Khmer Dictionary: បាច់

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  1. បាច់ ( n. & clf. ) [bac]   - detail »
    bunch, bundle (of sugarcane, firewood), sheaf (of corn) eg. ឧសមួយបាច់ one bundle of firewood
  2. បាច់ ( v ) [bac]   - detail »
    to trouble, bother, worry, concern oneself
  3. បាច់ ( adj ) [bac]   - detail »
    to be necessary, worthwhile, to one's advantage (used chiefly with the negative particles such as កុំ, មិន, ពុំ to mean `don't worry, it's of no importance, it's not necessary, it's not worth troubling yourself')
    Eg. ពុំបាច់ឡើយ : Never mind.
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  1. កុំបាច់ [kom bac]
    not necessary, do not insist on
    Eg. យើងញ៉ាំទៅ សុំនេះសុំនោះកុំបាច់ចាំវាអី​!: Let's go eat; it's not necessary to wait for him!
  2. បីបាច់ [bəy bac]
    to take care of, look after, watch over; to need, require, to be necessary
  3. មិនបាច់ [mɨn bac]
    not to have / need to, not to be necessary
    Eg. មិនបាច់ព្រួយទេ ខ្ញុំរកញ៉ាំខ្លួនឯងបាន​ហើយ: You don't have to worry, I'll find something to eat.
  4. ស្រេចបាច់ [srac bac]
    absolutely, quite, fully, completely, entirely; to be completely finished
  5. ឫស្សីមួយបាច់ [rɨhsǝy muə yɔɔ bac]
    bundle of bamboo