Khmer Dictionary: មេ

Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary

មេ ( clf ) [mei]
for bee / wasp stings; for different kinds or sites of pain / illness
Eg. ខ្ញុំឈឺក្បាលផង វិលមុខធីងធោងផង រងាស្រៀវស្រាញឈឺចុកចាប់គ្រប់សន្លាក់ដៃជើងរសេះរសោះ ក្ដៅ ខ្លួនទៀតផង យ៉ាងដូច្នេះហាក់ដូចជាមានមេរោគគ្រុនចាញ់ពីរបីមេមកយាយីខ្ញុំឲ្យស្លាប់តែម្តង: I have a headache; I'm dizzy; I have chills; my joints ache, and I have a fever; it seems like two or three different kinds of malaria have come to destroy me all at once.
មេ ( clf ) [mei]
for heavy rain showers eg. ភ្លៀងមួយមេ downpour, heavy shower
មេ ( n ) [mei]
female animal (that has given birth); mother; woman; term of address to a younger woman or to a woman of lower status
មេ ( i ) [mei]
exclamation of anger
មេ ( n ) [mei]
chief, commander (company level and higher) , leader, head, master, owner; guard, supervising officer; (in gambling) the dealer / house
មេ ( n ) [mei]
principle, rule, guideline, theory
មេ ( adj ) [mei]
to be the main, largest, most important, leading
មេ ( n ) [mei]
name given to any consonant combined with all the vowels or all the vowels and a final consonant; e.g. មេកកា mei kɑɑ kaa would be ក, កា, កិ, កី,កឹ, កឺ, កុ, etc.; មេកង mei kɑɑŋ would be កង, កាង, កិង, etc.
មេ ( n ) [mei]
female elephant
មេ ( n ) [mei]
(husked, uncooked, or esp. cooked) rice

Reference: ព្រះមេ

បញ្ជាន់មេ [bɑɲcoan mee] : to mate (of a male bird)
បែកមេ [baek mee] : to remove the queen from a beehive (which causes the bees to scatter), fig to capture the leader of a group (e.g. of a rebel group); to be working / fermenting (as dough when it is rising); to give off a bad odor (as someone in a crowd)
បោះមេ [bɑh mee] : to deal (cards)
ព្រឹត្តិមេសូត្រ [prɨt mee soot] : commentary
ព្រះមេ [preah mee] : (husked, uncooked, or cooked) rice
មធុមេហរោគ [meaʔtʰuʔ mee haa rook] See: មធុមេហៈ
មធុមេហៈ [meaʔtʰuʔ mee haʔ] : diabetes
មេកង [mee kɑɑŋ] : chief of a group, commander
មេកង [mee kɑɑŋ] : commander of a military unit
មេកង [mee kɑɑŋ] : kind of tree (Canthium didymum)
Reference: ដើមមេកង
មេកញ្ចាញ់ច្រាស [mee kɑɲcaaɲ craah] : `old bag' (term of abuse often applied to older women)
មេកន្ទ្រាញ [mee kɑntrieɲ] : chief of a tribe; leader of a resistance movement
Eg. មេកន្ទ្រាញ សេ.អ៊ី.អា.: chief / director of the CIA
មេឃុំ [mee kʰum] : village chief / elder, town mayor; subdistrict chief, chief of a ឃុំ
See: មេស្រុក
មេឃ្មុំ [mee kmum] : queen bee
មេឃ្លាំង [mee kleaŋ] : treasurer
មេង៉ែត [mee ŋaet] : young girl
មេក្រង់ [mee krɑŋ] : wooden member which connects the ក្រង់ to the first ឆ្នង់ of an oxcart
មេក្រមី [mee krɑməy] : microbe, germ, virus; disease vector; pest.
