បឹង
bəng
The Khmer word for lake is បឹង (bəng).
បឹង is used to refer to a body of water.
Meaning: body of water (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is bəng.
Did you know?
- Cambodian culture associates the បឹង with the seasonal reversal of the Tonle Sap river, which flows backward into the lake during the monsoon.
- Because Cambodia has many wetlands, the concept of a បឹង often overlaps with 'flooded forest', meaning the word can imply a wooded aquatic area.
- The word បឹង has a linguistic twin in the Thai language, where it is pronounced bʉng and carries the same meaning.
Examples in context
- បឹងនេះមានជំរៅប្រហែល 25 ម៉ែត្រ។The lake is about 25 meters deep.This sentence is useful for describing the depth of the បឹង.Tatoeba #2857458 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #239990 by CK
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តដើរលេងនៅមាត់បឹង។khnom chol chet daer leng nov moat boeng.I like walking by the lake.
- មានបឹងធំមួយនៅក្បែរភូមិយើង។mian boeng thom mouy nov kbae phum yoeng.There is a large lake near our village.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a weekend trip.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតើចិន្តាចង់ទៅបឹងទេ?tae chinda chong tov boeng te?Do you want to go to the lake, Chinda?
- ចិន្តា Chindaចាស រតនៈ ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅ។chas ratanak khnhom chong tov.Yes, Ratanak, I want to go.
- រតនៈ Ratanakបឹងនោះស្អាតណាស់។boeng noh s-at nah.That lake is very beautiful.
- ចិន្តា Chindaយើងទៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍នេះចុះ។yeung tov thngai sao nih joh.Let's go this Saturday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “lake” translations and entries បឹង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries បឹង, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
