កណ្ដុរប្រែង
kɑɑkɑndol praeng
The English word "rat" is translated into Khmer as កណ្ដុរប្រែង (kɑɑkɑndol praeng). Wiktionary also lists កណ្ដុរ (kɑndol).
Meaning: rodent (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| កណ្ដុរប្រែង | kɑɑkɑndol praeng |
| កណ្ដុរ | kɑndol |
What does it mean word for word?
The standard noun for any rodent in the rat or mouse family is កណ្ដុរ.
Which one should you use?
The general term កណ្ដុរ is used for both rats and mice, while កណ្ដុរប្រែង specifically refers to a larger rat.
How do you pronounce it?
kɑɑkɑndol praeng
Did you know?
- In rural parts of Cambodia, certain types of កណ្ដុរ are traditionally hunted and consumed as a protein source.
- In Cambodia, the កណ្ដុរ is often seen as a symbol of resourcefulness and cleverness in folklore rather than a dirty pest.
- The term កណ្ដុរ is often used in idioms involving 'chasing' or 'escaping', which can be used to describe much more complex human social interactions.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Mali and Narong are cleaning the kitchen.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongម៉ាលី មើលនោះ! មានកណ្ដុរប្រែង!Mali, meul noh! mean kandaul-praeng!Mali, look! There is a rat!
- ម៉ាលី Malyអូយ! វាដើរទៅណា?oy! vea daer tov na?Oh! Where did it go?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongវាបានរត់ទៅក្រោមតុហើយ។vea ban rot tov kraom tok haeuy.It already ran under the table.
- ម៉ាលី Malyជួយចាប់វាចេញពីផ្ទះផង ណារ៉ុង។chouy chab vea chenh pi pteas phong, Narong.Please help catch it out of the house, Narong.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rat” translations and entries កណ្ដុរប្រែង, កណ្ដុរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
