Khmer Dictionary: ធ្វើ

1. ធ្វើ ( v ) [tvəə]
   to do, make, work, carry out, perform; to prepare / fix (e.g. a meal); to repair (a car); to clean (fish); to build, compose; to work / cultivate (a field); to work / act / serve as; to pretend to be
   
2. ធ្វើ ( v ) [tvəə]
   to harm, cast a spell / put a curse on, enchant
   
1. កោះធ្វើ [kɑh tvəə] : to convene
   
2. កំរមានធ្វើ [kɑmrɑɑ mien tvəə] : to occur rarely
   
3. ខានធ្វើ [kʰaan tvəə] : to decide not to do (something) after all
   
4. ខំធ្វើ [kʰɑm tvəə] : to do something diligently; to be patient, zealous
   
5. គ្រូធ្វើ [kruu tvəə] : sorcerer
   
6. ជាងធ្វើផ្ទះ [cieŋ tvəə pteah] : construction worker
   
7. ដោយធ្វើ [daoy tvəə] : by (doing something)
   Eg. លោក​ជីគិមអានស្លាប់ដោយ ធ្វើអត្តឃាតខ្លួនឯងនៅភូមិ ស្រែអណ្ដូង: Mr. Chi Kim An, (who) died by committing suicide at Phum Sre Andong.
8. ដាក់ការឲ្យធ្វើ [dak kaa ʔaoy tvəə] : to give work, assign a job
   
9. ធ្វើខុសឆ្គង [tvəə kʰoh ckɔɔŋ] : to misbehave, act inappropriately
   
10. ធ្វើខ្មោចកំរោល [tvəə kmaoc kɑmraol] : to commit a rash act
    
11. ធ្វើខ្លួន [tvəə kluən] : to decorate / preen oneself; to dress up, dress well
    
12. ធ្វើខ្លួន [tvəə kluən] : to decorate / preen oneself; to dress up, dress well; (of rice) to grow luxuriantly
    
13. ធ្វើគ [tvəə kɔɔ] : to play dumb
    
14. ធ្វើគុណ [tvəə kun] : to do good deeds; to be generous (to)
    
15. ធ្វើគំរូ [tvəə kumruu] : to be a model
    
16. ធ្វើគ្នា [tvəə knie] : to have sexual intercourse (esp. of humans)
    
17. ធ្វើឃាត [tvəə kʰiet] : to assassinate, murder
    
18. ធ្វើចង្វាក់ [tvəə cɑŋvak] : to perform a maneuver in time with music (e.g. in calisthenics or a military drill)
    
19. ធ្វើចិត្តជា [tvəə cət cie] : to be nice
    
20. ធ្វើចំការ [tvəə cɑmkaa] : to engage in truck farming, to farm (non-rice crops)
    
21. ធ្វើចំណោទ [tvəə cɑmnaot] : to solve (a mathematical) problem
    
22. ធ្វើជា [tvəə cie] : to work as; to use as; to feign, pretend
    Eg. គាត់ធ្វើជាគ្រូ: He's a teacher.
23. ធ្វើជាតូបនីយកម្ម [tvəə cietoopaʔniiyeaʔkam] : to nationalize
    
24. ធ្វើ ... បណ្ដើរៗ : to do something gradually / step by step / little by little
    
25. ធ្វើ ... ឡើងវិញ : to redo, remake
    Eg. ​លោក​ត្រូវធ្វើការទាំងអស់ឡើងវិញ: You must do the whole job over again.
26. ធ្វើកន្តើយ [tvəə kɑntaəy] : to neglect, ignore; to act indifferent
    
27. ធ្វើកន្ទុយ [tvəə kɑntuy] : to stand in a line
    
28. ធ្វើកម្មករ [tvəə kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ kɑɑ] : to be a worker
    
29. ធ្វើការ [tvəə kaa] : to work, do a job
    
30. ធ្វើបណ្ដើរ [tvəə bɑndaə] : to do little by little
    
31. ធ្វើបតិដ្ឋាប័ន [tvəə paʔtettʰaaban] : to constitute, form, compose, to be the essence of
    
32. ធ្វើបទអត្ថាធិប្បាយ [tvəə bɑt ʔattʰaatʰipbaay] : to comment (e.g. on an event); commentary
    
33. ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម [tvəə paatoʔkam] : to demonstrate, hold a demonstration
    
34. ធ្វើបាត់ [tvəə bat] : to lose; to be lost
    
35. ធ្វើបានដោយលំបាក [tvəə baa nɔɔ daoy lumbaak] : able to be done only with difficulty
    
