Khmer Dictionary: និយាយ
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
-
និយាយ
( v )
[niʔyiey]
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
-
និយាយ
( v )
[niʔyiey]
to be / get involved (with)
Eg. ពាណិជ្ជកម្មយើង អត់និយាយពីរឿងនយោបាយទេ: Our commerce does not get involved with politics. -
ចង់និយាយ
[cɑŋ niʔyiey]
: to mean, indicate (calque from the Fr. vouloir dire)
Eg. ...គឺចង់និយាយថាផលិតផលដែលប្រជាជនធ្វើបាន គេចង់នាំទៅលក់នៅទីណាក៏បានដោយសេរី: it means that the people want to sell the products which they make anywhere freely. -
និយាយង៉ូវៗ
: to keep muttering the same thing, speak beseechingly
-
និយាយង៉ោះៗ
: to speak through one's nose
-
និយាយចចាមអារ៉ាម
[niʔyiey cɑcaam - ʔaaraam]
: to spread false rumors
-
និយាយចាក់ដោត
[niʔyiey cak daot]
: to provoke a quarrel
-
និយាយចោល
[niʔyiey caol]
: to go back on one's word
-
និយាយចំអន់
[niʔyiey cɑmʔɑn]
: to joke, tease, make someone blush
-
និយាយចំៗ
: to be straightforward, be blunt
-
និយាយចំៗនិងដោយចំហ
: to speak directly and candidly
-
និយាយច្រឡោះបោះ
[niʔyiey crɑhɑb bɑb]
: to speak without consideration or concern, talk without rhyme or reason
-
និយាយច្រឡំ
[niʔyiey crɑlɑm]
: to make a slip of the tongue
-
និយាយត្រង់
[niʔyiey trɑŋ]
: to tell the truth, speak frankly
-
និយាយតៗគ្នាពីមួយទៅមួយ
: to relate (e.g. stories) consecutively / one after the other
-
និយាយទទឹងទទែង
[niʔyiey tɔtɨŋ-tɔtɛɛŋ]
: to speak (out) against, oppose
-
និយាយទទឹងទិស
[niʔyiey tɔtɨŋ tɨh]
: to speak arbitrarily, talk without knowing what one is talking about
-
និយាយទាស់
[niʔyiey toah]
: to speak rudely, contradict
-
និយាយទូរសព្ទ
[niʔyiey tuu sap]
: to telephone
-
និយាយទៀង
[niʔyiey tiəŋ]
: to speak the truth, keep one's word
-
និយាយបង្កាច់គេ
[niʔyiey bɑŋkac kee]
: to slander
-
និយាយបង្ខុស
[niʔyiey bɑŋkʰoh]
: to slander
-
និយាយបំពាន
[niʔyiey bɑmpien]
: to contradict; to attack someone verbally; to distort (the truth in speaking)
- និយាយបំពាំ [niʔyiey bɑmpoam] See: បំពាំពាក្យ
-
និយាយបំភ្លូក
[niʔyiey bɑmpluuk]
: to convince someone to take part in some evil act
-
និយាយប៉ប៉ោច
[niʔyiey pɑpaoc]
: to be jabbering
-
និយាយប៉ប្លាញ
[niʔyiey pɑplaaɲ]
: to be talkative
-
និយាយប៉ប្លូច
[niʔyiey pɑplooc]
: to be a blabbermouth, to talk too much
-
និយាយប៉ប្លេះប៉ប្លោះ
[niʔyiey pɑpleh-pɑplɑh]
: to talk nonsense
-
និយាយប៉ាច់ៗ
: to chatter, jabber, gabble; to be blunt
- និយាយប៉ាត [niʔyiey paat] See: និយាយរះ
-
និយាយប៉ៃឡាំ
[niʔyiey paylam]
: to speak unclearly / with a heavy accent (esp. of Chinese and Vietnamese speaking Cambodian)
-
និយាយបញ្ជោក
[niʔyiey bɑɲcook]
: to flatter, praise; to try to talk someone into something, try to persuade.
