បង្គន់
bɑɑbɑngkŭən
បង្គន់ (bɑɑbɑngkŭən) is the Khmer word for toilet.
បង្គន់ is the standard term used to refer to a toilet or a restroom.
Meaning: fixture used for urination and defecation (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
bɑɑbɑngkŭən
Did you know?
- If you are looking for a public បង្គន់ at a market, you might see signs using a mix of Khmer and French terms due to Cambodia's colonial history.
- While បង្គន់ is the general word for toilet, Cambodians often use the phrase បន្ទប់ទឹក, which literally means 'water room', to be more polite when asking for a restroom in a house or restaurant.
- In Cambodia, you will often see a small plastic pitcher or a 'bidet shower' next to the បង្គន់ because water is traditionally used for cleansing instead of toilet paper.
Examples in context
- បង្គន់នៅណា?Where is the toilet?This sentence is useful for asking where the restroom is located using បង្គន់.Tatoeba #3189053 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #38937 by CK
- បង្គន់នេះស្អាតណាស់។bangkon nih sa'at nah.This toilet is very clean.
- ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅបង្គន់។khnhom chong tov bangkon.I want to go to the toilet.
Example conversation
At a restaurant, Ratana is looking for the facilities.
- រតនៈ Ratanakចិន្តា តើបង្គន់នៅឯណា?Chinda, tae bangkon nov ae na?Chinda, where is the toilet?
- ចិន្តា Chindaបង្គន់នៅខាងក្រោយហាង។Bangkon nov khang kraoy hang.The toilet is behind the shop.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ចិន្តា។Orkun, Chinda.Thank you, Chinda.
- ចិន្តា Chindaមិនអីទេ រតនៈ។Min ey te, Ratana.You're welcome, Ratana.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry បង្គន់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