36. ធ្វើបាប [tvəə baap] : to mistreat, harm, torture; to offend, sin; to prevent, interfere
    
37. ធ្វើបាប [tvəə baap] : to offend, treat badly, do harm to
    Eg. កុំធ្វើបាបវា​!: Don't give him a hard time!
38. ធ្វើបាយ [tvəə baay] : to cook
    
39. ធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញ [tvəə tuk bok mnɨɲ] : to make trouble for someone, give someone a hard time
    
40. ធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញ [tvəə tuk bok mnɨɲ] : to mistreat, abuse
    
41. ធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញ [tvəə tuk bok mnɨɲ] : to persecute
    
42. ធ្វើទោស [tvəə tooh] : to punish, sentence; to convict
    
43. ធ្វើទោសដល់ស្លាប់ [tvəə tooh dɑl slap] : to condemn to death
    
44. ធ្វើទ្រឹង [tvəə trɨŋ] : to concentrate on; to ignore, pretend not to hear; to be stubborn; to remain still, immobile
    
45. ធ្វើធំ [tvəə tʰom] : to be important, have high status; to have a high position
    
46. ធ្វើនយោបាយ [tvəə nɔyoobaay] : to get involved in politics
    
47. ធ្វើនាម៉ឺន [tvəə nieməən] : to be a dignitary
    
48. ធ្វើវញ្ឈកម្ម [tvəə -----] : to sterilize
    
49. ធ្វើវិកប្បនា [tvəə viʔkappaʔnaa] : to assign something to someone, give / put something in someone's care
    
50. ធ្វើវិទ្ធង្សនា [tvəə vittʰeaŋsaʔnaa~vittʰɔǝŋsaʔnaa] : to oppose; to subvert; to destroy (esp. by subversion)
    
51. ធ្វើវិនិយោគ [tvəə viʔniʔyook] : to invest
    
52. ធ្វើវិភាគ [tvəə viʔpʰiek] : to analyze
    
53. ធ្វើវិភាគទាន [tvəə viʔpʰiek tien] : to contribute, sacrifice
    
54. ធ្វើវិរេចនកម្ម [tvəə viʔreecaʔnaʔ~viʔreecɑɑn kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ] : to purge
    
55. ធ្វើសក់ [tvəə sɑk] : to do someone's hair, get a hair do
    
56. ធ្វើសក្ការៈ [tvəə -----] : to venerate, worship
    
57. ធ្វើមាត់រហប [tvəə moat rɔhɑɑp] : to open the mouth to speak (of several people trying to speak at the same time)
    
58. ធ្វើមាន [tvəə mien] : to get rich
    
59. ធ្វើមាន [tvəə mien] : to act (as if one is) rich
    
60. ធ្វើមានធ្វើបាន [tvəə mien tvəə baa nɔɔ] : to work hard to get rich
    
61. ធ្វើមាយាជា [tvəə mieyie cie] : to behave as though
    
62. ធ្វើមិនដឹង [tvəə mɨn dəŋ] : to pretend not to know (often in ធ្វើមិនដឹងធ្វើមិនឬ )
    
63. ធ្វើមិនឬ [tvəə mɨn rɨɨ] : to be a deaf-mute; to pretend not to hear
    
64. ធ្វើមុខ [tvəə muk] : to make a face; to put on makeup; to have a face-lift
    
65. ធ្វើមុខក្រញូវ [tvəə muk krɑɲəv] : to make an angry face, to show anger / disgust
    
66. ធ្វើពុម្ពបោះ [tvəə pum bɑh] : to make a printing plate
    
67. ធ្វើពើ [tvəə pəə] : to feign, pretend (not to understand, see or hear)
    
68. ធ្វើពើ [tvəə pəə] : to pretend not to understand / know anything
    
69. ធ្វើព្រងើយ [tvəə prɔŋəəy] : to have no interest in, pay no attention to
    
70. ធ្វើភរណកម្ម [tvəə pʰeaʔreaʔnaʔkam] : to make a living; to support, maintain
    
71. ធ្វើភ្នែកក្រឡង់ [tvəə ----- krɑlɑŋ] : to open the eyes wide
    
72. ធ្វើភ្នែកខម [tvəə ----- kʰɑɑm] : to make a face in order to scare someone
    
73. ធ្វើភ្នែកស្លែ [tvəə ----- slae] : to cut / roll the eyes (indicating disagreement or astonishment); to flutter the eyelids
    
74. ធ្វើភ្នែកឡិងឡង់ [tvəə ----- lǝŋ-laŋ] : to roll the eyes; to be amazed, surprised
    
