គោ
koo
The word for cow in Khmer is គោ (koo).
គោ refers to the adult female of the species Bos taurus.
Meaning: adult female of species Bos taurus (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a calf, you can use the term កូនគោ, which is formed by placing កូន (meaning child or offspring) before គោ.
How do you pronounce it?
koo
Did you know?
- The word គោ is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'go' in certain ancient Indo-European reconstructions, though they are not directly related through English.
- While គោ refers to the animal, Khmer uses different classifiers when counting cattle compared to how they count other animals.
- The term គោ is often used in Khmer idioms to describe someone who is hardworking but lacks intelligence or is easily fooled.
Examples in context
- គោញីCowThis sentence is useful for showing the term គោ used in the context of a female cow.
- ខ្ញុំឃើញគោមួយក្បាលនៅវាលស្មៅ។khnhom kheunh ko muoy kbal nov veal smau.I saw a cow in the meadow.
- គេចិញ្ចឹមគោច្រើននៅក្នុងភូមិ។ke chinhm ko chreun nov knong phum.They raise many cows in the village.
Example conversation
Narong and Mali are visiting a farm.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមើលគោនោះចុះ!meul ko noh joh!Look at that cow!
- ម៉ាលី Malyវាមានពណ៌ស្អាតណាស់។vea mean poar s-at nah.It has a very beautiful color.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើអ្នកចង់ឱ្យចំណីគោទេ?tae neak chong oy chumnie ko te?Do you want to feed the cow?
- ម៉ាលី Malyចាស ខ្ញុំចង់សាកល្បង។jas khnhom chong sak lbaung.Yes, I want to try.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry គោ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries គោ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
