សរសៃពួរ
sɑɑ say puə
The English word "tendon" is សរសៃពួរ (sɑɑ say puə) in Khmer. Wiktionary also lists សរសៃ (sɑɑ say).
Meaning: band of fibrous tissue (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| សរសៃពួរ | sɑɑ say puə |
| សរសៃ | sɑɑ say |
សរសៃពួរ is the appropriate term to use in a medical or anatomical context when distinguishing a tendon from other connective tissues.
What does it mean word for word?
The term សរសៃពួរ is composed of សរសៃ (sɑɑ say), meaning fiber or thread and ពួរ (puə), meaning a bundle or rope.
Which one should you use?
While សរសៃពួរ specifically refers to a tendon, the shortened form សរសៃ is a generic term used for many types of biological fibers, including nerves, veins or muscles.
How do you pronounce it?
sɑɑ say puə
Did you know?
- The word សរសៃ is used to describe not only biological fibers like tendons and veins but also the 'veins' or streaks found in marble and the grains of wood.
- In traditional Khmer medicine, the balance of សរសៃ (fibers/channels) is often discussed in ways that mirror the concept of 'energy lines' or 'meridians' found in other Asian traditions.
- Because សរសៃ means 'thread', it is the same root used to describe the fine lines of a spider's web or a silk filament.
Examples in context
- ការហាត់ប្រាណខ្លាំងអាចធ្វើឱ្យដាច់ សរសៃពួរ។kar hat-pran khlang ach thveu oy dach sor-sai-puor.Intense exercise can cause a tendon to tear.
- គ្រូពេទ្យកំពុងពិនិត្យ សរសៃពួររបស់ខ្ញុំ។kru-pet kom-pong pi-nit sor-sai-puor robos khnhom.The doctor is examining my tendon.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a sports injury.
- សុខ Sokសុខ មានរឿងអ្វីមែនទេ?Sok mien rueang avei men te?Sok, is something wrong?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyខ្ញុំមានការឈឺចាប់នៅសរសៃពួរដៃ។khnhom mien kar chheu chab nov sorsay pouer dai.I have pain in my wrist tendon.
- សុខ Sokតើអ្នកបានទៅជួបគ្រូពេទ្យហើយឬនៅ?tae neak ban tov chuop krou pet haey reu nov?Have you seen a doctor yet?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyបាទ ស្រីនី ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅស្អែកនេះ។bat Sreyny khnhom nung tov sa-ek nis.Yes, Sreyny, I will go tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tendon” translations and entries សរសៃពួរ, សរសៃ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
