អាចម៍
ach
The English word "poop" is translated into Khmer as អាចម៍ (ach).
អាចម៍ is a common, blunt noun used to refer to excrement.
Meaning: feces (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ach
Did you know?
- Khmer has different registers for bodily functions, where អាចម៍ is the commoner's term and royal language uses entirely different vocabulary.
- The Khmer word អាចម៍ is a cognate of the Vietnamese word cứt, meaning both languages inherited this term from an ancient Proto-Mon-Khmer root.
- The word អាចម៍ is used in various idiomatic expressions to describe things that are useless or worthless, similar to the English phrase 'worthless as dog poop'.
Examples in context
- កុំជាន់អាចម៍ឆ្កែនៅទីនេះ។kom choan ach chkae nov ti nih.Don't step on dog poop here.
- ខ្ញុំឃើញអាចម៍សត្វនៅតាមផ្លូវ។khnhom kheun ach sat nov tam plov.I saw animal poop on the road.
Example conversation
Sok and Chinda are cleaning the backyard together.
- សុខ Sokចិន្តា មើលនោះ មានអាចម៍ឆ្កែច្រើនណាស់។Chinda, merl noh mean ach chkae chreun nah.Chinda, look there, there is a lot of dog poop.
- ចិន្តា Chindaខ្ញុំនឹងជួយបោសវាចេញ។khnhom neng chuoy baos vea chenh.I will help sweep it away.
- សុខ Sokសូមប្រយ័ត្នកុំឱ្យប៉ះវា។som proyat kom oy bah vea.Please be careful not to touch it.
- ចិន្តា Chindaបាទ ខ្ញុំដឹងហើយ សុខ។bat khnhom deng haey Sok.Yes, I know, Sok.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries អាចម៍, CC BY-SA 4.0.
