Khmer Dictionary: អា
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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អា
( prenp )
[ʔaa]
used preceding nouns or noun phrases giving them a pejorative, derogatory or very familiar meaning. It is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys. It can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed; when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment; when preceding adjectives, it forms nouns with a notion of disapproval or familiarity.
Eg. អាភ្លើ!: `Dummy!' -
អា
( i )
[ʔaa]
Oh! ah!
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អា
[ʔaa]
See: អារ -
ធ្វើអាមន្តន
[tvəə ʔaa mʊən nɔɔ]
: to invite
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ម៉ៃអាថៃ
[may ʔaa tʰay]
: to be suspicious because of rumors
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សម្ពន្ធអារ៉ាប់
[sɑmpʊən ʔaa rap]
: Arab league
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សហរដ្ឋអារ៉ាប់រួម
[saʔhaʔ roat~roattʰaʔ ʔaa rap ruəm]
: United Arab Republic
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សំពត់មុយអា
[sɑmpʊət ----- ʔaa]
: kind of long woman's skirt made of black Chinese silk for daily use
- ស្រៈអស្រៈអា [sraʔ ʔɑɑ sraʔ ʔaa]
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ស្បើយអាគក
[sbaǝy ʔaa kɔɔk]
: to be all equal; to be hopeless
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អាក្បាលខ្សៀ
[ʔaa kbaal ksiə]
: dummy (a mild insult)
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អាក្មេះ
[ʔaa -----]
: fool, ignoramus
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អាក្របី
[ʔaa krɑbəy]
: dumb ox
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អាក្រពើ
[ʔaa krɑpəə]
: ingrate (a mild insult)
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អាក្រពះធំ
[ʔaa krɑpeah tʰom]
: mild insult to someone who eats a lot or talks loudly
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អាខ្មោច
[ʔaa kmaoc]
: insulting term for someone who is considered completely useless
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អាខ្មៅ
[ʔaa kmav]
: blackie (pejor. term for the Khmer Rouge who typically wore black clothing)
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អាខ្លះ
[ʔaa klah]
: some people
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អាងោះ
[ʔaa ŋʊəh]
: stupid / ignorant person; stupid!
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អាង៉ែត
[ʔaa ŋaet]
: little one, youngster
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អាចប
[ʔaa cɑɑp]
: pejorative term for the Thai
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អាកញ្ចាស់
[ʔaa kaɲcah]
: dotard, old fool (very insulting)
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អាកន្ទប
[ʔaa kɑntɔɔp]
: Vietnamese person
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អាករវិទ
[ʔaa kɑɑ reaʔviʔ tɔɔ]
: gemologist
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អាឃ្លោក
[ʔaa klook]
: stupid person
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អាចំកួតហ្លួង
[ʔaa cɑmkuət luǝŋ]
: you idiot
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អាច្រមក់
[ʔaa crɑmɑk]
: greenhorn, raw youth, snot-nosed kid ; little one, youngster (affectionate form of address of parents to a child)
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អាឆែង
[ʔaa cʰaeŋ]
: derisive term for a circumcised man
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អាឆ្កែ
[ʔaa ckae]
: dirty dog! (insult)
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អាជីវកម្ម
[ʔaa cii vɔɔ kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ]
: living, operation, maintenance; working, cultivation, exploitation; housekeeping; subsistence
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អាជីវប្បវុត្តិ
[ʔaa cii voappaʔ vutteʔ]
: profession
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អាដប់គត់
[ʔaa dɑp kʊət]
: ignoramus, blockhead, dolt
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អាដែង
[ʔaa daeŋ]
: you (often pejor., used esp. to subordinates and people of a lower status; may also be intimate)
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អាតែវ៉ែ
[ʔaa tae - vae]
: insulting comparison of a person to an animal with តែវ៉ែ
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អាត្មាត
[ʔaa tmaat]
: pejor. term for thieves (often used for corrupt police or soldiers)
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អាមន្តនកិច្ច
[ʔaa mʊən nɔɔ kəc]
: invitation
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អាមួយនេះ
[ʔaa muə yɔɔ nih]
: this / that one (pointing or indicating a choice)
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អាភ្លើ
[ʔaa pləə]
: foolish person (insult)
Eg. អាឆ្កួតនៅខាងលើអាភ្លើនៅខាងក្រោម: a crazy person on the stage and foolish people in the audience (describing a popular singer and his audience) -
អាប្រុស
[ʔaa proh]
: you / your (intimate term of address for males)
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អាមួយហ្នឹង
[ʔaa muə yɔɔ nɨŋ~bǝŋ]