75. ធ្វើមាត់ក្រហួច [tvəə moat krɑhuəc] : to pucker up the lips
    
76. ធ្វើមុខធ្វើមាត់ឲ្យ [tvəə muk tvəə moat ʔaoy] : to pout / grimace (at)
    
77. ធ្វើមុខមាំ [tvəə muk moam] See: ធ្វើមុខក្រញូវ
78. ធ្វើអាយ [tvəə ʔaay] : to be locally-made
    
79. ធ្វើអុកឡុក [tvəə ʔok-lok] : to make trouble, disturb, bother
    
80. ធ្វើអំណោយ [tvəə ʔɑmnaoy] : to donate, contribute
    
81. ធ្វើអំពី [tvəə ʔɑmpii] : to be made of eg. ធ្វើអំពីឈើ . made of wood
    
82. ធ្វើអំពី [tvəə ʔɑmpii] : to be made of
    See: ធ្វើពី, ធ្វើនឹង
83. ធ្វើអំពើ [tvəə ʔɑmpǝǝ] : to cast a spell, put a curse on, make someone ill using sorcery
    
84. ធ្វើអ្វី [tvəə ʔvǝy] : to do what; doing what
    
85. ធ្វើអ្វី [tvəə ʔvǝy] : why? what for?
    Eg. នាងរៀនធ្វើអ្វី​?: Why does she study?
86. ធ្វើឧស្សាហូបនីយកម្ម [tvəə -----] : to industrialize
    
87. ធ្វើឫក [tvəə rɨk] : to be a snob / proud person, put on airs
    
88. ធ្វើកាលកិរិយា [tvəə kaal keʔriʔyaa] : to die
    
89. ធ្វើក្នក់ក្និច [tvəə knɑk - knəc] : to feign, pretend (to be)
    
90. ធ្វើក្បាលងីងើ [tvəə kbaal ŋii-ŋəə] : to shake one's head from side to side
    
91. ធ្វើខុស [tvəə kʰoh] : to commit a bad deed, do something wrong
    
92. ធ្វើខុស [tvəə kʰoh] : to make a mistake, act incorrectly
    
93. ធ្វើតាមចំណង់ [tvəə taam -----] : to use one's own discretion
    
94. ធ្វើតាមវិន័យ [tvəə taam -----] : to follow / obey the law
    
95. ធ្វើត្នោត [tvəə tnaot] : to collect sap from a sugar palm
    
96. ធ្វើត្រាប់ [tvəə trap] : to mimic, imitate
    
97. ធ្វើជានានឹង [tvəə cie nie nɨŋ] : to be on friendly terms (with someone), to maintain relations (with someone)
    
98. ធ្វើជ្រួសច្បាប់ [tvəə cruəh cbap] : to make a blunder
    
99. ធ្វើញត្តិ [tvəə ɲat~ɲatteʔ] : to make a motion, to petition
    
100. ធ្វើដន្លងនឹងគ្នា [tvəə dɑnlɑɑŋ nɨŋ knie] : to become related by marriage, become in laws
     
101. ធ្វើដែល [គេ :: tvəə dael kee] : to do the same thing; to continue something after someone else has stopped doing it
     
102. ធ្វើដំណាប់ [tvəə dɑmnap] : to fasten by means of wooden pegs
     
103. ធ្វើដំណើរ [tvəə dɑmnaə] : to make a trip, travel
     
104. ធ្វើតាម [tvəə taam] : to copy; to respect, obey; to follow, imitate; listen to
     
105. ធ្វើត្រី [tvəə trəy] : to prepare / clean fish
     
106. ធ្វើថ្លង់ធ្វើគ [tvəə tlɑŋ tvəə kɔɔ] : to play dumb, pretend one does not understand
     
107. ធ្វើទាន [tvəə tie nɔɔ] : to give alms, be generous / charitable
     
108. ធ្វើទាន [tvəə tie nɔɔ] : to give a donation / contribution
     
109. ធ្វើទាន់ [tvəə toan] : to finish doing something on time
     
110. ធ្វើទាហាន [tvəə tiehien] : to join the military service
     
111. ធ្វើទុក្ខ [tvəə tuk] : to cause trouble; to bother greatly, trouble seriously, mistreat, abuse
     
112. ធ្វើទុក្ខទោស [tvəə tuk tooh] : to mistreat, abuse
     
113. ធ្វើនាយ [tvəə niey] See: ធ្វើមេ
114. ធ្វើនិច្ចវេតន៍ [tvəə nɨc -----] : to appoint
     
