ទំពាំងបាយជូរ
tumpĕəng baay cuu
The English word "grape" is ទំពាំងបាយជូរ (tumpĕəng baay cuu) in Khmer.
ទំពាំងបាយជូរ is used to refer to the grape fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tumpĕəng baay cuu.
Did you know?
- The word ទំពាំងបាយជូរ literally contains the word បាយ (baay), which means 'cooked rice'.
- In Cambodia, grapes are rarely grown commercially due to the tropical climate, meaning ទំពាំងបាយជូរ almost always refers to an imported item.
- Unlike English, which uses a single Germanic root, the Khmer term builds a mental image of a 'sour rice vine'. This turns a simple noun into a small descriptive sentence.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចង់ញ៉ាំទំពាំងបាយជូរ។khnhom chong nham tompeang bay chu.I want to eat grapes.
- ទំពាំងបាយជូរនេះផ្អែមណាស់។tompeang bay chu nih pha'em nah.These grapes are very sweet.
- តើមានទំពាំងបាយជូរនៅក្នុងទូទឹកកកទេ?tae mean tompeang bay chu nov knong tou teuk kok te?Are there grapes in the refrigerator?
Example conversation
Chinda and Rotanak are at a fruit market.
- ចិន្តា Chindaរតនៈ តើអ្នកចង់ទិញទំពាំងបាយជូរទេ?Rotanak, tae neak chong tinh tompoang bay chu te?Rotanak, do you want to buy some grapes?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ ខ្ញុំចង់ទិញខ្លះ។bat, khnhom chong tinh khlah.Yes, I want to buy some.
- ចិន្តា Chindaទំពាំងបាយជូរនេះមានពណ៌ស្វាយ។tompoang bay chu nih mean po svay.These grapes are purple.
- រតនៈ Ratanakវាមានរូបរាងស្អាតណាស់។vea mean roup reang s-at nah.They look very beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grape” translations and entries ទំពាំងបាយជូរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ទំពាំងបាយជូរ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