-
និយាយបត់បែន
[niʔyiey bɑt baen]
: to beat about the bush, say something indirectly; to twist someone's words
-
និយាយបាតដៃជាខ្នងដៃ
[niʔyiey baat day cie knɑɑŋ day]
: to be untrustworthy, fickle, changeable, capricious
-
និយាយបាយបៀង
[niʔyiey baay biə ŋɔɔ]
: to insinuate
-
និយាយបូក
[niʔyiey book]
: to exaggerate, add up past misdeeds
Eg. ខ្ញុំខុសពីមុនបន្តិចបន្តួច គេចេះតែនិយាយបូកឲ្យកើតជារឿងធំ: I just made a few mistakes earlier and they keep trying to make something out of them. -
និយាយបូក
[niʔyiey book]
: to include someone (in one's plans)
Eg. នែ! ខ្ញុំមិនបានជិះឡានជាមួយលោកទេ កុំនិយាយបូកខ្ញុំចូលណ៎ះ!: Hey! I'm not going to ride with you; don't include me! -
និយាយបើកចំហ
[niʔyiey baək cɑmhɑɑ]
: to speak frankly, openly
-
និយាយបែកពពុះមាត់
[niʔyiey baek pɔpuh moat]
: to say something over and over without results
-
និយាយបោកបោះ
[niʔyiey baok bɑh]
: to insult, hurt someone by means of words
-
និយាយផ្សំសាច់
[niʔyiey psɑm sac]
: to flatter, fawn, curry favor
-
និយាយផ្សំស៊ី
[niʔyiey psɑm sii]
: to flatter, fawn, curry favor; to feign hard work in order to get a reward
-
និយាយពាក្យគងទៅលើគេ
[niʔyiey piek kɔɔŋ tɨv~toh lǝǝ kee]
: to speak disrespectfully
-
និយាយពិស្តារ
[niʔyiey pɨhsdaa]
: to recount in detail
-
និយាយពេញពាក្យ
[niʔyiey pɨɲ piek]
: to pronounce all the letters in a word
-
និយាយព្យូហ៍
[niʔyiey pyuu]
: to use cunning; to tell a lie
-
និយាយព្រតៗ
: to chatter, talk nonsense, speak senselessly
-
និយាយព្រាវៗ
: to guess
-
និយាយភ្លីភ្លើ
[niʔyiey plii-pləə]
: to talk nonsense
- និយាយភ្លើៗ See: និយាយភ្លីភ្លើ
-
និយាយល្អះ
[niʔyiey lʔah]
: to express oneself clearly
-
និយាយវាសដៃវាសជើង
[niʔyiey vieh day vieh cəəŋ]
: to speak and gesture at the same time
-
និយាយវាសវាង
[niʔyiey vieh vieŋ]
: to address oneself indirectly to someone
-
និយាយវ៉ូងវ៉ាង
[niʔyiey vooŋ vaaŋ]
: to talk loudly
-
និយាយសរុប
[niʔyiey saʔrop]
: to summarize, speak briefly
-
និយាយសាទុក្ខ
[niʔyiey saatuk]
: to tell someone of one's own worries / suffering / problems, etc., submit a grievance
-
និយាយសំណេះសំណាល
[niʔyiey sɑmneh sɑmnaal]
: to talk in a friendly way
-
និយាយសំរួល
[niʔyiey -----]
: to talk in a conciliatory manner
-
និយាយសំរើបចិត្ត
[niʔyiey ----- cət]
: to charm with words, fill with enthusiasm
-
និយាយរះ
[niʔyiey reah]
: to make unfounded accusations; to touch on every point (e.g. in a debate)
-
និយាយលលើកាប់ក្រោម
[niʔyiey ----- kap kraom]
: to speak in such a way as to confuse the opposite side before making an accusation
-
និយាយលាត់សើយ
[niʔyiey loat saǝy]
: to talk behind someone's back
-
និយាយលើ
[niʔyiey lǝǝ]
: to boss someone around
-
និយាយលើក
