ពង
pɔɔng
The English word "egg" is translated into Khmer as either ស៊ុត or ពង (pɔɔng).
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ពង | pɔɔng |
| ស៊ុត | sut |
Both terms refer to the edible egg of a domestic fowl or the contents of such an egg used as food. If you want to specify the type of egg being eaten, you can add the name of the animal after the word for egg. For example, ពងទា means "duck egg".
Which one should you use?
The term ស៊ុត is a common colloquial term for egg, which is frequently used in everyday speech and on menus.
How do you pronounce it?
pɔɔng
Did you know?
- The word ពង shares a common linguistic root with the Thai word for 'bubble', suggesting an ancient connection between the shape of a bubble and an egg.
- In Khmer, the concept of an 'egg' is split between a term for the biological object ពង and a term more focused on the food item ស៊ុត.
Examples in context
- តម្លៃពងមាន់ថ្លៃណាស់។domlai pong moan thlay nah.The price of chicken eggs is very expensive.
Example conversation
Maly and Ratanak are deciding what to have for breakfast.
- រតនៈ Ratanakម៉ាលី តើអ្នកចង់ញ៉ាំអ្វីព្រឹកនេះ?Maly, tae neak chong nham avei pruek nis?Maly, what do you want to eat this morning?
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំចង់ញ៉ាំពងស្ងោរ។khnhom chong nham pong sngao.I want to eat boiled eggs.
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំក៏ចង់ញ៉ាំពងដែរ។khnhom kor chong nham pong dae.I want to eat eggs too.
- ម៉ាលី Malyអញ្ចឹង យើងទៅផ្សារទិញពងទាំងអស់គ្នា។anhcheung yeung tov phsar tinh pong teang os knea.Then, let's go to the market to buy eggs together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “egg” translations and entries ពង, ស៊ុត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ពង, ស៊ុត, CC BY-SA 4.0.
