ទឹក
tɨk
The Khmer word for water is ទឹក (tɨk).
ទឹក refers to the inorganic compound H₂O.
Meaning: inorganic compound H₂O (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tɨk.
Did you know?
- The term ទឹក is used in Khmer to describe the 'essence' or 'soul' of certain substances, such as the 'water' of a flower meaning its scent.
- In Cambodia, the most famous water-related festival, Bon Om Touk, literally translates to the 'Festival of Water'.
- The word ទឹក is a cognate of the Vietnamese word nước, which also means 'water'.
Examples in context
- ផឹកទឹក។Drink water.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to drink the ទឹក.Tatoeba #11475253 by Vethya, translation #6746662 by swolesuki
- អត់មានទឹក។There's no water.This sentence is useful for expressing that ទឹក is unavailable.Tatoeba #3158520 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #1349700 by Eldad
- ឆ្មាស្អប់ទឹក ។Cats hate water.This sentence is useful for stating that cats hate ទឹក.Tatoeba #4504434 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #875148 by shekitten
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ratanana and Mali are in the kitchen.
- ម៉ាលី Malyរតនៈ ជួយយកទឹកឱ្យខ្ញុំបន្តិច។Ratanak chuoy yok teuk oy khnhom bontec.Ratanak, please get me some water.
- រតនៈ Ratanakចង់បានទឹកក្តៅ ឬទឹកត្រជាក់?Chong ban teuk kdov reu teuk trocheak?Do you want hot water or cold water?
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំចង់បានទឹកត្រជាក់។Khnhom chong ban teuk trocheak.I want cold water.
- រតនៈ Ratanakនេះ ទឹកត្រជាក់សម្រាប់ម៉ាលី។Neh teuk trocheak samrab Mali.Here is the cold water for Mali.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “water” translations and entries ទឹក, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ទឹក, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
