កើត
kaət
The English word "east" is translated into Khmer as កើត (kaət). Wiktionary also lists ទិសខាងកើត (tɨh khaang kaət) and ខាងកើត (khaang kaət).
Meaning: compass point (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| កើត | kaət |
| ទិសខាងកើត | tɨh khaang kaət |
| ខាងកើត | khaang kaət |
| ប្រាចិន | praacən |
The word កើត itself relates to the concept of rising.
What does it mean word for word?
In the phrase ទិសខាងកើត, the word ទិស means 'direction' and ខាង means 'side' or 'direction'.
Which one should you use?
While កើត refers to the concept of rising, ខាងកើត is the standard way to specify the eastern side or direction in a sentence.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
kaət
Did you know?
- The root word កើត is a cognate with the Temne word ked, which means 'pregnant' or 'to bring about'.
- The Khmer word for 'east', កើត, is the same word used for 'to be born' or 'to arise'.
Examples in context
- ព្រះអាទិត្យរះនៅទិសខាងកើត។preah arthit reah nov tis khang kert.The sun rises in the east.
- ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅទិសខាងកើត។phteah robos khnhom nov tis khang kert.My house is in the east.
- យើងត្រូវធ្វើដំណើរទៅទិសខាងកើត។yeung trov tveu domnaeur tov tis khang kert.We must travel towards the east.
Example conversation
Ratanak and Sreyni are looking at a map in a park.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតើទីតាំងសាលារៀននៅទិសខាងកើតមែនទេ?tae titeang sala rian nov tis khang kert men te?Is the school located in the east?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyមែនហើយ រតនៈ វានៅខាងនោះ។men houy, Ratanak, vea nov khang noh.Yes, Ratanak, it is over there.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ស្រីនី ខ្ញុំឃើញវាហើយ។orkun, Sreyni, khnhom kheunh vea houy.Thank you, Sreyni, I see it now.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតោះ យើងដើរទៅទីនោះ។tos, yeung daeur tov ti noh.Let's go walk there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “east” translations and entries កើត, ទិសខាងកើត, ខាងកើត, ប្រាចិន, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries កើត, ខាងកើត, ទិសខាងកើត, ប្រាចិន, CC BY-SA 4.0.
