បេះដូង
behdoung
The English word heart is translated into Khmer as បេះដូង (behdoung).
បេះដូង refers to the heart as an organ.
Meaning: an organ (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
behdoung
Did you know?
- The word ដូង in the compound បេះដូង can also refer to a 'coconut' in other contexts, though the meaning changes entirely within the phrase.
- In traditional Khmer poetry, the បេះដូង is frequently paired with the liver to describe deep emotional suffering or longing.
- While បេះដូង is the physiological organ, Khmer often uses other terms like ចិត្ត to express the 'heart' as the seat of emotions or the mind.
Examples in context
- បេះដូងរបស់មនុស្សមានទំហំប៉ុនកណ្តាប់ដៃ។besdoung robos monous mean tomnhom pon kandap kai.A human heart is about the size of a fist.
- គ្រូពេទ្យកំពុងពិនិត្យបេះដូងរបស់គាត់។krou pet kompung pinit besdoung robos koat.The doctor is examining his heart.
- តើបេះដូងមានតួនាទីអ្វីខ្លះ?tae besdoung mean touneati avey khlah?What are the functions of the heart?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are discussing a medical report.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើលោកគ្រូពេទ្យនិយាយយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ?tae lok krou pet niyay yang mech der?What did the doctor say?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongគាត់ថាបេះដូងរបស់ខ្ញុំធម្មតាទេ។koat tha besdoung robos khnom thommada te.He said my heart is normal.
- ម៉ាលី Malyពិតមែនឬ? ខ្ញុំធូរចិត្តហើយ។pit men reu? khnom thoo chet haey.Really? I am relieved.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ ខ្ញុំក៏មានអារម្មណ៍បែបនេះដែរ។baat, khnom kor mean arom baeb nis der.Yes, I feel the same way.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “heart” translations and entries បេះដូង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
