មាន់គក
moan kok
The Khmer word for rooster is មាន់គក (moan kok).
មាន់គក is used to refer to a male chicken or a male gallinaceous bird.
Meaning: male chicken, male gallinaceous bird (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of មាន់ (moan), meaning 'chicken' and គក (kok), which refers to the 'comb' of a bird.
How do you pronounce it?
moan kok
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, roosters are the stars of 'cockfighting', a traditional sport where the birds are sometimes fitted with sharp metal spurs to increase the intensity of the match.
- If you were to describe a rooster by its sound rather than its physical 'comb', you might use different onomatopoeic words that differ from the English 'cock-a-doodle-doo'.
- While មាន់គក refers to the male, Khmer has many specific adjectives to describe roosters based on their plumage colors, which determines their value in traditional markets.
Example conversation
Two people are talking at a rural market.
- សុខា Sokhaមើលមាន់គកនេះទៅ រតនៈ!Meul moan kok nih tov, Ratanak!Look at this rooster, Ratanak!
- រតនៈ Ratanakវាមានរូបរាងស្អាតណាស់ សុខា។Veas mean roup reang s-at nah, Sokha.It looks very beautiful, Sokha.
- សុខា Sokhaតើយើងគួរទិញវាទេ?Tae yeung kour tinh veas te?Should we buy it?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ យើងទិញវាទៅ។Bat, yeung tinh veas tov.Yes, let's buy it.