115. ធ្វើនិទស្សនៈ [tvəə -----] : to prove; to show, demonstrate
     
116. ធ្វើនឹង [tvəə nɨŋ] : to be made of
     
117. ធ្វើបញ្ជី [tvəə bɑɲcii] : to prepare a record / register / inventory
     
118. ធ្វើបញ្ជោះ [tvəə bɑɲcʊək] : to do something in order to hurt someone's feelings
     
119. ធ្វើបដិញ្ញាគ្នា [tvəə paʔdeɲɲaa knie] : to make an agreement with each other
     
120. ធ្វើបដិវត្តន៍ [tvəə paʔdeʔvoat] : to revolutionize
     
121. ធ្វើបណ្ដាក់ [tvəə bɑndak] : to take turns
     
122. ធ្វើបណ្ដាញ [tvəə bɑndaaɲ] : to create a network (e.g. of computers, spies)
     
123. ធ្វើបឹង [tvəə bəŋ] : to fish on a lake / in a marsh
     
124. ធ្វើបុណ្យ [tvəə bon] : to celebrate, hold a ceremony; to make merit, do good deeds
     
125. ធ្វើបុណ្យឆ្លង [tvəə bon clɑɑŋ] See: ឆ្លងបុណ្យ
126. ធ្វើបំពានលើច្បាប់ [tvəə bɑmpien lǝǝ cbap] : to break a law
     
127. ធ្វើបំរើ [tvəə -----] : to do bride service (of a man, to serve one's future parents-in-law, e.g. by bringing water to the house) (more commonly ទៅបំរើឳពុកម្តាយក្មេក )
     
128. ធ្វើប្រណិធាន [tvəə prɑneʔtʰien] : to wish, make a wish
     
129. ធ្វើមុខស្លើ [tvəə -----] : to show surprise / fear / (sexual) excitement in one's face
     
130. ធ្វើមេរុ [tvəə meeruʔ] : to build a pavilion for a cremation
     
131. ធ្វើម៉េចឥឡូវ [tvəə məc ʔləv~ʔiʔləv] : ? what am (I) to do now?
     Eg. ធ្វើម៉េចឥឡូវឲ្យខ្ញុំស្គមម្តេចកើត បើវាចេះ តែឃ្លាន?: What am I to do now to lose weight, if I'm always hungry?
132. ធ្វើម្ហូប [tvəə mhoop] : to cook, prepare food
     
133. ធ្វើម្ហូប [tvəə mhoop] : to prepare food, cook
     
134. ធ្វើយុកយាក់ [tvəə yuk-yeak] : to make trouble, disturb, bother
     
135. ធ្វើយោធា [tvəə yootʰie] See: ធ្វើទាហាន
136. ធ្វើរួចហើយ [tvəə ruəc haǝy] : to be accomplished (as a job), all finished, already finished
     
137. ធ្វើលេខ [tvəə leek] : to perform mathematical operations, calculate
     
138. ធ្វើផ្ដាំ [tvəə pdam] : to do something so that one may recall it in the future; to do / make more than enough; to overwork
     
139. ធ្វើផ្ទះត្រូវស្រាស់របង [tvəə pteah trəv srah rɔbɑɑŋ] : to protect oneself by making peace with one's neighbors (lit. `To build a house, you must have a fence')
     
140. ធ្វើពាក្យ [tvəə piek] : to prepare an application / petition, fill out a form
     
141. ធ្វើពាក្យ [tvəə piek] : to prepare an application, fill out a form
     
142. ធ្វើពិធី [tvəə piʔtʰii] : to perform a ceremony
     
143. ធ្វើពិន្ទុកប្បៈ [tvəə pintuʔkappaʔ] : to mark (in order to show possession)
     
144. ធ្វើពីឈើ [tvəə pii cʰəə] : to be made of wood
     See: ធ្វើនឹងឈើ
145. ធ្វើពុត [tvəə put] : to fake, pretend, feign eg. ធ្វើពុតឈឺ . to be a hypochondriac, feign illness
     
146. ធ្វើពុត [tvəə put] : to pretend, make-believe (in a pejorative sense)
     
147. ធ្វើឫក [tvəə rɨk] : to put on airs; to pretend
     
148. ធ្វើឲ្យ [tvəə ʔaoy] : to cause, make (someone) do (something); to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds)
     Eg. ខ្ញុំចង់ធ្វើឲ្យលោកទៅជាអ្នកមាន: I want to make you rich.
149. ធ្វើស្រី [tvəə srǝy] : to have sexual intercourse with a woman (esp. a prostitute) (usually ធើស្រី )
     
