Khmer Dictionary: ពុំ

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  1. ទេ ( fp ) [tei]   - detail »
    phrase final negative marker; usually occurs in conjunction with one of the preverbal negative particles មិន, ពុំ, អត់, ឥត or combinations of these particles with other preverbal particles, e.g. មិនដែល់ i no
    Eg. ឆ្កែខាំមនុស្ស​មិនមែនជាដំណឹងទេ​ តែ​មនុស្សខាំឆ្កែ​ទើបបានជាដំណឹង : ``Dog Bites Man'' is not news, but ``Man Bites Dog'' is.
  2. 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.
  3. ពុំ [pum]   - detail »
    negative particle not, non-, without ( ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases; like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់ according the the VK, ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior)
  4. ពុំ ( adj ) [pum]   - detail »
    to be beloved, dear, favorite; dearest, darling

    Reference: ពុំងា
  5. ឡើយ ( fp ) [laəy]   - detail »
    (not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន )
    Eg. ខ្ញុំរវល់ធ្វើការ ខ្ញុំមិន​ដែលមានពេលទំនេរសោះឡើយ : I'm busy working; I never ever have any free time.
  6. ឥត ( pvp ) [ʔət]   - detail »
    no, not
    See:មិន, ពុំ, អត់​, គ្មាន
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  1. កែវពុំងា [kaev pum ŋie]
    beloved, darling
  2. ទៅជាប្លែកមើលពុំស្គាល់ [tɨv~toh cie plaek məəl pum skoal]
    to change beyond recognition
  3. ទុកមាត់ពុំស្ងៀម [----- moat pum sŋiǝm]
    to fail to hold one's tongue
  4. ទៅពុំរួច [tɨv~toh pum ruəc]
    to be unable to leave
  5. នៅមាត់ពុំស្ងៀម [nɨv moat pum sŋiǝm]
    to fail to hold one's tongue
  6. ប្រដៅពុំរាបពុំរាង [prɑdav pum riep pum rieŋ]
    to be incorrigible (esp. of children)
  7. ពុំខាន [ឡើយ :: pum kʰaan laəy]
    without fail, certainly, without a doubt
  8. ពុំគាប់ចិត្ត [pum koap cət]
    to be unsatisfactory
  9. ពុំគួរ [pum kuə]
    should not; to be improper
  10. ពុំចេរ [pum ceɛ]
    only if

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