បំពង់បឺត
The Khmer word for straw is បំពង់បឺត.
The term បំពង់បឺត refers specifically to a drinking straw rather than dried stalks of grain.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of បំពង់ (tube/pipe) and បឺត (to suck/sip).
Did you know?
- Because បឺត specifically means 'to suck', using the word for straw in a different context can sometimes sound unintentionally graphic in Khmer.
- The word បំពង់ is used in the name of several traditional Khmer wind instruments, reflecting the 'tube' shape of the instrument.
- In Khmer, you describe a straw by its function of 'sucking' rather than its material, unlike the English word which refers to the substance.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំត្រូវការបំពង់បឺតមួយ។khnom trov kar bom pong bet mouy.I need a straw.
- សូមផ្ដល់បំពង់បឺតមកខ្ញុំផង។som phdol bom pong bet mok khnom phorng.Please give me a straw.
- តើមានបំពង់បឺតសម្រាប់ក្មេងទេ?tae mean bom pong bet samrab kmeng te?Are there straws for children?
Example conversation
Sok and Mali are buying drinks at a cafe.
- សុខ Sokម៉ាលី តើអ្នកចង់បានបំពង់បឺតទេ?Mali, tae neak jong ban bom-pong-beut te?Mali, do you want a straw?
- ម៉ាលី Malyចា សុខ ខ្ញុំសុំមួយ។ja Sok, khnhom som mouy.Yes Sok, I would like one.
- សុខ Sokនេះបំពង់បឺតរបស់អ្នក។neh bom-pong-beut ro-bos neak.Here is your straw.
- ម៉ាលី Malyអរគុណច្រើន!or-kun chraen!Thank you very much!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry បំពង់បឺត, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
