ជ្រូក
cruuk
The English word "pig" is translated into Khmer as ជ្រូក (cruuk).
The term refers to the mammal of the family Suidae.
Meaning: mammal of family Suidae (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is cruuk.
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, the 'pig' is often associated with prosperity and wealth, and figures of ជ្រូក are sometimes used in traditional decorations to attract good fortune.
- While ជ្រូក is the standard term, the Khmer language has specific classifiers that must be used when counting pigs, which differ from how humans or objects are counted.
- A person born in the Year of the Pig in the Khmer zodiac is believed to be hardworking and easy-going.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចង់ទិញជ្រូកមួយក្បាល។khnhom chong tinh chrouk mouy kbal.I want to buy one pig.
- ជ្រូកមានមាឌធំ។chrouk mean mead thom.The pig is big.
- តើជ្រូកញ៉ាំអ្វីខ្លះ?tae chrouk nham avei khlas?What do pigs eat?
Example conversation
Sok and Mali are visiting a local farm.
- សុខ Sokម៉ាលី មើលជ្រូកនោះទៅ!Mali, meul chrouk noh tov!Mali, look at that pig!
- ម៉ាលី Malyវាគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់!vea kuor oy srolanh nah!It is so cute!
- សុខ Sokតើអ្នកចូលចិត្តជ្រូកទេ?tae neak chol chett chrouk te?Do you like pigs?
- ម៉ាលី Malyចាស ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តវា។chas, khnhom chol chett vea.Yes, I like them.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pig” translations and entries ជ្រូក, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
