ប៉េងប៉ោះ
peeng pɑh
The word for tomato in Khmer is ប៉េងប៉ោះ (peeng pɑh).
ប៉េងប៉ោះ refers to the tomato as a fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
peeng pɑh
Did you know?
- The combination of ប៉េងប៉ោះ with ingredients like lime or tamarind creates a specific flavor profile called ជូរអែម, which means 'sour-sweet'.
- The pronunciation of ប៉េងប៉ោះ involves a glottal stop, which creates a sharp, clipped sound that differs from the flowing vowels in English.
- When shopping, you may need to use a specific counter or classifier when counting 'ប៉េងប៉ោះ', as Khmer uses different words for counting objects based on their shape.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តញ៉ាំប៉េងប៉ោះ។khnom chol chet nham paeng poh.I like eating tomatoes.
- តើប៉េងប៉ោះនេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?tae paeng poh nih thlay ponman?How much are these tomatoes?
- សូមទិញប៉េងប៉ោះបន្តិចមក។som tinh paeng poh bantech mok.Please buy some tomatoes.
Example conversation
Sokha and Vibol are preparing a salad in the kitchen.
- សុខា Sokhaវិបុល តើយើងមានប៉េងប៉ោះទេ?Vibol, tae yeung mean peng-poh te?Vibol, do we have any tomatoes?
- វិបុល Vibolមាន វានៅក្នុងទូទឹកកក។mean, vea nov knong tou teuk-kokYes, they are in the refrigerator.
- សុខា Sokhaជួយយកប៉េងប៉ោះឱ្យខ្ញុំមក។chuoy yok peng-poh oy khnhom mokPlease get the tomatoes for me.
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ នេះជារបស់សុខា។bat, nih chea robos SokhaYes, here they are, Sokha.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomato” translations and entries ប៉េងប៉ោះ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
