Khmer Dictionary: កំបុតកំបួញ
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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កំបុតកំបួញ
( adj )
[kɑmbot - kɑmbuəɲ]
to be out of sorts; to be angry / pinched (of facial expression); to scrimp, be stingy
Eg. ត្រូវលៃលកចំណាយ ប្រាក់ឲ្យកូនរៀនចំណេះវិជ្ជា ត្រូវទិញគ្រឿងប្រដាប់ឲ្យកូនប្រើ ...ឲ្យប្រាក់កាសចាយវាយខ្លះ មិនកំបុតកំបួញហួសប្រមាណ ...។: (Parents) must find ways to pay for their children's education, must buy them their necessities, (and) give them some spending money; (they must) not be too stingy.