កាវ
kaaw
The Khmer word for glue is កាវ (kaaw).
កាវ refers to a sticky adhesive substance.
Meaning: sticky adhesive substance (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
kaaw
Did you know?
- If a person is described as being កាវ in a social context, it implies they are being overly clingy or annoyingly persistent rather than literally sticky.
- When talking about food, if a texture is described as កាវ, it often refers to the pleasant, tacky consistency of traditional rice desserts rather than a mistake.
- The word កាវ is derived from Middle Chinese, reflecting the deep historical influence of Chinese trade and language on early Khmer.
Examples in context
- កាវនេះស្អិតខ្លាំងណាស់។kao nih s'et khlang nah.This glue is very sticky.
Example conversation
Chinta and Ratana are fixing a broken wooden toy at home.
- ចិន្តា Chindaរតនៈ តើមានកាវនៅក្នុងផ្ទះទេ?ratana tae mean kao nov knong pteah te?Ratana, is there any glue in the house?
- រតនៈ Ratanakមាន កាវនៅក្នុងប្រអប់ឧបករណ៍។mean, kao nov knong pro-ob u-pak.Yes, there is glue in the toolbox.
- ចិន្តា Chindaល្អណាស់ ខ្ញុំនឹងយកវាមកជួសជុល។lor nah, khnom nung yok vea mok jous jul.Great, I will take it to fix this.
- រតនៈ Ratanakប្រយ័ត្ន កាវនេះអាចនឹងជាប់ដៃ។proyat kao nih arch nung chab dai.Be careful, this glue might stick to your hands.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “glue” translations and entries កាវ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
