ធនិន
thĕəʼnɨn
The English word 'rich' can be translated into Khmer as ធនិន (thĕəʼnɨn). Wiktionary also lists មហទ្ធន (mĕəʼhatthŭən).
Meaning: having wealth (adj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ធនិន | thĕəʼnɨn |
| មហទ្ធន | mĕəʼhatthŭən |
ធនិន is an adjective used to describe someone or something that possesses wealth or prosperity. While ធនិន is the adjective for 'rich', in everyday spoken Khmer, people more frequently use the noun phrase អ្នកមាន (literally 'person-have') to refer to someone who is rich.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ធនិន is a formal adjective derived from Pali/Sanskrit roots used to describe wealth or prosperity.
How do you pronounce it?
thĕəʼnɨn
Did you know?
- Because មហទ្ធន uses the prefix for 'great', it is often reserved for describing the wealth of kings, deities, or legendary figures in literature.
- Because ធនិន is derived from Pali and Sanskrit, it is often found in Buddhist texts or royal contexts rather than in the marketplace.
- The formal word មហទ្ធន is a compound where មហា means 'great' and ធន means 'wealth'.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Sokha and Ratanak are talking about a successful businessman.
- សុខា Sokhaតើអ្នកស្គាល់បុរសម្នាក់នោះទេ?tae neak skoal boros mnak noh te?Do you know that man?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ គាត់ជាអ្នកធនិនម្នាក់។bat, koat chea neak thnin mnak.Yes, he is a rich man.
- សុខា Sokhaគាត់មានផ្ទះធំណាស់។koat mean pteah thom nah.He has a very big house.
- រតនៈ Ratanakមែនហើយ ព្រោះគាត់ធនិនខ្លាំងណាស់។maen haey, pruos koat thnin khlang nah.That's true, because he is very rich.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rich” translations and entries ធនិន, មហទ្ធន, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ធនិន, មហទ្ធន, CC BY-SA 4.0.