[niʔyiey lǝǝ kɑɑ]
: to praise
-
និយាយលេង
[niʔyiey leeŋ]
: to joke
-
និយាយលេងសើច
[niʔyiey leeŋ saǝc]
: to just be kidding
-
និយាយលះ
[niʔyiey leah]
: to speak / express oneself clearly
-
និយាយល្វើយៗ
: to speak softly and slowly (as if exhausted)
-
និយាយមាត់ទទេ
[niʔyiey moat tɔtee]
: to speak extemporaneously; to make an empty promise; to pass on (e.g. a story) orally
-
និយាយមានឆោង
[niʔyiey mien cʰaoŋ]
: to speak at the right moment
-
និយាយមានអោតមានភ័ន្ត
[niʔyiey mien ʔaot mien pʰoan]
: to speak properly / eloquently, use proper words / language
-
និយាយមិនដឹងទិស
[niʔyiey mɨn dəŋ tɨh]
: to speak nonsense
-
និយាយមុសា
[niʔyiey muʔsaa]
: to lie
-
និយាយមួយម៉ាត់
[niʔyiey muə yɔɔ mat]
: in a word
-
និយាយម៉ៅ
[niʔyiey mav]
: to summarize
-
និយាយយោងគ្នា
[niʔyiey yooŋ knie]
: to defend each other in a discussion
-
និយាយយ៉ៗ
: to speak briefly, summarize
-
និយាយរក
[niʔyiey rɔɔk]
: to be friendly with; to seek out, talk to
Eg. គេមិននិយាយរកគ្នាទេ: They don't talk to each other. -
និយាយឡើង
[niʔyiey laəŋ]
: to speak up
-
និយាយឡេះឡោះ
[niʔyiey leh-lɑh]
: to speak frivolously
-
និយាយអស់រលីង
[niʔyiey ʔɑh rɔliiŋ]
: to speak frankly
-
និយាយអំប៉េះអំប៉ោះ
[niʔyiey ʔɑmpeh-ʔɑmpɑh]
: to speak nonsense
-
និយាយអះអាង
[niʔyiey ʔah-ʔaaŋ]
: to affirm, state, claim
-
និយាយឥតសំចៃ
[niʔyiey ʔet~ʔǝt -----]
: to speak without restraint
-
និយាយឲ្យឆ្អែត
[niʔyiey -----]
: to let someone talk as much as they wish
-
និយាយឲ្យដល់ទៅ
[niʔyiey -----]
: frankly, speaking more precisely
-
និយាយឲ្យធូរពោះ
[niʔyiey -----]
: to talk just for the sake of talking
-
និយាយឲ្យមានគោល
[niʔyiey ʔaoy mien kool]
: to speak well (using facts and reason to support the argument)
-
និយាយស្កាត់
[niʔyiey skat]
: to interrupt
-
និយាយស្ងួត
[niʔyiey sŋuǝt]
: to speak in a humorous way, have a dry sense of humor
-
និយាយស្ដៅមើលសិន
[niʔyiey sdav məəl sən]
: to try out a speech
-
និយាយស្ទោះមើល
[niʔyiey stɔǝh məəl]
: to try to say (something)
-
និយាយស្ល
[niʔyiey slaa]
: to coax, cajole
-
និយាយស្លន់
[niʔyiey slan]
: to stammer (because of fear)
-
និយាយហូរ
[niʔyiey hoo]
: to speak eloquently / fluently
-
និយាយឡក
[niʔyiey laak]
: to ridicule
-
និយាយឡុបៗ
: to speak too fast to be understood, speak indistinctly
-
និយាយកាត់
[niʔyiey kat]
: to interrupt, object, take exception (to)
-
និយាយកិកកុក
[niʔyiey kək-kok]
: to drag out / delay a matter
-
និយាយកៀរគរ
[niʔyiey kie kɔɔ]
: to attract people to one's cause, convince someone; to hint at, say indirectly
-
និយាយកៀស
[niʔyiey kieh]
: to hint, make an allusion
-
និយាយកេរ្ណិគេ
[niʔyiey -----]
: to gossip about someone, talk about someone behind his / her back
-
