ឆ្កួត
chkuət
The English word crazy is translated into Khmer as ឆ្កួត (chkuət). Wiktionary also lists លលាតែ (lĕəʼliə tae) and ឧម្មត្តកៈ (ʼummattaʼkaʼ).
Meaning: insane, demented (adj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ឆ្កួត | chkuət | |
| លលាតែ | lĕəʼliə tae | |
| ឧម្មត្តកៈ | ʼummattaʼkaʼ | formal |
The terms in this pack are used to describe being insane or demented. You can use these adjectives to describe a mental state, or use the related nouns ដំណើប and ចំកួត to refer to an insane or eccentric person.
Which one should you use?
ឆ្កួត is used for both describing clinical insanity and for calling someone 'crazy' in a colloquial, everyday sense. In contrast, ឧម្មត្តកៈ is strictly reserved for formal or clinical descriptions.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ឆ្កួត is the most common, everyday way to say crazy or insane and is considered informal. ឧម្មត្តកៈ is a formal or literary term, often used in academic or religious contexts. លលាតែ is also a form of the word.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
chkuət
Did you know?
- Depending on the tone and context, ឆ្កួត can be used to describe an intense passion or obsession with a hobby, rather than a mental health condition.
- While ឆ្កួត can be used playfully among friends to mean 'silly', using it with a stranger or an elder could be seen as a sharp personal insult.
- The formal term ឧម្មត្តកៈ is not originally Khmer but is a loanword from Pali, the ancient language of Buddhist scriptures.
Examples in context
- គាត់គឺជាមនុស្សឆ្កួតម្នាក់។koat kue chea monous chhkuot mnak.He is a crazy person.
- កុំធ្វើពុតជាឆ្កួតអី។kom thveu put chea chhkuot ey.Don't pretend to be crazy.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a strange man in the park.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyមើលបុរសម្នាក់នោះ គាត់ឆ្កួតមែនទេ?meul boros mnak noh, koat chkuot men te?Look at that man, is he crazy?
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ គាត់ហាក់ដូចជាឆ្កួតមែន។bat, koat hak douch chea chkuot men.Yes, he seems to be crazy.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyយើងគួរតែដើរចេញពីទីនេះ។yeung kuo tae der chenh pi ti nih.We should walk away from here.
- វិបុល Vibolខ្ញុំយល់ព្រម ស្រីនី។khnhom yol prom, Sreyni.I agree, Sreyni.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crazy” translations and entries ឆ្កួត, លលាតែ, ឧម្មត្តកៈ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries លលាតែ, ឧម្មត្តកៈ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
