ក្មួយស្រី
The English phrase "niece" is translated into Khmer as ក្មួយស្រី.
The term ក្មួយស្រី is used to refer to a fraternal or sororal niece.
Meaning: fraternal or sororal niece (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
This term is gender-specific and does not change its form for plurality. One would use a number or a classifier if specifying quantity.
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, the word ក្មួយ is also commonly used to address any young person of a similar generation to one's children, even if they are not related by blood.
- If you are speaking to a niece, you might not use her name but instead call her by a title that reflects your own position in the family tree.
- Khmer has several different words for 'aunt' and 'uncle' depending on whether they are older or younger than the parent, but the word for 'niece' remains ក្មួយស្រី regardless of the parent's age.
Examples in context
- ក្មួយស្រីរបស់ខ្ញុំចេះរាំហើយ។kmuoy srey robos khnhom cheh roam haey.My niece can dance already.
- តើក្មួយស្រីរបស់អ្នកនៅទីណា?tae kmuoy srey robos nek nov ti na?Where is your niece?
- ខ្ញុំមានក្មួយស្រីម្នាក់។khnhom mien kmuoy srey mnak.I have one niece.
Example conversation
Vibol and Chinda are looking at family photos.
- វិបុល Vibolមើលរូបនេះចុះ នេះគឺជាក្មួយស្រីខ្ញុំ។meul roup nih joh, nih ku chea kmouy srei khnhom.Look at this photo, this is my niece.
- ចិន្តា Chindaនាងគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់ វិបុល។neang kuor oy sralanh nah, Vibol.She is very cute, Vibol.
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ នាងចូលចិត្តគូររូបណាស់។bat, neang chol chett kou roup nah.Yes, she loves to draw.
- ចិន្តា Chindaខ្ញុំចង់ជួបនាងណាស់។khnhom chong chuob neang nah.I really want to meet her.
