បៃតង
baytɑɑng
បៃតង (baytɑɑng) is the Khmer word for green.
Use បៃតង as an adjective to describe something that is green in color.
Meaning: having green as its colour (adj)
Which one should you use?
The word បៃតង is the adjective form. To use the word as a noun to refer to "the color green" specifically, you must use the form ពណ៌បៃតង.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
baytɑɑng
Did you know?
- The word បៃតង is actually a borrowed term from Thai, where it originally referred specifically to the color of a 'banana leaf'.
- Unlike many English descriptors for 'green' that might imply 'inexperience', the Khmer word បៃតង is strictly used for the visual color and does not carry the same metaphorical weight for people.
- Many traditional Cambodian foods are wrapped in banana leaves which provides a constant visual reinforcement of the word បៃតង in daily life.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តពណ៌បៃតង។khnhom chol chet poa baitong.I like the color green.
- គាត់មានអាវពណ៌បៃតង។koat mean av poa baitong.He has a green shirt.
- ផ្លែឈើនេះមានពណ៌បៃតង។phlae chheu nih mean poa baitong.This fruit is green.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are looking at clothes in a shop.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកចូលចិត្តអាវនេះទេ?tae neak chol chet av nih te?Do you like this shirt?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអាវពណ៌បៃតងនេះណាស់។bat khnhom chol chet av poa baitong nih nah.Yes, I like this green shirt very much.
- ម៉ាលី Malyវាពិតជាស្អាតណាស់សម្រាប់អ្នក។vea pit chea saat nah somrab neak.It is really beautiful on you.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ខ្ញុំនឹងទិញវា។orkun khnhom nung tinh vea.Thank you, I will buy it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “green” translations and entries បៃតង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries បៃតង, CC BY-SA 4.0.
