cousin” translations and entries ជីដូនមួយ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
