ពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យ
ពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យ is the Khmer word for sunlight.
The term is used to refer to the electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun.
Meaning: electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ពន្លឺ (light), ព្រះ (a prefix used for deities or royalty) and អាទិត្យ (sun).
Did you know?
- Khmer uses a complex system of registers where the word for 'sun' changes depending on whether you are speaking to a commoner, a monk or a member of the royal family.
- The component អាទិត្យ (atit) is an ancient loanword from Sanskrit, 'Aditya'. This connects the Khmer word for sunlight directly to the Vedic sun gods of ancient India.
- In Cambodia, the heat of the 'sunlight' is so central to daily life that the language has distinct words for 'sunlight' and 'sun-heat' កម្ដៅថ្ងៃ, which is used more often when complaining about the weather.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យនៅពេលព្រឹក។khnhom chol chet ponleu preah atit nov pel prek.I like the morning sunlight.
- ពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យមានកម្ដៅខ្លាំងណាស់។ponleu preah atit mean kamdao khlang nah.The sunlight is very hot.
- ផ្កាត្រូវការពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យដើម្បីលូតលាស់។phka trov kar ponleu preah atit derm bey loat loas.Flowers need sunlight to grow.
Example conversation
Narong and Sokha are talking about the weather outside.
- សុខា Sokhaក្រៅផ្ទះមានពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យច្បាស់ណាស់។krao pteah mean ponleu preah atit cbah nah.The sunlight is very bright outside the house.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ ខ្ញុំចង់ចេញទៅដើរលេង។bat khnhom chong cheng tov der leng.Yes, I want to go for a walk.
- សុខា Sokhaកុំភ្លេចពាក់មួកការពារពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យ។kom phlec peak muok kar pear ponleu preah atit.Don't forget to wear a hat to protect from the sunlight.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongអរគុណដែលបានប្រាប់ ណារ៉ុងនឹងពាក់វា។orkun del ban prab narong nung peak vea.Thanks for telling me, Narong will wear it.
