English-Spoken Khmer Dictionary by Keesee

Author:Keesee [Keesee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Anthropology, General, Ethnic Studies, Regional Studies
ISBN: 9781136164040
Google: NeQrBgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-11-12T03:41:07+00:00

moved (emotionally) adj. ruhm pheup; ruhm chool; ruhm choo’ay jchet

movement n. motion – s’eye ung’keuh; s’eye kum’rauwk: I saw a movement in the [bushes]. – Kyom keunyh s’eye ung’keuh (or kum’rauwk) k’nong [kum’cheu].; political – chaw’la’na: Many farmers joined that movement. – Neh sr’eye ch’raan ch’raan jchole ruum chaw’la’na nu.

movie n. gkun; pheap yun (lit: motion picture); movie theater – ro’ng gkun; go see a movie – jchole meuhl gkun; teuh meuhl gkun

movie star n. da’ra pheap yun

Mr. n. term of address – lok: I’d [like to introduce] Mr. Sok An. – Kyom [sum nye noo’um ni keuh] Lok Sok An.; re young men – nee’eng; (NB: at public functions, typical form of address by moderator to audience is “Lok, Lok Sraae, Nee’eng Ken’yaa” – Gentlemen, Ladies, Young ladies”)

Mrs. n. term of address – Neh sraae: I met Mrs. Dap Chuon. – Kyom baan choop neh sraae Dap Chuon. (see, also, under “Miss” for discussion of use of terms for Miss, Mrs., lady, etc.)

much adv. ch’raan: They need much more [seed]. – Pooh’gkay tro kaa [kro’up poo’ch] ch’raan tyme tee’it.; I don’t need much. – Kyom ot tro kaa ch’raan tay.; how much – pu’man (AP: pu’man, p’man, pun’na); not much – mun seou; or, mun pu’nian; too much – ch’raan peyk; chru’l peyk; very much – pieh ch’raan; or, krye leng: I like it very much. – Kyom jchole jchet veea krye leng.

mud n. phoo’(a); la’bub

muddy adj. byke phoo’(a); paw pet(ch) paw put(ch): The road was muddy. – Ploe paw pet(ch) paw put(ch).

muggy adj. humid – sa’ott; salm

multiply v. in mathematics – kuun; grow in number – kaut ch’raan laung: Last year our problems multiplied. – chh’nam teuh pun’ha yeung kaut ch’raan laung.

murder n. kee’it ta’kahw; kaa sum’lap

murder v. sum’lap; tveu kee’it; pee kee’it

murderer n. neh tveu kee’it; kee’it ta’kaw; ma’nooh sum’lap gkay

muscle n. sak’dum

museum n. sa’ra’mun’ti

mushroom n. p’sutt

music n. plaeng (AP: pleng); don’trei; wedding music – plaeng kaa; to play music – leng plaeng

musical instrument n. praw’dop plaeng; praw’dop leng plaeng

musician n. neh plaeng

must v. optional, should, would like to, but not critical or mandatory – tro or tro kaa: I really must (i.e., ought to) finish this work today. – Kyom tro jchawb tveu nu t’ngai ni.; optional (i.e., want) – tro kaa: I must have more cake! – Kyom tro kaa num tee’it.; optional (i.e., want) —jchong: I must have some more of that delicious fish! – Kyom jchong trei nu chng’anyh tee’it.; not optional, non-discretionary, legally, physically, militarily, etc. mandatory – tro tai: I must leave before my visa [expires]. – Kyom tro tai jchenyh muun vee’za kyom [puuht kum’naut].; We must [escape] before the road is cut. – Yeung tro tai [pee’es kloo’an] muun ploe kaat’pa’dach.; necessary to avoid seriously undesirable consequence – tro tai: We must leave Battambong by 3 p. m.; [otherwise] we will be late getting to Phnom Penh. – Yeung tro tai jchenyh Battambong noeh mao bye; [baa mun doj cha’neh tay], yeung mok doll Phnom Penh mun twon peyr.; We must (not just ought to but for survival have to) protect [the environmment].

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