: that one (pointing or indicating a choice)
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អាម៉ាក
[ʔaa maak]
: close friend
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អាលាញ
[ʔaa lieɲ]
: (an insult or curse) May you be destroyed
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អាលិច
[ʔaa lɨc]
: rascal (mild or joking insult)
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អាសំពឹក
[ʔaa sɑmpɨk]
: numbskull (insult)
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អាស្នូកជ្រូក
[ʔaa snook cruuk]
: CH-47 cargo helicopter (Chinook)
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អាស្រី
[ʔaa srǝy]
: you / your (intimate term of address for females)
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អាឡេវ
[ʔaa leɛv]
: trickster, good-for-nothing (insult)
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អាអ៊ូច
[ʔaa ʔuuc]
: you / little one (addressing a small child)
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អាឯង
[ʔaa ʔae ŋɔɔ]
: you / your (intimate or condescending)
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អាគាំង
[ʔaa keaŋ]
: American
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អាគាំង
[ʔaa keaŋ]
: A Keang (name of an incompetent but clever servant in a folktale)
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អាគ្រាក់
[ʔaa kreak]
: big person
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អាចានស្រាក់
[ʔaa caan srak]
: plane with twin fuselages, reconnaissance plane, OV-10
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អាចិន
[ʔaa cən]
: someone who acts like a Chinese person (slang; often suggests that the person is arrogant or lacking in social graces)
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អាចឺម
[ʔaa cəəm]
: brute, beast
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អាចោរជើងមួយ
[ʔaa cao cəəŋ muə yɔɔ]
: dice
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អាចោរម្ដាយ
[ʔaa cao mdaay]
: bastard! son-of-a-bitch!
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អាជីវប្រវត្តិ
[ʔaa ----- prɑvoat]
: curriculum vitae, biography
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អាណុង
[ʔaa noŋ]
: that one
- អាណុប [ʔaa nop] See: អាង៉ែត
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អាណា
[ʔaa naa]
: who, which one; any one
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អាត្រឡោក
[ʔaa trɑlaok]
: OH-6A observation helicopter
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អាត្រាក់
[ʔaa -----]
: tractor
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អាថ្លើម
[ʔaa tlaəm]
: very close friend
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អាទក
[ʔaa tɔɔk]
: pejor. term for a man or male animal that has a single testicle / tusk
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អានរក
[ʔaa nɔrʊək]
: ! Damn you!
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អានាង
[ʔaa nieŋ]
: boy
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អានាង
[ʔaa nieŋ]
: young fellow
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អានេះ
[ʔaa nih]
: this one, this
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អានោះ
[ʔaa nuh]
: that one, that
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អាបរោ
[ʔaa paʔroo]
: lazy person, good-for-nothing
Khmer Krom
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អាបានគ្រឹះ
[ʔaa baa nɔɔ krɨh]
: bar, liquor store
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អាបានភូមិ
[ʔaa baa nɔɔ pʰuum]
: bar
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អាបេ
[ʔaa bav]
: B-52 bomber
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អាប៉ែតមួយ
[ʔaa ----- muə yɔɔ]
: 81 mm mortar
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អាប៉ោង
[ʔaa paoŋ]
: you / your (speaking to a young boy); I / me / my (young boy speaking to an adult)
Surin (see also main entry អាប៉ោង)
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អារោចនបត្រ
[ʔaa rooc nɔɔp trɑɑ]
: letter of information
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អារំងើក
[ʔaa rumŋəək]
: stupid (insult to a slow or mentally inert person)
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អាស្លាបកាត់
[ʔaa slaap kat]
: T-28 aircraft
See: តេវ៉ាំងវីត -
អាស្អីនេះ
[ʔaa sʔǝy nih]
: who, what
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អាហរណកម្ម
[ʔaa haa rɔɔ nɑɑ kam~kammeaʔ or kammaʔ]
: importation
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អាវែក
[ʔaa vɛɛk]
: cuckold, stupid
- អាវ៉ា [ʔaa vaa] See: អាង៉ែត
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អាហុក
[ʔaa -----]
: 60 mm mortar
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អាឡើងត្រង់
[ʔaa laəŋ trɑŋ]
: A-37 bomber
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អាឡេវ
[ʔaa leɛv]
: A Lev (trickster character in popular Cambodian folktales)
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អាឡេវ
[ʔaa leɛv]
: ʔaa leev A Lev (the name of a trickster-like character in a series of Cambodian folk tales).
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អាឡេវ
[ʔaa leɛv]
: toady