មេក្រមី [mee krɑməy] : bad influence, bad apple
មេក្រាន [mee kraan] : family chief among the Phnong ethnic minority
មេក្រុម [mee krom~krommaʔ-] See: មេកង
មេខា [mee -----] : concubine (slave who has become the wife of her master)
មេខូច [mee kʰooc] : gang leader, ring leader; to be very wicked
មេខ្ញែរ [mee kɲae] : woman who assists a bride in dressing for the wedding
មេខ្ញែរ [mee kɲae] : woman who helps dress the bride or groom during a wedding ceremony
មេខ្យល់ [mee kyɑl~kcɑl] : wooden board on the gables of a house to protect the edge of a roof
មេកន្ទ្រាញ [mee kɑntrieɲ] : chieftain
មេកប៉ាល់ [mee kaʔpal] : ship's captain
មេកាព្យ [mee kaap] : rules of prosody / versification
មេការ [mee kaa] : supervisor of a job, superintendent, foreman
មេការ [mee kaa] : palace carpenter
មេកោយ [mee kaoy] : name for the stationary nuts and thrown nuts in the game called ល្បែងអង្គញ់
See: កោយ
មេកោយ [mee kaoy] : a leader and his subordinates
មេកំណែន [mee kɑmnaen] : chief of a conscription / labor gang
មេកំព្រា [mee kɑmprie] : tourniquet; small piece of wood that may be twisted in a cord to tighten the cord
មេក្បាលបៀ [mee kbaal biə] : croupier; professional gambler
មេខ្យល់ [mee kyɑl~kcɑl] : leader, guide
មេខ្យល់ [mee kyɑl~kcɑl] : female elephant accepted by the herd as a leader
មេខ្លោង [mee klaoŋ] : leader (esp. of a herd of elephants); chief, boss, gang leader
មេខ្សាច់ [mee ksac] : kind of insect which makes its nest in the sand, (poss. an ant-lion)
មេគណ [mee kʊən] : title of the chief Buddhist monk in a province
មេគណ [mee kʊən] : title of the chief Buddhist monk of a province
See: ព្រះគ្រូមេគណ
មេគណៈ [mee keaʔnaʔ] See: មេកង , មេក្រុម
មេគយ [mee kɔɔy] : customs chief
មេគុណ [mee kun] : coefficient, factor; multiplicand
មេត្រួត [mee truət] : supervisor, controller; boss, person in charge
មេទទឹងខ្លី [mee tɔtɨŋ kləy] : short crosspiece of wood forming part of the base of a spinning wheel [plate 2]
មេទទឹងវែង [mee tɔtɨŋ vɛɛŋ] : long crosspiece of wood forming part of the base of a spinning wheel [plate 2]
មេទន្ទេញ [mee tʊəntɨɲ] : lesson, assignment
មេទាហាន [mee tiehien] : military officer, commander of a body of soldiers
មេជំរឿន [mee cumrɨən] : logarithm
មេជ័រ [mee coa] : kind of small insect that lives in wood resin
មេជ័រ [mee coa] : kind of vine with milky white resin
មេដែក [mee daek] : magnet
មេដៃ [mee day] : thumb
មេដៃ [mee day] : leader, commander
មេដោះ [mee dɑh] : wet nurse
មេដំបូល [mee dɑmbool] : ridge pole, ridge board (of a roof) [plate 6]
មេដំបែរ [mee -----] : ferment, yeast, diastase
មេទឹក [mee tɨk] : water of a main irrigation canal
មេទុន [mee tun] : entrepreneur; owner
មេទ័ព [mee toap] : military leader, commander of the armed forces
មេទ្វារ [mee tvie] : door frame
មេទ្វារ [mee tvie] : door jamb
មេធំ [mee tʰom] : big boss, leader
មេធ្មប់ [mee tmup] : magician, sorcerer, wizard
មេនព្វន្ត [mee nuppʊən] See: មេលេខ
មេនាង [mee nieŋ] See: មីនាង
មេភ្លើង [mee pləəŋ] : one who starts a conflict
មេភ្លៀង [mee pliəŋ] : flying (stage of the) termite
មេមត់ [mee mʊət] : medium, one who can contact the spirit world; witch
មេមត់ [mee mʊət] : Memot (a major town in eastern Kompong Cham Province)
មេមាន់ [mee moan] : hen
មេម៉ាយ [mee maay] : widow; divorce; widowed, divorced
មេម៉ាយ [mee maay] : unfinished work or project, abandoned project
មេរង្វឹង [mee rʊəŋvɨŋ] : base of the skein winder
មេគុណ [mee kun] : coefficient, multiplicand
មេគោក្រមុំ [mee koo krɑmum] : heifer
មេគ្រឿងញៀន [mee krɨəŋ ɲiən] : drug lord
មេគ្រែ [mee krɛɛ] : bed frame
មេចង្ហាន់ [mee cɑŋhan] : chief (female) cook who prepares food for Buddhist monks
មេចាប់សរសៃ [mee cap sɑɑ say] : female folk medicine practitioner who is a specialist in massaging and acupressure
មេចោរ [mee cao] : leader of a gang of thieves; rascal (joking term for women)
មេឆ្នង់ [mee cnɑŋ] See: មេក្រង់
មេជណ្ដើរ [mee cʊəndaə] : string (board) of a stair [plate 6]
មេជណ្ដើរ [mee cʊəndaə] : string (board) of a stair
មេជាង [mee cieŋ] : master craftsman
មេជាតិ [mee ciet] : essence
មេជី [mee cii] : parents, ancestors
មេជើង [mee cəəŋ] : big toe
មេតំរួត [mee tɑmruət] : overseer
