ទឹកដោះគោ
tɨk dɑh koo
The English word milk is ទឹកដោះគោ (tɨk dɑh koo) in Khmer. Wiktionary also lists ទឹកដោះ (tɨk dɑh).
Meaning: liquid (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ទឹកដោះគោ | tɨk dɑh koo |
| ទឹកដោះ | tɨk dɑh |
What does it mean word for word?
The word ទឹកដោះគោ is composed of ទឹក (water/liquid), ដោះ (breast/milk) and គោ (cow).
How do you pronounce it?
tɨk dɑh koo
Did you know?
- Khmer lacks a single, dedicated word for 'milk' that is independent of either 'water' or 'breast'.
- The word ទឹក (tɨk) is used as a prefix for many liquids beyond water, including juices and oils, treating almost all fluid substances as types of 'water'.
- If you omit the word គោ (cow) and say only ទឹកដោះ (tɨk dɑh), you are referring specifically to breast milk.
Examples in context
- នំខេកនេះមានដាក់ម្សៅ ទឹកដោះគោ ពងមាន់ និង ស្ករ។This cake contains flour, milk, eggs and sugar.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ទឹកដោះ in a list of ingredients.Tatoeba #2845384 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #680579 by Source_VOA
- ខ្ញុំចង់ញ៉ាំទឹកដោះគោក្តៅមួយកែវ។khnom chong nham teuk doh ko kdao mouy kaev.I want to drink a glass of hot milk.
- តើមានទឹកដោះគោនៅក្នុងទូទឹកកកទេ?tae mean teuk doh ko nou knong tou teuk kok te?Is there any milk in the refrigerator?
Example conversation
In a kitchen during breakfast.
- ម៉ាលី Malyវិបុល តើមានទឹកដោះគោទេ?Vibol, tae mean teuk doh ko te?Vibol, is there any milk?
- វិបុល Vibolមាន ខ្ញុំទើបតែទិញមក។Mean, khnom teub tae tinh mok.Yes, I just bought some.
- ម៉ាលី Malyល្អណាស់ ខ្ញុំចង់ដាក់ទឹកដោះគោក្នុងកាហ្វេ។la-or nah, khnom chong dak teuk doh ko knong kafe.Great, I want to put milk in my coffee.
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ម៉ាលី ខ្ញុំយកឱ្យ។Bat, Mali, khnom yok oy.Okay, Mali, I'll get it for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “milk” translations and entries ទឹកដោះគោ, ទឹកដោះ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
