វេទមន្ត
vaetomon
The word for magic in Khmer is វេទមន្ត (vaetomon).
វេទមន្ត is a noun used to describe an illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural.
Meaning: illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
vaetomon
Did you know?
- The word វេទមន្ត is a Sanskrit loanword, where វេទ means 'to know' and មន្ត means 'formula' or 'chant'.
- The concept of magic in Khmer culture is closely tied to អាគម, a term referring to the secret occult knowledge passed from a teacher to a student.
- While វេទមន្ត describes magical illusions, Cambodians often use the word អាបធ្មប់ to refer specifically to black magic or sorcery used for harm.
Examples in context
- វាគឺជាការសម្ដែងវេទមន្ត។vea keu chea kar som-daeng veat-mon.It is an illusion performed as magic.
Example conversation
Chinda and Narong are watching a street performer.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមើលចុះ! គាត់ប្រើវេទមន្តបាត់រូបហើយ។meul choh! koat prae vetmont bat roup haey.Look! He used magic to disappear.
- ចិន្តា Chindaវាមើលទៅអស្ចារ្យណាស់ ណារ៉ុង។vea meul tou oschar nah, Narong.It looks amazing, Narong.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើចិន្តាចង់រៀនលេងវេទមន្តដែរទេ?tae Chinda chong rien leng vetmont dae te?Do you want to learn how to do magic too, Chinda?
- ចិន្តា Chindaចា៎ ខ្ញុំចង់រៀនណាស់។cha, khnhom chong rien nah.Yes, I really want to learn.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry វេទមន្ត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries វេទមន្ត, CC BY-SA 4.0.
