មនុស្សកុហក
mɔɔmɔnuh kohɑk
The English phrase 'liar' is translated into Khmer as មនុស្សកុហក (mɔɔmɔnuh kohɑk). Wiktionary also lists កំភរ (kɑmphɔɔ) and មនុស្សភរ (mɔɔmɔnuh phɔɔ).
Meaning: one who tells lies (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| មនុស្សកុហក | mɔɔmɔnuh kohɑk |
| កំភរ | kɑmphɔɔ |
| មនុស្សភរ | mɔɔmɔnuh phɔɔ |
| អ្នកភរ | nĕək phɔɔ |
The term is used to describe a person who tells lies.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase មនុស្សកុហក is composed of មនុស្ស, meaning person and កុហក, meaning to lie.
Which one should you use?
There are several ways to express this concept. កំភរ is another form of the word, while មនុស្សភរ and អ្នកភរ use a different root to convey the same meaning.
How does it change in a sentence?
While មនុស្សកុហក is the noun phrase for 'liar', you can use the word កុហក independently as a verb meaning 'to lie'.
How do you pronounce it?
mɔɔmɔnuh kohɑk
Did you know?
- The term អ្នកភរ uses the prefix អ្នក, which typically transforms a verb into a professional or habitual role, implying the person is a 'practitioner' of lying.
- In Khmer culture, calling someone a មនុស្សកុហក directly can be seen as an extreme confrontation, as maintaining 'face' and social harmony is highly valued.
- If you use the word កំភរ, you are using a much more archaic and literary term that is rarely heard in modern street conversation.
Examples in context
- កុំជឿគេ គេគឺជាមនុស្សកុហក។kom cheu ke ke chea monous kohok.Don't believe him, he is a liar.
- ខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តមនុស្សកុហកទេ។khnom min jol chet monous kohok te.I do not like liars.
- គេជាមនុស្សកុហកម្នាក់។ke chea monous kohok mnak.He is a liar.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a person they cannot trust.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើអ្នកជឿគាត់មែនទេ?tae nek cheu koat men te?Do you really believe him?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongទេ គាត់គឺជាមនុស្សកុហក។te koat chea monous kohok.No, he is a liar.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyពិតមែនឬ? ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងទេ។pit men reu? khnom min dueng te.Really? I didn't know.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongប្រយ័ត្នជាមួយគាត់ផង។proyat cheamuoy koat phong.Be careful with him.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “liar” translations and entries មនុស្សកុហក, កំភរ, មនុស្សភរ, អ្នកភរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