150. ធ្វើស្រី [tvəə srǝy] : (of a man) to act like a woman
     
151. ធ្វើស្រែ [tvəə srae] : to farm
     
152. ធ្វើហើយធ្វើទៀត [tvəə haǝy tvəə tiət] : to do something over and over
     
153. ធ្វើឡើង [tvəə laəŋ] : to be held, organized; to take place
     Eg. មហាសន្និបាតដែលនឹងធ្វើឡើងនៅក្នុង​សាលារៀន...: The conference which will take place in the school ....
154. ធ្វើអរូបីយកម្ម [tvəə ʔaʔruupǝy yɔɔ kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ] : to abstract
     
155. ធ្វើអាជីវកម្ម [tvəə ʔaa cii vɔɔ kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ] : to exploit
     
156. ធ្វើអាណានិគម [tvəə ʔaa naa niʔkum] : to colonize
     
157. ធ្វើអាមន្តន [tvəə ʔaa mʊən nɔɔ] : to invite
     
158. ធ្វើសង្កថា [tvəə saŋkaʔtʰaa] : to deliver a short address
     
159. ធ្វើសង្គ្រាម [tvəə sɑŋkriem] : to fight, go to war
     
160. ធ្វើសច្ចា [tvəə saccaa] : to swear an oath
     
161. ធ្វើសញ្ញា [tvəə saɲɲaa] : to be a sign (of something)
     
162. ធ្វើសន្តិភាវូបនីយកម្ម [tvəə sɑnteʔ -----] : to pacify
     
163. ធ្វើសន្ទនារកគ្នា [tvəə sɑnteaʔnie rɔɔk knie] : to converse with one another
     
164. ធ្វើសន្និសីទ [tvəə sɑnniʔsǝt] : to hold a conference
     
165. ធ្វើសម្ភាសន៍ [tvəə sɑmpʰieh] : to give an interview (to)
     
166. ធ្វើសរសៃ [tvəə sɑɑ say] : to massage
     
167. ធ្វើសហការ [tvəə saʔhaʔ kaa] : to collaborate
     
168. ធ្វើសាក្សី [tvəə saaksəy] : to be a witness
     
169. ធ្វើសឹក [tvəə sǝk] : to fight, go to war
     
170. ធ្វើសូចនា [tvəə soocaʔnaa] : to indicate
     
171. ធ្វើសេចក្តីបដិសេធ [tvəə sackdǝy paʔdeʔsaet] : make a denial
     
172. ធ្វើសំណូមពរ [tvəə sɑmnoom pɔɔ] : to make a request
     
173. ធ្វើសំបុត្រសន្យា [tvəə sɑmbot sɑnyaa] : to make a treaty / a contract
     
174. ធ្វើសំយោគ [tvəə saŋyook] : to synthesize
     
175. ធ្វើស្ថាបនៈ [tvəə stʰaapaʔnaʔ] : to build, construct
     
176. ធ្វើស្ថិតិ [tvəə stʰeʔteʔ] : to estimate, guess
     
177. ធ្វើស្ម័គ្រសង្វាស [tvəə smak sɑŋvaah~saŋvaah] : to have sexual intercourse
     
178. បំរុងនឹងធ្វើ [----- nɨŋ tvəə] : to intend to do
     
179. ប្រថុយធ្វើ [prɑtʰoy tvəə] : to run a risk, take a chance
     
180. ពិបាកធ្វើ [piʔbaak tvəə] : difficult to do
     
181. ពិធីមង្គលធ្វើធ្មេញលេញល័ក្ត [piʔtʰii meaŋkʊəl~mʊəŋkʊəl tvəə tmɨɲ lǝɲ leak] See: ពិធីបុកល័ក្ត
182. មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ [mɨn tvəə dəŋ tvəə rɨɨ] : to ignore, not pay attention (to)
     
183. រកការធ្វើ [rɔɔk kaa tvəə] : to look for a job
     
184. យកគូទធ្វើខ្នង [yɔɔ kɑɑ kuut tvəə knɑɑŋ] : to lay back / lie on one's back (considered impolite)
     
185. លេងធ្វើត្លុកក្រមិចក្រមើម [leeŋ tvəə tlok krɑməc-krɑmaəm] : to play the comedian
     
186. ស្រែធ្វើចុងដៃ [srae tvəə coŋ day] : rice field planted late (at the end of the season)
     
187. ហ៊ានថាហ៊ានធ្វើ [hien tʰaa hien tvəə] See: ហ៊ានស៊ីហ៊ានសង
188. អ្នកធ្វើ [neak tvəə] : doer, maker (of...)
     
189. អ្នកឥតការធ្វើ [neak ʔet~ʔǝt kaa tvəə] : unemployed person