តម្រងនោម
tɑmrɑɑng noom
The English word kidney is translated into Khmer as តម្រងនោម (tɑmrɑɑng noom). Wiktionary also lists វក្កំ (vĕəkkang) and តម្រងមូត្រ (tɑmrɑɑng muut).
Meaning: an organ in the body (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| តម្រងនោម | tɑmrɑɑng noom | |
| វក្កំ | vĕəkkang | |
| តម្រងមូត្រ | tɑmrɑɑng muut | rare |
The term refers to the organ in the body.
Which one should you use?
តម្រងនោម is the standard term used for the organ. វក្កំ is a more technical or formal term, while តម្រងមូត្រ is a rare form.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
តម្រងនោម is the standard, most common term used in both medical and everyday contexts. វក្កំ is a formal or technical term often found in older texts or specific medical contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
tɑmrɑɑng noom
Did you know?
- The formal term វក្កំ is a direct loan from the Pali language, which is the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.
- In Khmer, the word តម្រង means 'filter' and is used for both biological organs and household tools like a coffee strainer.
- Because វក្កំ comes from Pali, it shares a root with similar medical terms in other Southeast Asian languages like Thai.
Examples in context
- តម្រងនោម របស់គាត់មានបញ្ហា។tamrong noam roborh koat mean banhha.His kidney has a problem.
- តម្រងនោម គឺជាសរីរាង្គដ៏សំខាន់។tamrong noam keu chea sarearang dor somkhan.The kidney is an important organ.
- គាត់ត្រូវថែរក្សា តម្រងនោម ឱ្យបានល្អ។koat trov thae raksa tamrong noam oy ban laor.He must take good care of his kidney.
Example conversation
A woman asks a man about his health during a visit.
- សុខា Sokhaតើលោកមានបញ្ហា តម្រងនោម ឬទេ?tae lok mean banhha tamrong noam reu te?Do you have a kidney problem?
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ខ្ញុំមានបញ្ហា តម្រងនោម បន្តិចបន្តួច។bat khnom mean banhha tamrong noam bon tich bontoach.Yes, I have a slight kidney problem.
- សុខា Sokhaលោកគួរតែទៅជួបគ្រូពេទ្យ។lok kuor tae tov chuob krou pet.You should go see a doctor.
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។bat khnom nung tov nov thngai saek.Yes, I will go tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “kidney” translations and entries តម្រងនោម, វក្កំ, តម្រងមូត្រ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries តម្រងនោម, តម្រងមូត្រ, វក្កំ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
