Khmer Dictionary: កុំ
Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary
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កុំ
( pvp )
[kom]
do not ...
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កុំ
( v )
[kom]
to condense; to crowd, swarm, bunch up, pile up; to be heaped / piled up
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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. -
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 ...
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កុំ
[ឲ្យសោះ :: kom ʔaoy sɑh]
: + VERB PHRASE + អី (please) don't ... (marks a mild suggestion or request)
Eg. សុំកុំនិយាយអីឲ្យសោះនៅក្នុងពេលប្រជុំនោះ: Please don't say anything at that meeting. -
កុំគិតសង្ស័យ
[kom kit~kɨt sɑŋsay]
: have no doubt (about it)
Eg. កុំគិតសង្ស័យធ្វើអ្វី គាត់ជាមនុស្សត្រឹមត្រូវណាស់: Don't have any doubt about it; he's a very honest person. -
កុំឃើញ ... កុំ ...
: on seeing (that)...don't
Eg. កុំឃើញគេល្អ គេនិយាយផ្អែមកុំជឿទុកចិត្តថាគេស្រឡាញ់យើងនោះ។: On seeing that they are nice and say sweet words, don't trust them to love us. -
កុំងឿងដោយខ្យល់
[kom ŋɨəŋ daoy kyɑl~kcɑl]
: do not believe rumors
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កុំថាតែ
[kom tʰaa tae]
: (A) សូម្បីតែ (B) not only (A) but also (B), even (B) let alone (A), even (B) to say nothing of (A)
Eg. រឿងភ្លេចកុំថាតែមនុស្សចាស់ សូម្បីតែក្មេងៗក៏ភ្លេចដែរ: Not only old people forget, but young ones do too. -
កុំថាតែ
[kom tʰaa tae]
: it's not just, not only
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កុំថាឡើយ
[kom tʰaa laəy]
: (A) សូម្បីតែ (B) = កុំថាតែ (A) សូម្បីតែ (B)
Eg. អ្នកជំងឺនេះ កុំថាឡើយបាយសូម្បីតែទឹកក៏ញ៉ាំមិនបានដែរ: This patient cannot even drink water let alone eat rice. -
កុំថាឡើយ
[kom tʰaa laəy]
: not even
Eg. បងប្រុសខ្ញុំមានប្រាក់ច្រើនចាយមិនអស់ កុំថាឡើយមួយដុល្លារគាត់ពុំដែលឲ្យខ្ញុំចាយផង: My older brother has a lot of money, but he never even gives me a dollar to spend. -
បើកុំប៉ុណ្ណោះ
[baə kom ponnɑh]
: if it weren't for that, otherwise
Eg. ខ្ញុំបានជួយគាត់ច្រើនណាស់ បើកុំប៉ុណ្ណោះ គាត់មិនស្គាល់ខ្ញុំទេ: I helped him a lot, otherwise he wouldn't recognize me. -
លំអិតឲ្យអស់កុំឲ្យសល់មួយ
[lumʔǝt ʔaoy ʔɑh kom ʔaoy sɑl muə yɔɔ]
: to destroy completely, exterminate
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សូវ ... កុំឲ្យ ...
: better ... than ..., (would) rather ... than ...
Eg. សូវស្តួចកុំឲ្យដាច់: It's better to have a little than nothing at all. -
សូវកុំ
[sǝv kom]
: It would be better not to
Eg. បើឲ្យអ្វីគេត្រូវឲ្យសម បើមិនសមសូវកុំឲ្យ: If someone gives something; it should be an appropriate amount; if it's not it would be better not to give it.