អំបិល
ʼɑmbəl
The English word "salt" is translated into Khmer as អំបិល (ʼɑmbəl).
អំបិល refers to the substance sodium chloride used for seasoning food.
Meaning: sodium chloride (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ʼɑmbəl.
Did you know?
- In some traditional Khmer contexts, salt is not just a seasoning but is used as a ritual cleansing agent to ward off bad luck or spirits.
- While អំបិល refers to the mineral, Cambodians use the word ទឹកត្រី (fish sauce) much more frequently as their primary source of salty seasoning in daily meals.
- The word អំបិល originates from the Proto-Mon-Khmer root *(m)ɓil.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំត្រូវការអំបិល។khnom trov kar ombel.I need salt.
- តើមានអំបិលនៅទីនេះទេ?tae mean ombel nov ti nis te?Is there any salt here?
- ដាក់អំបិលបន្តិចទៅ។dak ombel bon tich tov.Add a little bit of salt.
Example conversation
Maly and Sok are cooking dinner together.
- ម៉ាលី Malyសុខ តើអំបិលនៅឯណា?Sok, tae ambil nov ae na?Sok, where is the salt?
- សុខ Sokវានៅលើតុនោះ។vea nov leu tok noh.It is on that table.
- ម៉ាលី Malyអរគុណ សុខ។orkoun Sok.Thank you, Sok.
- សុខ Sokមិនអីទេ ម៉ាលី។min ey te Maly.You're welcome, Maly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salt” translations and entries អំបិល, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries អំបិល, CC BY-SA 4.0.
