ច្រមុះ
crɑɑmoh
The English word 'nose' is translated to Khmer as ច្រមុះ (crɑɑmoh).
ច្រមុះ is a noun used to refer to the protuberance on the face.
Meaning: protuberance on the face (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as crɑɑmoh.
Did you know?
- The Thai word for nose, จมูก, was actually borrowed from Old Khmer, making the Khmer root an ancient source for the Thai language.
- Khmer uses the word ច្រមុះ in various compound words to describe smells, but the language has distinct terms for 'scent' depending on whether the smell is pleasant or foul.
- In traditional Khmer dance, the movements of the head and the positioning of the ច្រមុះ are carefully choreographed to convey specific emotions.
Examples in context
- ច្រមុះនាងធំខុសពីធម្មតា ។Her nose is abnormally large.Tatoeba #4506268 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4506324 by Jesse
- គាត់មានច្រមុះតូចមួយ។koat mean chromoh toch mouy.He has a small nose.
- សូមកុំប៉ះច្រមុះខ្ញុំ។som kom pah chromoh khnom.Please don't touch my nose.
Example conversation
Narong and Sreney are talking about a baby's features.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongកូនរបស់គាត់មានច្រមុះស្រប។koun robos koat mean chromous srob.His baby has a straight nose.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyមែនហើយ ដូចឪពុកគាត់តែម្តង។men haey, doch ovpuk koat tae mdong.Yes, just like his father.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongចុះស្រីនី គិតថាច្រមុះគាត់ស្អាតទេ?choh Sreney kit tha chromous koat s-at te?And Sreney, do you think his nose is cute?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyស្អាតណាស់ គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ខ្លាំងណាស់។s-at nah, kuor oy srolanh khlang nah.Very cute, it is very lovely.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nose” translations and entries ច្រមុះ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ច្រមុះ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
