Khmer Dictionary: មិន

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  1. ចុះ ( fp ) [coh]   - detail »
    suggesting the ability to enter or pass through a narrow space
    Eg. ផ្លូវនេះធំណាស់ តែយើងនៅតែបើកឡាន​ចូល​មិន​ចុះ​ : This road is very big, but we still can't drive a car into it.
  2. ញឹន ( v ) [ɲɨn]   - detail »
    to let have, give in, concede, retreat, surrender one's positions; usually used with មិន as មិនញឹន 'unrepentant, unreformed, unchanged' (of a person who has done something bad and does not reform even after punishment)
  3. ត្រូវ ( v ) [trəv]   - detail »
    to be on the mark; to attain; to concern, have to do with; to agree / jibe with, coincide with
    Eg. ក្រុមនោះបាញ់សំដៅកង់រថយន្តតែ​មិន​ត្រូវត្រង់កង់ទេ គឺទៅត្រូវត្រង់ធុងសាំង ... : That group fired at the tires of the car but didn't hit them; they hit the gas tank ....
  4. 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.
  5. នឹង ( prenp ) [nɨŋ]   - detail »
    with, by (means of); for; against; from; (attached) to; as
    Eg. មិន​ងាយ​នឹងចោរលួចបានឡើយ : It's not easy for a thief to steal.
  6. 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.
  7. 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)
  8. មិន [mɨn]   - detail »
    negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ ) Pronounced /man/ in Cambodian dialects of Surin and Buriram in Thailand
  9. ហឺត ( v ) [həət]   - detail »
    to gasp, breathe asthmatically
    Eg. គាត់កំពុងតែហឺត ទៅ​ណា​មិន​រួច​ទេ​ : He has asthma and can not go anywhere.
  10. 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.

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  1. ការមិនចេះអក្សរ [kaa mɨn ceh ʔaksɑɑ]
    illiteracy
  2. កាលមិនគួរ [kaal mɨn kuə]
    at the wrong time, at an inopportune time
  3. កាំភ្លើងមិនធាក់ [kampləəŋ mɨn tʰeak]
    recoilless rifle
    See:កាំភ្លើងឥតធាក់ថយ
  4. កូនមិនពេញច្បាប់ [koon mɨn pɨɲ cbap]
    illegitimate child
  5. កោរមិនដាក់ទឹក [kao mɨn dak tɨk]
    to cheat someone badly; to charge exorbitant prices
  6. ក្រាញមិនចង់ទៅ [kraaɲ mɨn cɑŋ tɨv~toh]
    to refuse to go voluntarily; to go against one's will
  7. ខនដំណើរទៅមិនរួច [kʰɑɑn dɑmnaə tɨv~toh mɨn ruəc]
    to intend to go somewhere, but not able to do so at the appointed time
  8. ខំទប់ហ្វ្រ័ងមិនឲ្យជ្រុលមាត់ [----- fraŋ mɨn ʔaoy crul moat]
    to hold oneself in check in order to avoid a slip of the tongue
  9. ខ្យល់ដើរមិនល្អ [kyɑl~kcɑl daə mɨn lʔɑɑ]
    describes the condition of a person who is constipated or who has irregular bowel movements (lit. `the air does not move well')
  10. គិតមិនវែង [kit~kɨt mɨn vɛɛŋ]
    to be shortsighted

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