ទ្វារ
tviə
The Khmer word for "door" is ទ្វារ (tviə).
ទ្វារ is used to refer to a portal of entry into a building, a room or a vehicle.
Meaning: portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tviə.
Did you know?
- The word ទ្វារ shares an unexpected ancestral link with the English word 'door' through the ancient Sanskrit root द्वार.
- Traditional Khmer houses are often built on stilts, and the 'door' is frequently a gap in the wall or a simple folding screen rather than a hinged slab.
- In Khmer culture, the threshold of the ទ្វារ is often treated with respect, as stepping directly on the wooden beam is sometimes avoided in traditional homes.
Examples in context
- បិទទ្វារ។Close the door.The first sentence demonstrates how to use ទ្វារ.Tatoeba #11517125 by Vethya, translation #405379 by brauliobezerra
- បិទទ្វារមុននឹងឯងចេញ។Close the door before you go.The second sentence shows ទ្វារ being used.Tatoeba #11481088 by Vethya, translation #4861686 by theupandup
- ទ្វារនេះធំណាស់។tvear nih thom nah.This door is very big.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Vibol and Sreynee are entering a room.
- វិបុល Vibolស្រីនី បើកទ្វារជួយខ្ញុំបន្តិច។Sreynee, berk tvea chuoy khnhom bontech.Sreynee, please open the door for me.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyចា៎ វិបុល ខ្ញុំបើកឱ្យ។cha Vibol, khnhom berk oy.Yes, Vibol, I will open it.
- វិបុល Vibolអរគុណច្រើន។orkun chreun.Thank you very much.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyមិនអីទេ ចូលមកក្នុងមក។min ey te, chol mok knong mok.No problem, come inside.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “door” translations and entries ទ្វារ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ទ្វារ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