និយាយកែមផ្សំ
[niʔyiey kaem psɑm]
: to embellish (a story), add in order to be witty, add for effect
-
និយាយក្រវៀចក្រវៀន
[niʔyiey krɑviəc krɑviən]
: to talk evasively
-
និយាយក្រឡាស់
[niʔyiey krɑlah]
: to turn one's words completely around
-
និយាយខោកឲ្យវិញ
[niʔyiey kʰaok ʔaoy vɨɲ]
: to reply sharply
-
និយាយខ្ទប
[niʔyiey ktɔɔp]
: to agree with someone to make him / her feel good
-
និយាយខ្ពស់
[niʔyiey kpʊəh]
: to speak rudely / in a pompous
-
និយាយខ្មោះខ្មួរ
[niʔyiey kmɑh kmuə]
: to speak rudely
-
និយាយខ្លោញៗ
: to talk nonsense
-
និយាយខ្សុច
[niʔyiey ksoc]
: to have a private word (with someone), whisper (in someone's ear); to inform in advance
-
និយាយគងលើច្បាប់
[niʔyiey kɔɔŋ lǝǝ cbap]
: to say something against the law
-
និយាយគំរាម
[niʔyiey kumriem]
: to chide, scold
-
និយាយគ្នាមួយរបើរ
[niʔyiey knie muə yɔɔ rɔbaə]
: to talk for a while
-
និយាយង៉ូវៗ
: to beg, implore
-
និយាយច្រូត
[niʔyiey croot]
: to summarize, say something in a few words
-
និយាយឆ្ការដៃឆ្ការជើង
[niʔyiey ckaa day ckaa cəəŋ]
: to talk while gesturing
-
និយាយឆ្ងាញ់
[niʔyiey cŋaɲ]
: to speak eloquently
-
និយាយឆ្លង
[niʔyiey clɑɑŋ]
: to interrupt
-
និយាយជាប់អណ្ដាត
[niʔyiey coap ʔɑndaat]
: to stammer, stutter
-
និយាយជាប់ៗ
: to have a speech impediment (such as stuttering or stammering)
-
និយាយជ្រលួស
[niʔyiey crɔluəh]
: to make a slip of the tongue
-
និយាយជ្រួសសេចក្តី
[niʔyiey cruəh sackdǝy]
: to speak inopportunely, say one thing but do something else
-
និយាយឈ្លានពាន
[niʔyiey clien-pien]
: to insult; to threaten
-
និយាយដដែលៗ
: to say the same thing over and over
-
និយាយដរធរ
[niʔyiey dɑɑtʰɔɔ]
: to gossip
-
និយាយដាក់ផ្លែ
[niʔyiey dak plae]
: to rebuke, reproach; to hint (at something), allude (to)
-
និយាយដៀងដង
[niʔyiey diəŋ dɑɑŋ]
: to speak in innuendos
- និយាយដៀមដាម [niʔyiey diem daam] See: និយាយបញ្ឆិតបញ្ឆៀង
-
និយាយដោយសង្ខេប
[niʔyiey daoy sɑŋkʰaep]
: to speak briefly
-
និយាយដោយឡែក
[niʔyiey daoy laek]
: particularly
-
និយាយដោះ
[niʔyiey dɑh]
: to try to get away by arguing, provide an explanation, give excuses
-
និយាយដោះសា
[niʔyiey dɑh saa]
: to deny (e.g. an accusation)
-
និយាយតិចៗ
: to speak low, whisper
-
និយាយប៉ោចៗ
: to say the same thing again and again
-
និយាយប្រទាំងគ្នា
[niʔyiey prɑteaŋ knie]
: to contradict each other
- និយាយប្លេះប្លោះ [niʔyiey pleh-plɑh] See: និយាយឡេះឡោះ
-
និយាយផុតមិនទាន់កាត់ភ្លាម
[niʔyiey pʰot mɨn toan kat pliem]
: to interrupt without letting someone finish speaking
-
និយាយផុយ
[niʔyiey pʰoy]
: to speak one's mind; to speak without thinking, bite off more than one can chew
-
និយាយផ្គើន
[niʔyiey pkəən]
: to say things that hurt / irritate / upset someone, taunt
