លិខិតឆ្លងដែន
likhət chlɑɑng daen
The English word 'passport' is translated into Khmer as លិខិតឆ្លងដែន (likhət chlɑɑng daen). If unsure, use លិខិតឆ្លងដែន. Wiktionary also lists ប៉ាសស្ព័រ (paahspɔə).
Meaning: official document for foreign travel (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| លិខិតឆ្លងដែន | likhət chlɑɑng daen |
| ប៉ាសស្ព័រ | paahspɔə |
The term refers to an official document used for foreign travel.
What does it mean word for word?
The word លិខិតឆ្លងដែន is a compound where លិខិត means document, ឆ្លង means to cross and ដែន means territory or border.
Which one should you use?
The formal term លិខិតឆ្លងដែន is used in official contexts, whereas the loanword ប៉ាសស្ព័រ is used in casual, spoken conversation.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ប៉ាសស្ព័រ is a colloquial way to say passport in Khmer.
How do you pronounce it?
likhət chlɑɑng daen
Did you know?
- The colloquial ប៉ាសស្ព័រ is a direct linguistic descendant of the French word 'passeport', reflecting the historical influence of French in Cambodia.
- The word លិខិត meaning 'document' is used in many official Khmer terms and shares a root with the Pali word for 'writing' or 'letter'.
- The term លិខិត in លិខិតឆ្លងដែន can also refer to a 'decree' or 'letter of appointment' in historical Khmer royal contexts.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំត្រូវការលិខិតឆ្លងដែនថ្មី។khnom trov kar likhit chhlang daen thmei.I need a new passport.
- សូមបង្ហាញលិខិតឆ្លងដែនរបស់អ្នក។soum bang-han likhit chhlang daen ro-bos neak.Please show your passport.
- តើលិខិតឆ្លងដែនរបស់អ្នកនៅកន្លែងណា?tae likhit chhlang daen ro-bos neak nov kan-leng na?Where is your passport?
Example conversation
Mali and Vibol are preparing for a trip to the airport.
- វិបុល Vibolម៉ាលី តើអ្នកមានលិខិតឆ្លងដែននៅជាមួយទេ?Mali, tae neak mean likhit chlong den nov chea-mouy te?Mali, do you have your passport with you?
- ម៉ាលី Malyចាស ខ្ញុំដាក់វានៅក្នុងកាបូបរួចហើយ។chas, khnhom dak vea nov knong kabob rouh haey.Yes, I already put it in the bag.
- វិបុល Vibolល្អហើយ កុំភ្លេចពិនិត្យវាម្ដងទៀត។lor haey, kom phlic pinit vea m-dorng tiet.That's good, don't forget to check it one more time.
- ម៉ាលី Malyចាស ខ្ញុំនឹងពិនិត្យវាឥឡូវនេះ។chas, khnhom neng pinit vea elov nis.Yes, I will check it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “passport” translations and entries លិខិតឆ្លងដែន, ប៉ាសស្ព័រ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ប៉ាសស្ព័រ, លិខិតឆ្លងដែន, CC BY-SA 4.0.
