ប្អូនប្រុស
pʼoun proh
The Khmer phrase for "younger brother" is ប្អូនប្រុស (pʼoun proh).
ប្អូនប្រុស is a noun used to refer to a younger brother.
Meaning: single-word translations (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of ប្អូន, meaning "younger sibling" and ប្រុស, meaning "male".
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun, ប្អូនប្រុស does not change its form based on case or grammatical number.
How do you pronounce it?
pʼoun proh
Did you know?
- The term ប្អូន is also used affectionately by older couples to refer to their spouse if the spouse is younger.
- In many Cambodian families, the term ប្អូន (pʼoun) is used as a polite way to address any person younger than you, even if they are not related.
- Khmer kinship terms like ប្អូន (pʼoun) are central to the social hierarchy and dictate how much respect must be shown in a conversation.
Examples in context
- ប្អូនប្រុសរបស់ខ្ញុំរៀននៅភ្នំពេញ។b-oun bros ro-bos khnhom rian nov phnom penh.My younger brother studies in Phnom Penh.
- តើប្អូនប្រុសរបស់អ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?tae b-oun bros ro-bos neak ch-mous avei?What is your younger brother's name?
Example conversation
Sokha and Narong are talking about their families at a cafe.
- សុខា Sokhaតើអ្នកមានប្អូនប្រុសឬទេ?tae neak mien b-oun bros reu te?Do you have a younger brother?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ ខ្ញុំមានប្អូនប្រុសម្នាក់។bat khnhom mien b-oun bros mnak.Yes, I have one younger brother.
- សុខា Sokhaប្អូនប្រុសរបស់អ្នកអាយុប៉ុន្មាន?b-oun bros ro-bos neak ayu ponman?How old is your younger brother?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongគាត់អាយុដប់ប្រាំឆ្នាំ។koat ayu dop pram chhnam.He is fifteen years old.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ប្អូនប្រុស, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
