ហែក
haek
The Khmer word for "rip" is ហែក (haek).
The verb ហែក is used to describe the action of dividing or separating the parts of something.
Meaning: to divide or separate the parts of (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
haek
Did you know?
- Using ហែក when referring to a person's mouth or eyes changes the meaning from a simple 'rip' to something far more aggressive or inappropriate.
- The Khmer word ហែក shares a common ancestor with the Thai word แหก, which is used to describe a similar tearing or opening motion.
- In a social context, using ហែក to describe 'splitting' a crowd can carry a much more confrontational and heavy social weight than the English equivalent.
Examples in context
- កុំហែកក្រដាសនេះ។kom haek krodas nih.Don't rip this paper.
- គាត់បានហែកកាបូបរបស់ខ្ញុំ។koat ban haek kabop robos khnom.He ripped my bag.
- នាងហែកកញ្ចប់នំនោះ។neang haek kanhchob nom noh.She rips that snack package.
Example conversation
Vibol and Mali are cleaning up old documents.
- ម៉ាលី Malyវិបុល តើខ្ញុំត្រូវធ្វើអ្វីជាមួយក្រដាសនេះ?Vibol, tae khnom trov tveu avei cheamoy krodas nih?Vibol, what should I do with this paper?
- វិបុល Vibolសូមហែកវាចោលទៅ ម៉ាលី។som haek vea chol tov, Mali.Please rip it up, Mali.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើខ្ញុំត្រូវហែកវាឱ្យតូចៗទេ?tae khnom trov haek vea oy toch toch te?Should I rip it into small pieces?
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ហែកវាឱ្យតូចបំផុត។bat, haek vea oy toch bomphot.Yes, rip it as small as possible.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ហែក, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ហែក, CC BY-SA 4.0.
