ពពែ
pɔɔpɔpɛɛ
The English word 'goat' is translated into Khmer as ពពែ (pɔɔpɔpɛɛ). If unsure, use ពពែ. Wiktionary also lists សត្វពពែ (sat pɔɔpɔpɛɛ).
Meaning: animal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ពពែ | pɔɔpɔpɛɛ |
| សត្វពពែ | sat pɔɔpɔpɛɛ |
The term is used to refer to the animal known as a goat.
What does it mean word for word?
In the formal term សត្វពពែ, the word សត្វ means 'animal' and ពពែ means 'goat'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term សត្វពពែ is used in formal or written contexts to specify the subject as the animal 'goat'.
How do you pronounce it?
pɔɔpɔpɛɛ
Did you know?
- In some rural Cambodian contexts, goats are kept not just for meat but as a sign of a family's modest savings or 'living bank'.
- The word ពពែ is thought to be onomatopoeic, meaning it was originally created to mimic the sound a goat makes.
Examples in context
- ពពែមួយក្បាលកំពុងស៊ីស្មៅ។po-pae mouy kbal kom-pong si smau.A goat is eating grass.
- ខ្ញុំឃើញពពែនៅក្បែរផ្ទះ។khnom kheunh po-pae nov kbae pteah.I saw a goat near the house.
- ពពែមានពណ៌ស។po-pae mean poar sor.The goat is white.
Example conversation
Maly and Vibul are visiting a small farm.
- វិបុល Vibolមើលនោះ! មានពពែច្រើនណាស់។meul noh! mien po-pae chreun nah.Look! There are so many goats.
- ម៉ាលី Malyពពែទាំងនោះគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់។po-pae teang noh kuor oy srolanh nah.Those goats are very cute.
- វិបុល Vibolតើយើងអាចឱ្យចំណីពពែបានទេ?tae yeung arch oy chom-nae po-pae ban te?Can we feed the goats?
- ម៉ាលី Malyបាទ ខ្ញុំគិតថាបាន។bat, khnhom kit tha ban.Yes, I think we can.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goat” translations and entries ពពែ, សត្វពពែ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ពពែ, សត្វពពែ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
