ក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត
The English word thyroid is ក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត in Khmer.
ក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត is the standard medical term used to refer to the thyroid gland.
What does it mean word for word?
The second part of the phrase, ទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត, is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'thyroid'.
Did you know?
- If you were speaking to a traditional healer rather than a doctor, they might describe thyroid issues using terms related to 'heat' or 'wind' rather than using the word ទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត.
- The English 'th' sound is impossible to pronounce in Khmer, so the word ទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត replaces it with a simple 't' sound. This makes the word sound more like 'tee-roid' to a Khmer speaker.
- While the English word 'thyroid' comes from a Greek word meaning 'shield', the Khmer term has no connection to any shape or physical description. It is purely a sound-based translation of the English name.
Examples in context
- គាត់មានបញ្ហាជាមួយក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត។koat mean banh-ha chea-muoy kro-penh ti-ro-it.He has problems with his thyroid.
- គ្រូពេទ្យពិនិត្យក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីតរបស់ខ្ញុំ។kru-pet pi-nit kro-penh ti-ro-it ro-bos khnhom.The doctor examined my thyroid.
- ក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីតស្ថិតនៅត្រង់ក។kro-penh ti-ro-it sthet nov trang kor.The thyroid is located in the neck.
Example conversation
A patient is talking to a nurse at a clinic.
- ចិន្តា Chindaសុខ តើអ្នកមានអាការៈអ្វីដែរ?Sok, tae neak mean akara avei dae?Sok, what are your symptoms?
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំគិតថាខ្ញុំមានបញ្ហាក្រពេញទីរ៉ូអ៊ីត។khnhom kit tha khnhom mean banh-ha kropenh tiro-it.I think I have a thyroid problem.
- ចិន្តា Chindaតើអ្នកមានអារម្មណ៍ថាហត់ខ្លាំងទេ?tae neak mean arom tha hot khlang te?Do you feel very tired?
- សុខ Sokបាទ ខ្ញុំហត់ខ្លាំងណាស់។bat, khnhom hot khlang nah.Yes, I am very tired.
