ថ្ម
tmor
The English word rock translates to Khmer as ថ្ម (tmor).
ថ្ម refers to a large stone or a boulder.
Meaning: large stone or boulder (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tmor.
Did you know?
- The word ថ្ម is used in the term for 'ice' (ថ្មទឹក), which literally translates to 'water rock'. This describes the physical state of the water rather than just its temperature.
- While ថ្ម means 'rock', the Khmer word for 'stone' in the context of precious gems uses a different root entirely. You would not use ថ្ម to refer to a diamond or ruby.
- Khmer uses the word ថ្ម in compound words to describe things that are merely rock-like in hardness, such as certain types of extremely dense wood.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំឃើញថ្មធំមួយនៅទីនោះ។khnhom kheunh thmor thom muoy nov ti noh.I see a large rock there.
- ថ្មនេះធ្ងន់ណាស់។thmor nih thngon nah.This rock is very heavy.
- ក្មេងៗកំពុងលេងជាមួយថ្ម។kmeng kmeng kampong leng cheamuoy thmor.The children are playing with rocks.
Example conversation
Narong and Chinda are hiking in the mountains.
- ចិន្តា Chindaមើលថ្មនោះ វាមើលទៅប្លែកណាស់!meul thmor noh, vea meul tov plaek nah!Look at that rock, it looks very strange!
- ណារ៉ុង Narongពិតមែនហើយ វាធំខ្លាំងណាស់។pit men haey, vea thom khlang nah.Indeed, it is very large.
- ចិន្តា Chindaតើយើងអាចឡើងលើថ្មនោះបានទេ?tae yeung arch laeng leu thmor noh ban te?Can we climb on that rock?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongប្រយ័ត្ន វាមិនមានសុវត្ថិភាពទេ។proyat, vea min mean sovatthipheap te.Be careful, it is not safe.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rock” translations and entries ថ្ម, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
