Khmer Dictionary: ដំ

Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
  1. ដំ ( v ) [dɑm]
    to strike / beat / hit (with a hammer or wooden mallet); to pound (into shape), hammer, flatten, mash
  2. ដំ ( n ) [dɑm]
    the diacritical symbol ( ំ )
    See: និគ្គហិត
  3. ដំ ( v ) [dɑm]
    to clear land for a residence ; (of fish) to make a nest; to seek shelter / refuge

    Reference: ដំកន្លែង

    1. កេតុដំដួល [kaet dɑm duəl] : meteorite
    2. ជ្រងដំរង់ [crɔɔŋ dɑm rʊəŋ] : to set someone straight
    3. ដំឡើងស័ក្តិ [dɑm laəŋ -----] : to promote (someone to a higher rank)
    4. ដំឲ្យទក់ [dɑm ʔaoy tʊək] : to soften (something) by beating
    5. ដំដែកគោល [dɑm daek kool] : to drive a nail
    6. ភាពដំបាន [pʰiep dɑm baa nɔɔ] : malleability
    7. លត់ដំ [lʊət dɑm] : to forge, temper, toughen up; to temper oneself; to struggle, work hard
      Eg. ជនកុម្មុយនិស្តត្រូវតែលត់ដំខ្លួននៅ​ក្នុងការងារពលកម្មជាចាំបាច់: The communists must `harden' themselves by doing the required manual labor.
    8. វិញ្ញាបនប័ត្រខាងការដំ [vɨɲɲiebannaʔbat kʰaaŋ kaa dɑm] : blacksmith's certificate
    9. អណ្ដូងដំ [ʔɑndooŋ dɑm] See: អណ្ដូងស្រំ
    10. អស់ដំរេះ [ʔɑh dɑm -----] : to get stuck (mentally), be stumped, run out of arguments