មេនាងផ្ទះ [mee nieŋ pteah] See: ជនាងផ្ទះ
មេនំ [mee num] See: មេដោះ
មេនំ [mee num] : wet nurse
មេបង្អួច [mee bɑŋʔuəc] : casing / side of a window frame
មេបញ្ជាការ [mee bɑɲcie kaa] : commander, commanding officer
មេបញ្ឈរ [mee bɑɲcʰɔɔ] : supporting post to which a wall is fastened
មេបណ្ដោយ [mee bɑndaoy] : long sidepieces of the frame of a loom [plate 1]
See: មេសណ្ដូក
មេបទ [mee bɑt] : chief speaker, master of ceremonies; leader of a singing group, lead singer
មេបនពេជ្ឈឃាដ [mee bɑɑn pɨccʰeaʔkʰiet] : head of the gang of butchers (slang term for the KR leader Pol Pot)
មេបន្ទុក [mee bɑntuk] : caretaker
មេបា [mee baa] : parents
មេបា [mee baa] : spirits of ancestors
មេបា [mee baa] : the man and woman who represent the parents of a prospective bride during matchmaking negotiations (they also serve as stand-ins for these parents)
មេបំណុល [mee bɑmnol] : creditor
មេប្រយោគ [mee prɑyook] : examiner, juror (on an academic committee judging a candidate for a degree)
មេប្រយោគ [mee prɑyook] : examiner, tester, judge (of a contest), juror
មេផាយ [mee pʰaay] : to run very fast
Reference: ដាក់មេផាយ
មេផ្ដាច់ការ [mee pdac kaa] : dictator
មេផ្ដេក [mee pdeɛk] : beam to which the floor is fastened, floor joist
មេផ្ទះ [mee pteah] : housewife, housekeeper
មេផ្សំសាច់ [mee psɑm sac] : stock
មេពាក្យ [mee piek] : main entry (e.g. in a dictionary)
មេពំនឹង [mee pumnɨŋ] : confidant, go between, messenger between prospective bride and groom
មេព្រៃ [mee prey] : forest ranger, forester, forest warden
មេភូមិ [mee pʰuum] : hamlet chief
មេភូមិ [mee pʰuum] : village chief
មេរហ័សដៃ [mee rɔhah day] : dealer (in a card game) who has quick hands (the implication being that he / she uses this skill to cheat the other players)
មេរៀន [mee riən] : lesson
មេរៀម [mee riəm] : large; elder
មេរៀម [mee riəm] : kind of large cannon
មេរោគ [mee rook] : micro-organism, germ, virus
មេលឹម [mee lɨm] : small triangular pennant placed above the main flag on a pole
មេលេខ [mee leek] : mathematical table, multiplication table
មេលោង [mee looŋ] : kind of rattan lattice-work ball (it is used in a game in which it is kicked around by a circle of men)
មេលោង [mee looŋ] : to kick straight forward with all one's strength
មេលំ [mee lum] : ridge tile or plate used to cover the peak of the roof
មេលំ [mee lum] : oldest member of a group
មេវត្ត [mee voat] : leader of a Buddhist temple congregation
មេស [mee sɑɑ] : mei sɑɑ female spirit
មេសង្កាត់ [mee sɑŋkat] : precinct chief, ward chief
មេសណ្ដូក [mee sɑndook] : middle piece of the base of a spinning wheel; long sidepieces of the frame of a loom [plates 1, 2]
មេសណ្ដូក [mee sɑndook] : middle piece of the base of a spinning wheel
មេសូធ្យ [mee soot] : recitation; text to be memorized
មេសូធ្យ [mee soot] : text for recitation
មេសោ [mee sao] : lock (cf. កូនសោ `key')
មេសោ [mee sao] : lock
មេសំរែ [mee sɑmrae] : large female ant, queen ant
មេស្មិង [mee smǝŋ] : (spiritual) medium
មេស្រុក [mee srok] : sub-district chief, regional leader
See: មេឃុំ, មេសង្កាត់
មេស្រែ [mee srae] : land owner, landlord
មេហាង [mee haaŋ] : owner of a store, storekeeper
មេហាង [mee haaŋ] : shopkeeper, store owner
មេឡើង [mee laəŋ] : yeast, ferment, leaven
មេអណ្ដើក [mee ʔɑndaǝk] : procuress; pimp, matchmaker
មេអណ្ដើក [mee ʔɑndaǝk] : matchmaker (esp. someone who arranges a clandestine or secretive liaison between a girl and boy); procurer; pimp.
មេអណ្ដើក [mee ʔɑndaǝk] : mediator / facilitator in negotiations
មេអន្ទង [mee ʔɑntɔɔŋ] : long sidepieces of the warp frame
See: សំដូកអន្ទង
មេអាន [mee ʔaan] : textbook
មេអាប [mee ʔaap] : witch, sorceress
មេអំបេ [mee -----] : butterfly
មេអ្នកបាអ្នក [mee neak baa neak] : self-declared chief
ស៊ីមេកូន [sii mee koon] : to take the mother and the children
ស៊ីមេកូន [sii mee koon] : to have an affair with a mother and her daughter
ស៊ីមេកូន [sii mee koon] : to take seeds from two holes at a time (in the children's game called បាយខុំ )
អគ្គនីតិមេទី [ʔaʔkeaʔ niiteʔ mee tii] See: អគ្គមេធាវី
អស្វមេធ [ʔahsvaʔ mee tʰɔɔ] : ancient Indian ceremony involving the sacrifice of a white horse
អ្នកមេគំនិត [neak mee kumnit] : initiator