ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ
tɨk s’iiv
Soy sauce in Khmer is ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ (tɨk s’iiv). Wiktionary also lists តៅអ៊ីវ (tav ’iiv) and សាអ៊ីវ (saa ’iiv).
Meaning: a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ | tɨk s’iiv |
| តៅអ៊ីវ | tav ’iiv |
| សាអ៊ីវ | saa ’iiv |
| ស៊ីអ៊ីវ | sii ’iiv |
Soy sauce is a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans.
What does it mean word for word?
The term ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ is composed of ទឹក, meaning water or liquid and ស៊ីអ៊ីវ, meaning soy sauce.
Which one should you use?
ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ is the most common and standard way to say soy sauce. តៅអ៊ីវ is a colloquial variation often used in casual speech, likely derived from Chinese loanwords. ស៊ីអ៊ីវ can be used as a shortened form of the full phrase in many contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
tɨk s’iiv
Did you know?
- The phrase ស៊ីអ៊ីវ is a direct linguistic fossil from the Teochew dialect of Chinese, reflecting the historical influence of Chinese traders in Cambodia.
- Cambodian households often use ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ in a dipping bowl mixed with lime and chili, transforming the salty soy base into a tart sauce known as ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវជូរ.
- In Khmer, the general category of 'sauce' is almost always preceded by ទឹក (water), creating a linguistic pattern where liquid condiments are viewed as 'flavored waters'.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំត្រូវការទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវបន្តិច។khnhom trov kar teuk si-iv banchit.I need a little bit of soy sauce.
- តើមានទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវនៅក្នុងផ្ទះបាយទេ?tae mean teuk si-iv nov knong pteah bay te?Is there any soy sauce in the kitchen?
- សូមដាក់ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវទៅក្នុងសម្លនេះ។soum dak teuk si-iv tov knong somlor nih.Please put some soy sauce in this soup.
Example conversation
Vibol and Sokha are preparing dinner together in the kitchen.
- សុខា Sokhaវិបុល តើទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវនៅឯណា?Vibol, tae teuk si-iv nov ae na?Vibol, where is the soy sauce?
- វិបុល Vibolវាមាននៅក្នុងទូផ្ទះបាយ។vea mean nov knong tou pteah bay.It is in the kitchen cupboard.
- សុខា Sokhaខ្ញុំរកមិនឃើញទេ ជួយមើលផង។khnhom rok min khernh te, chuoy merl phong.I can't find it, please help me look.
- វិបុល Vibolនេះនែ៎ ទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវនៅទីនេះ។nis ne, teuk si-iv nov ti nis.Here it is, the soy sauce is right here.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “soy sauce” translations and entries ស៊ីអ៊ីវ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ស៊ីអ៊ីវ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
