Khmer Dictionary: ដើម

1. ដើម ( n ) [daəm]
   trunk (of a tree or the body), stock; stalk; tree, plant; source, origin; base, foundation, beginning; cause; originator; substance, matter, topic; case, facts; role, condition
   
2. ដើម ( n ) [daəm]
   initial investment, capital, principal
   
3. ដើម ( adj ) [daəm]
   to be original, first
   
4. ដើម ( clf ) [daəm]
   for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns eg. កាំភ្លើងមួយដើម . one rifle
   
1. កូនដើម [koon daəm] : stepchild (the child of a former spouse)
   
2. ខាតដើម [kʰaat daəm] : to lose one's initial investment
   
3. ខែដើមខ្នើត [kʰae daəm knaət] : moon in the first quarter
   
4. ខាងដើម [kʰaaŋ daəm] : at the beginning of
   
5. ខ្មែរដើម [kmae daəm] : native Cambodian, Cambodian by birth
   
6. ចន្លោះដើមភ្លៅ [cɑnlɑh daəm plɨv] : crotch
   
7. ចប់ចុងចប់ដើម [cɑp coŋ cɑp daəm] : all the way through, from start to finish, completely
   
8. គោលដើម [kool daəm] : foundation, base, original; source
   
9. ចួនអក្សរដើមព្យាង្គ [cuən ʔaksɑɑ daəm pyieŋ] : alliteration
   
10. ចាប់ដើមតាំងពី [cap daəm taŋ pii] : beginning from, starting with
    
11. ចំណេញស្មើដើម [cɑmnəɲ smaǝ daəm] : to make 100% profit
    
12. ច្បាប់ដើម [cbap daəm] : original (of a document)
    
13. ជាតិកើតដើម [ciet kaət daəm] : protoplasm
    
14. ជាដើម [cie daəm] : for example; first of all, first and foremost, in first priority
    
15. ជំនាន់ដើម [cumnoan daəm] : original era, aboriginal state
    
16. ដាំដើមគ [dam daəm kɔɔ] : to plant a kapok tree
    
17. ដាំដើមគ [dam daəm kɔɔ] : to be quiet
    
18. ដើមទី [daəm tii] : starting place; at the beginning
    
19. ដើមទុន [daəm tun] : capital, investment
    
20. ដើមទ្រព្យ [daəm troap] : property obtained by inheritance
    
21. ដើមទ្រូង [daəm truuŋ] : chest, bosom, thorax
    
22. ដើមធាន [daəm tʰien]
23. ដើមបង្គី [daəm bɑŋkii] : kind of tuberous medicinal plant
    
24. ដើមបង្អស់ [daəm bɑŋʔɑh] : first
    
25. ដើមបណ្ដឹង [daəm bɑndəŋ] : plaintiff, petitioner, complainant
    
26. ដើមបន្លាក្បាលយក្ស [daəm bɑnlaa kbaal -----] : kind of small thorny tree (Capparis flavicans)
    
27. ដើមបន្លាស្អិត [daəm bɑnlaa sʔǝt] : kind of bush (Mimosa invisa)
    
28. ដើមបុណ្យ [daəm bon] : chief organizer of a festival / ceremony
    
29. ដើមបុសនាគ [daəm boh niek] : kind of tree having very hard, heavy, reddish wood
    
30. ដើមបំពង់ [daəm bɑmpʊəŋ] : straw (of corn, wheat, etc.), thatch
    
31. ដើមប្រទាលពស់ [daəm prɑtiel pʊəh] : kind of plant believed to revive persons who have died from snake bite
    
32. ដើមផ្កា [daəm pkaa] : flowering plant
    
33. ដើមផ្កា [daəm pkaa] : Flower Tree (kind of decoration made of a dead branch used esp. in the បុណ្យផ្កា Festival; paper money, often folded into animal shapes, is attached to the branches and each family carries its `tree' to the temple to present to the monks)
    
