Khmer Dictionary: កុំ
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កុំ
( pvp )
[kom]
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do not ...
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កុំ
( v )
[kom]
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to condense; to crowd, swarm, bunch up, pile up; to be heaped / piled up
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នាយក
( n )
[nieyʊək]
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chief, commissioner, director, chairman, boss, manager
Eg. កុំមកធ្វើជានាយកលើខ្ញុំ! : Don't boss me around! -
បោក
( v )
[baok]
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to beat (against a fixed object), smash; to slam, throw violently; to overthrow; to throw oneself to the ground; to thresh
Eg. កុំ បោកទ្វារខ្លាំងពេក : Don't slam the door too hard -
បាច់
( adj )
[bac]
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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. -
ឡើយ
( fp )
[laəy]
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(not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន )
Eg. ខ្ញុំរវល់ធ្វើការ ខ្ញុំមិនដែលមានពេលទំនេរសោះឡើយ : I'm busy working; I never ever have any free time.
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កុំទាន់អាលអរ
[kom toan ʔaal ʔɑɑ]
do not count one's chickens yet, not to be off the hook yet, not to be out of the woods yet
Eg. គាត់បានឲ្យដឹងថាអ្នកដែលបានទៅពិនិត្យ ឈាមរួចហើយ មិនមានឃើញមេរោគអេដស៍នៅក្នុងខ្លួននោះកុំទាន់អាលអរ: He stated that the fact that the people who went out to give the blood tests did not find the AIDS virus does not mean that they're off the hook yet. -
កុំបាច់
[kom bac]
not necessary, do not insist on
Eg. យើងញ៉ាំទៅ សុំនេះសុំនោះកុំបាច់ចាំវាអី!: Let's go eat; it's not necessary to wait for him! -
កុំបី
[kom bəy]
do not, don't ... under any circumstances; so as not to, in order not to
Eg. កុំបីទៅកន្លែងនោះអី កន្លែងនោះមិនល្អទេ: Don't go there under any circumstances; it's not a good place. -
កុំមាត់
[kom moat]
quiet! don't make a sound! (not quite as strong as Eng. `Shut up!')
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កុំស្អីបន្តិច
[kom sʔǝy bɑntəc]
every little thing, no matter what happens
Eg. កុំស្អីបន្តិចខឹង ស្អីបន្តិចខឹង មិនដឹងគេនិយាយលេងឬនិយាយមែន: Every little thing makes you mad so you don't know whether they're joking or telling the truth. -
កុំឡើយ
[kom laəy]
don't, absolutely not
Eg. ម៉ាក់! ខ្ញុំសុំទិញឡានចាស់នោះបានទេ? កុំឡើយ! ឡានចាស់ពិបាកណាស់: Mother, can I buy that old car? Absolutely not! Old cars are a big problem. -
កុំអាល
[kom ʔaal]
+ VERB PHRASE don't ... yet, don't (be in a hurry to) ...
Eg. សូមអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាកុំអាលប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ចេញទៅក្រៅ ភ្លៀងមិនទាន់រាំងនៅឡើយទេ: Please don't you all be in such a hurry to go out; it hasn't stopped raining yet. -
កុំអី
[kom ʔəy]
otherwise, else, if it had happened any differently, then ...
Eg. ខ្ញុំរវល់ទៅជួយបុណ្យមិត្តខ្ញុំ កុំអីខ្ញុំមិនខករៀនទេ: I was busy helping my friend get ready for a ceremony, otherwise I would not have missed class. -
កុំ ... ដែលដែរ
don't ... the same thing / either
Eg. កុំធ្វើដែលដែរដូច្នេះ មិនល្អទេ: Don't do the same thing; it's not good. -
កុំ ... ឲ្យសោះ
don't ever ..., absolutely do not ...