ពណ៌លឿង
poa leuang
ពណ៌លឿង (poa leuang) is the Khmer way to say 'yellow'.
The term is used to describe something that has yellow as its color. It can function as an adjective or as the noun 'yellow color'.
Meaning: having yellow as its color (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ពណ៌ (poa), meaning 'color' and លឿង (leuang), meaning 'yellow'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In many contexts, the word ពណ៌ (color) can be omitted and you can simply use លឿង (leuang) as an adjective.
How do you pronounce it?
poa leuang
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, yellow is the color of the monarchy and is heavily featured in the royal flag, making it a symbol of sovereign power rather than just a color.
- In Khmer, the word លឿង (leuang) can be used metaphorically to describe a person's complexion, often implying a sickly or sallow appearance rather than a healthy glow.
- When describing golden-colored objects like jewelry, speakers often prefer the word មាស (meas), which literally means 'gold', instead of using the standard word for 'yellow'.
Examples in context
- នាងមានសក់ពណ៌លឿង ។She has yellow hair.This sentence demonstrates the use of ពណ៌លឿង to describe hair color.Tatoeba #4506269 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4506322 by shekitten
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តឡានពណ៌លឿង។khnhom chol chet lan poa loeung.I like yellow cars.
- ផ្កានេះមានពណ៌លឿងស្អាតណាស់។phka nih mien poa loeung s-at nah.This flower is a very beautiful yellow.
Example conversation
Sok and Sokha are looking at a piece of fruit.
- សុខ Sokតើផ្លែនេះពណ៌អ្វី?tae phlae nih poa avei?What color is this fruit?
- សុខា Sokhaវាមានពណ៌លឿង។vea mean poa lueung.It is yellow.
- សុខ Sokតើវាផ្អែមទេ?tae vea ph-aem te?Is it sweet?
- សុខា Sokhaបាទ វាផ្អែមណាស់។bat vea ph-aem nah.Yes, it is very sweet.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