34. ដើមរឿង [daəm rɨəŋ] : source of a story
    
35. ដើមសាក [daəm saak] : tree / plant grown from a cutting
    
36. ដើមស្លាឈ្មោល [daəm slaa cmool] : kind of tree (possibly Daemonorops draco, which produces a red medicinal sap)
    
37. ដើមហេតុ [daəm haet] : main / original cause, original motive, the origin (of), source (of)
    
38. ដើមឡើយ [daəm laəy] : formerly, originally, at first, at an earlier time
    
39. ដើមឡេវអាវ [daəm leɛv ʔaav] : kind of medicinal shrub = ងប់ (2)
    
40. ដើមអណ្ដាតខ្លា [daəm ʔɑndaat klaa] : Indian fig (Quintia ficus indica)
    
41. ដើមអណ្ដាតនាគ [daəm ʔɑndaat niek] : kind of cactus
    
42. ដើមអាទិ [daəm ʔaatiʔ] : initiator, founder, pioneer; (original) cause, start, source, origin
    See: ដើម​អាទិ៍​, ដើមចម , ដើមធាន
43. ដើមក [daəm kɑɑ] : pharynx; base of the neck
    
44. ដើមកន្ទុយក្រពើ [daəm kɑntuy krɑpəə] : kind of aloe
    
45. ដើមកន្ទេចអាល [daəm kɑntɨcʔaal] : nettle, kind of plant that causes itching (Chaetocarpus castanophorus or Bohmeria interrupta)
    
46. ដើមកាកី [daəm kaakəy] : kind of plant (Amomum medium)
    
47. ដើមការ [daəm kaa] : organizer / promoter (of a ceremony)
    
48. ដើមកុលាបព្រៃភ្នំ [daəm koʔlaap prey pnum] : kind of plant (Pavonia rigida) with medicinal roots
    
49. ដើមកុលាបស្អាង [daəm koʔlaap sʔaaŋ] : kind of plant (Sida javensis)
    
50. ដើមកៅស៊ូ [daəm kav suu] : rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
    
51. ដើមកំណើត [daəm kɑmnaət] : birthplace, origin, source
    
52. ដើមខែ [daəm kʰae] : beginning of the month
    
53. ដើមគំនិត [daəm kumnit] : initiative, original idea
    
54. ដើមចម [daəm cɑɑm] : main reason, main cause
    
55. ដើមចម [daəm cɑɑm] : origin, cause
    
56. ដើមចេកត្រចៀកប្រើស [daəm ceɛk trɑciək praəh] : banana seedling with a single leaf
    
57. ដើមចោទ [daəm caot] : plaintiff, accuser, complainant, petitioner
    
58. ដើមចោទ [daəm caot] : plaintiff, accuser, petitioner
    
59. ដើមឆ្កែស្រែង [daəm ckae sraeŋ] : kind of tree (the bark is grated, then burned in a piece of bamboo and the smoke blown on wounds)
    
60. ដើមជីរ [daəm cii] : cassia tree (Laurus cassia)
    
61. ដើមឈើ [daəm cʰəə] : tree
    
62. ដើមដង [daəm dɑɑŋ] : growth, development (of plants or crops)
    
63. ដើមដៃ [daəm day] : forearm, upper arm (from elbow to shoulder).
    
64. ដើមដៃ [daəm day] : the beginning
    Eg. ឆ្នាំនេះធ្វើស្រែពីដើមដៃ: (I) farmed from the beginning of this year.
65. ដើមដំបូង [daəm dɑmbooŋ] : beginning (of a period of time); at first, at the beginning; from the beginning, before
    
66. ដើមត្រចៀកក្រាញ់ [daəm trɑciək kraɲ] : kind of plant (Hydrocotyle asiatica) resembling holly which grows near water
    
67. ដើមទង [daəm tɔɔŋ] : origin, original cause; beginning, source, starting point; background; principle
    
68. ទាល់តែផុតចុងផុតដើម [toal tae pʰot coŋ pʰot daəm] : to the very end, to the last possibility
    
69. ទាំងដើមទាំងការ [teaŋ daəm teaŋ kaa] : capital and interest combined
    
70. ទៅស្រុកដើម [tɨv~toh srok daəm] : to return to one's native country.
    
