ជំហឺ
cumhɨɨ
The English word 'pain' can be translated into Khmer as ជំហឺ (cumhɨɨ) or ការឈឺចាប់.
Meaning: ache or bodily suffering (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ជំហឺ | cumhɨɨ |
| ការឈឺចាប់ | kaa chɨɨ cap |
The term is used to describe ache or bodily suffering. When you want to specify the location of the pain, you place the body part after the verb ឈឺ. For example, ឈឺក្បាល means 'head ache'.
Which one should you use?
The root verb ឈឺ (to ache) can be used on its own to describe being sick or in pain, whereas ឈឺចាប់ is more formal or emphasizes the sensation of pain.
How does it change in a sentence?
The root verb ឈឺ (to ache) can be used on its own to describe being sick or in pain.
How do you pronounce it?
cumhɨɨ
Did you know?
- The term ជំហឺ is formed by inserting sounds into the middle of the root word ឈឺ, a process called infixation.
- The word ការឈឺចាប់ combines the word for 'pain' with ចាប់, which typically means 'to catch' or 'to seize'.
- In Khmer, the word for 'pain' or 'hurt' ឈឺ can be used to describe emotional heartache or grief without needing an additional adjective.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Ratan tells Chinda about his injury at home.
- រតនៈ Ratanakចិន្តា ខ្ញុំមានជំហឺខ្លាំងណាស់នៅជើង។Chinda, khnhom mean jumheu khlang nah nov cheung.Chinda, I have a lot of pain in my leg.
- ចិន្តា Chindaតើអ្នកបានដើរទៅណាដែរ រតនៈ?tae neak ban der tov na dae, Ratanaka?Where did you walk, Ratanaka?
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំបានដើរយឺតពេលទៅផ្សារ។khnhom ban der yuet pel tov phsar.I walked too long to the market.
- ចិន្តា Chindaសម្រាកទៅ វានឹងបាត់ជំហឺក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗ។samrak tov, vea nung bat jumheu knong pel chhab chhab.Just rest, the pain will go away soon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pain” translations and entries ជំហឺ, ការឈឺចាប់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ការឈឺចាប់, ជំហឺ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
