Words for family members and other relatives in Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ), a Mon-Khmer language spoken mainly in Cambodia, and also in Vietnam and Thailand.
Note: frm = formal, polite, inf = informal
| Khmer | |
|---|---|
| family | គ្រួសារ (krou sar) |
| parents | មាតាបិតា (meatea beta) ឪពុកម្តាយ (eu puk mday) |
| father | ឪពុក (aupouk), បិតា (beta), ប៉ា (pa), ប៉ាប៉ា (papa) |
| mother | មាតា (meada), ម្តាយ (mday), ម៉ែ (me), ម៉ែ (meh) |
| child | កូន (kaun) ក្មេងប្រុស (kmeng pros) - male ក្មេងស្រី (kmeng srei) - female |
| son | កូនប្រុស (kaun pros) |
| daughter | កូនស្រី (kaun srei) |
| husband | ប្តី (btei), ស្វាមី (svami) |
| wife | ភរិយា (phriyea), ប្រពន្ធ (brapon) |
| siblings | បងប្អូនបង្កើត (bong paon bong ket) |
| brother | បងប្រុស (bong pros) - older ប្អូនប្រុស (baaun pros) - younger |
| sister | បងស្ (bang srei) - older ប្អូនស្រី (baaun srei) - younger |
| uncle | មា (mea) |
| aunt | មីង (ming) |
| cousin | បងប្អូនជីដូនមួយ (bong paon chi don mouy) |
| nephew | មួយប្រុស (kmuoy pros) |
| niece | មួយស្រី (kmuoy srei) |
| grandparents | ជីដូនជីតា (chi daun chi ta) |
| grandfather | ជីតា (chi ta) - frm, តា (ta) - inf |
| grandmother | ជីដូន (chidaun) - frm, យាយ (yeay) - inf |
| grandchild | ចៅ (chaw) |
| grandson | ចៅប្រុស (chaw pros) |
| granddaughter | ចៅស្រី (chaw srei) |
Hear some family words in Khmer:
Information about Khmer | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
http://english-khmer.com/
http://www.ilanguages.org/khmer_vocabulary.php
http://learn101.org/khmer_voc500.php
https://ling-app.com/km/khmer-vocabulary-for-family/
Family words in other languages
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