ជីដូនមួយ
jidoun muoy
The Khmer phrase for great grandma is ជីដូនមួយ (jidoun muoy).
ជីដូនមួយ is used to refer to the mother of one's grandmother or grandfather.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is jidoun muoy.
Did you know?
- The word មួយ, which means 'one' in the phrase ជីដូនមួយ, acts as a marker to distinguish a great-grandmother from a regular grandmother.
- In many Khmer families, you might use different titles for your great-grandmother depending on whether she is on your mother's side or your father's side.
- Khmer kinship terms can change based on the speaker's age and social standing, meaning how you say 'great grandma' might vary depending on who you are talking to.
Examples in context
- ជីដូនមួយរបស់ខ្ញុំមានអាយុច្រើនហើយ។chee don mouy roboh khnom mien ayu chreun haey.My great grandma is very old.
- តើអ្នកស្គាល់ជីដូនមួយរបស់គាត់ទេ?tae neak skoal chee don mouy roboh koat te?Do you know his great grandma?
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at an old family photo.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើនារ៉ុងស្គាល់មនុស្សក្នុងរូបភាពនេះទេ?tae narong skoal monous knong roup pheap nih te?Narong, do you know the person in this photo?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ គាត់គឺជាជីដូនមួយរបស់ខ្ញុំ។bat, koat chea chee don mouy roboh khnom.Yes, she is my great grandma.
- ម៉ាលី Malyគាត់មើលទៅគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់។koat meul tov kuor oy srolanh nah.She looks very lovely.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongអរគុណ ម៉ាលី។orkun, mali.Thank you, Mali.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ជីដូនមួយ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