-
និយាយផ្ចាច់
[niʔyiey pcac]
: to stymie someone, take the wind out of someone's sails, hold up someone's words to him / her
- និយាយផ្ចុច [niʔyiey pcoc] See: និយាយផ្ចាច់
- និយាយផ្ដោះផ្ដង [niʔyiey pdɑh-pdɑɑŋ] See: និយាយបញ្ចៀសវាសវាង
-
និយាយផ្ទាល់មាត់
[niʔyiey ptoal moat]
: to talk directly (with someone)
-
និយាយបង្ខូច
[niʔyiey bɑŋkʰooc]
: to defame / slander (someone)
-
និយាយបង្ហើប
[niʔyiey bɑŋhaəp]
: to give a clue in a discussion, to hint, convey by hinting
-
និយាយបង្អន់
[niʔyiey bɑŋʔɑn]
: to slow down (from talking too fast)
-
និយាយបង្អាប់
[niʔyiey bɑŋʔap]
: to put down, deprecate
-
និយាយបង្អូស
[niʔyiey bɑŋʔooh]
: to speak slowly and hesitantly (prolonging the sound of each word)
-
និយាយបញ្ចើចបញ្ចើ
[niʔyiey bɑɲcaəc bɑɲcaə]
: to be sarcastic
-
និយាយបញ្ចៀស
[niʔyiey bɑɲciəh]
: to beat around the bush, be evasive
-
និយាយបញ្ចៀសវាសវាង
[niʔyiey bɑɲciəh vieh vieŋ]
: to smooth over difficult aspects of a conversation; to avoid sticky subjects adroitly
-
និយាយបញ្ចេញបញ្ចូល
[niʔyiey bɑɲcəɲ bɑɲcool]
: to have one's say, express an opinion; to exaggerate, modify (by adding to the truth).
-
និយាយបញ្ឆិតបញ្ឆៀង
[niʔyiey bɑɲcət bɑɲcʰiəŋ]
: to insinuate, say indirectly, hint
-
និយាយរដឺន
[niʔyiey rɔdəən]
: to speak in a dialect / patois / jargon, speak with an accent (esp. with a Siem Reap or Battambang accent)
-
និយាយរវ៉ាច់រវ៉ោច
[niʔyiey rɔvac rɔvaoc]
: to jabber continuously
-
និយាយរវ៉ោច
[niʔyiey rɔvaoc]
: to jabber continuously
-
និយាយរឡប់
[niʔyiey rɔlɑp]
: to talk nonsense
-
និយាយរឡិករឡក់
[niʔyiey rɔlək-rɔlɑk]
: to mumble
-
និយាយរឡេះរឡោះ
[niʔyiey rɔleh-rɔlɑh]
: to talk nonsense
-
និយាយរាស់
[niʔyiey roah]
: to speak very fast in order to arrive at a point sooner
-
និយាយរួម
[niʔyiey ruəm]
: in conclusion, generally speaking
-
និយាយរែក
[niʔyiey rɛɛk]
: to speak in such a way that both sides are pleased
-
និយាយឲ្យសាបឈ្លេម
[niʔyiey -----]
: to talk nonsense, say things that are trivial
-
ប្រសប់និយាយ
[prɑsɑp niʔyiey]
: to be eloquent
-
ប្រឹងរមាត់និយាយ
[prəy rɔmoat niʔyiey]
: to try to say (something), try to have one's say
-
ពាក្យនិយាយវាង
[piek niʔyiey vieŋ]
: circumlocution
-
លុះនិយាយរួចហើយ
[luh niʔyiey ruəc haǝy]
: after having spoken
-
លើកយកមកនិយាយ
[lǝǝ kɑɑ yɔɔ kɑɑ mɔɔk niʔyiey]
: to bring up for discussion
-
លែងនិយាយ
[lɛɛŋ niʔyiey]
: to be beyond words, beyond description; extremely
-
ល្ខោននិយាយ
[lkʰaon niʔyiey]
: stage play
-
សានិយាយម្ដងទៀត
[saa niʔyiey mdɑɑŋ tiət]
: to repeat once more
-
អ្នកនិយាយផ្សាយ
[neak niʔyiey psaay]
: announcer
-
ឮគេនិយាយ
[lɨɨ kee niʔyiey]
: to hear people talking, hear it said (that)