71. នៅដើម [nɨv daəm] : at the beginning
    
72. បកមកតាមផ្លូវដើមវិញ [bɑɑk mɔɔk taam pləv daəm vɨɲ] : to return by the same road
    
73. ទ្រព្យដើម [troap daəm] : personal wealth (e.g. the property or wealth that each partner brings to a marriage).
    
74. ទ្រព្យដើម [troap daəm] : basic / native intelligence (believed to be inherited from a previous life)
    
75. នឹកដើម [nɨk daəm] : to think of, recall, have something occur to one, come to mind
    
76. បុព្វហេតុដើម [boppeaʔ haet daəm] : immediate cause, exact cause, fundamental reason
    
77. ប្តីដើម [pdəy daəm] : first husband
    
78. ប្រពន្ធដើម [prɑpʊən daəm] : first (legal) wife (children by this wife are កូនដើម )
    
79. ប្រាក់ដើម [prak daəm] : capital, principal
    
80. ផ្លែទុំដើម [plae tum daəm] : fruit that is allowed to ripen on the tree
    
81. ពលរដ្ឋដើម [pʊəl roat~roattʰaʔ daəm] : aborigine
    
82. ផ្លែដើមរដូវ [plae daəm rɔdəv] : early fruit
    
83. ពីដើម [pii daəm] : originally, formerly, previously, from the beginning, long ago, at an earlier time, once upon a time
    
84. មិនស្គាល់ដើមមិនស្គាល់ចុង [mɨn skoal daəm mɨn skoal coŋ] : to be completely ignorant; not to know someone's background
    
85. ម្តាយដើម [mdaay daəm] : child's mother in a previous life (it is believed that she remains a spirit and can cause illness to young children)
    
86. រកដើមគល់ [rɔɔk daəm kʊəl] : to seek the cause(s)
    
87. រកដើមរកចុង [rɔɔk daəm rɔɔk coŋ] : to study causes and effects
    
88. លុយដើម [luy daəm] : capital, principal
    
89. រឹមដើមទំព័រ [rɨm daəm tumpoa] : margin (of a sheet of paper)
    
90. លក់បានតែដើម [lʊək baa nɔɔ tae daəm] : to sell without making any profit, sell at cost
    
91. លក់យកតែដើម [lʊək yɔɔ kɑɑ tae daəm] See: លក់បានតែដើម
92. លិខិតស្នាមដើម [liʔkʰət snaam daəm] : certificate of origin
    
93. វត្ថុដើម [voattʰoʔ daəm] : raw materials; object of major importance; basis, grounds
    
94. វត្ថុធាតុដើម [voattʰoʔ tʰiet daəm] : raw material
    
95. លំនាំដើម [lumnoam daəm] : introduction, preface, forward
    
96. សំណុំដើម [sɑmnom daəm] : size of a plant
    
97. ស្រូវទើបមូលដើម [srǝv təəp muul daəm] : rice at the stage when its stalk become roundish
    
98. ស្ពៃដើម [spey daəm] : borecole (Brassica oleracea or B. sinensis)
    
99. អត់ដើម [ʔɑt daəm] : to have no beginning
    
100. អត់ដើម [ʔɑt daəm] : to be without capital
     
101. អង្ករដើម [ʔɑŋkɑɑ daəm] : selected whole grain rice
     
102. អស់ដើមអស់ចុង [ʔɑh daəm ʔɑh coŋ] : to be bankrupt
     
103. អ្នកដើមក្តី [neak daəm kdəy] : plaintiff
     
104. អ្នកស្រុកដើម [neak srok daəm] : aboriginal population
     
105. ឪពុកដើមម្ដាយដើម [ʔəv puk daəm mdaay daəm] : the true parents, the true father and mother