មួយ

km-pronoun

មួយ • (muəy)

អាមួយ

you (for close female Sino-Khmer friends, or to express endearment)

you, your (when addressing Chinese or Sino-Khmer girls)


ប្អូន

ប្អូន • (pʼoun)

I (wife referring to herself addressing husband; younger sibling or friend referring to him/herself addressing older sibling or friend)

you (husband referring to wife; older sibling or friend referring to younger sibling or friend)


ខ្ញុំ

ខ្ញុំ • (khñom)

ខ្ញុំមានអាយុ...ឆ្នាំ

ផ្ទះខ្ញុំ


ម៉ែ

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ ~ *ʔmeeʔ (“mother”).


លោក

From Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक (loka, “world”).

you, your (to males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)

he, him, his (referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and to Buddhist monks)

sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name)


អ្វី

km-pronoun

អ្វី • (ʼvəy)


ស្អី

ស្អី • (sʼəy)

ស្អីនេះ


អ្នក

អ្នក • (nĕək)

Possibly related to Malay anak (“child; native of”).

លោក លោក#Khmer

you, your (second person singular, addressing equals of either sex; somewhat less formal than លោក (look); a polite term of address in Khmer society for someone without calling their name directly)

you, your (a title for a concubine of the king)

you, your (a traditional title for a person who has left the bhikkhu-hood (Buddhist priesthood)

you, your (a term of address for an elder sibling-in-law)


លោកស្រី

លោកស្រី • (look srəy)

អ្នកស្រី អ្នកស្រី#Khmer

លោកជំទាវ លោកជំទាវ#Khmer

madame, madam, you/your, Mrs., lady (addressing an older woman of high social status, between អ្នកស្រី (nĕək srəy) and លោកជំទាវ (lookcumtiəw))


នាងស្រី

នាងស្រី • (niəngsrəy)


ខ្លួន

ខ្លួន • (khluən)


គ្នា

គ្នា • (kniə)

(reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another


អ្វីៗទាំងអស់

អ្វីៗទាំងអស់

អ្វីៗទាំងអស់ • (ʼaʼvəy ʼaʼvəy tĕəng ʼɑh)

អ្វីៗ (ʼaʼvəy ʼaʼvəy) + ទាំងអស់ (tĕəng ʼɑh)


បង

km-pronoun

បង • (bɑɑng)

បងស្រឡាញ់អូន

I, me, my (husband speaking to wife; older sibling speaking to younger sibling; older friend speaking to younger friend)

អូនស្រឡាញ់បង

you, your (wife speaking to husband; younger sibling speaking to older sibling; younger friend speaking to older friend)


គាត់

គាត់ • (kŏət)

(formal, polite) he/him/his, she/her, they/them/their


អូន

អូន • (ʼoun)

I/me/my (used by a younger sibling, sweetheart or wife—especially when speaking about themselves)

you/your (to a younger sibling, to one’s wife or girlfriend, or to a close friend who is younger) (intimate or familiar)


កូន

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun ~ *kuən (“child”). Cognate with Muong còn, Thavung กอน, Mon ကောန် (kon), Vietnamese con, Bahnar kon, Khasi khun, Central Nicobarese kōan, outside Mon-Khmer: Thai โกน (goon), กูน (guun).

I, me (1st-person pronoun when speaking to one's parents)


នេះ

Compare Lao ນີ້ (nī) and Thai นี้ (níi) and Thai นี่ (nîi). Possibly from Thai นี้ (níi) and Thai นี่ (nîi)

ស្អីនេះ


មី

Inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *miiʔ. Compare Vietnamese mi.

you (derogatory or intimate term of address for a girl)


យើង

យើង • (yəəng)


ដ៏

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *tɔʔ (“that, there”). Cognate with Vietnamese đó.


វា

he, him, his, she, her, they, them, their

it, they (of animals, things, or very young children; may also refer to younger people or to people of a lower status or rank; otherwise, it is impolite, contemptuous, and insulting)


ណា

which?, where?, what kind of? (in indefinite, negative, or emphatic clauses)

wherever, anywhere (in emphatic clauses)


គេ

they, them, their, he, him, she, her (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun; usually plural but may be used impersonally as a 3rd person singular)

one, someone, other, others (a very general impersonal pronoun which is often translated as one)

(intimate, informal, arrogant) I (intimate 1st person pronoun among close friends and family; otherwise it sounds arrogant)


នាង

From Old Chinese 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”). Cognate with Thai นาง (naang), Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Nüa ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang), Vietnamese nàng, Burmese နန်း (nan:).

you, your (addressing a female younger than the speaker or very young children of either sex)

(perhaps derogatory) she, her (referring to a woman younger than the speaker; may be pejorative)


ឯង

you, your (neutral for close ones or one who is at an equal or lower level in society or someone who is younger; equivalent to អ្នក)

I, me, my (less formal than ខ្ញុំ, but more formal than អញ)


ខ្ញុំបាទ

ខ្ញុំបាទ • (khñom baat)


នាងខ្ញុំ

នាងខ្ញុំ • (niəng khñom)

(formal, women's speech) I; me (used by women of older age)


តា

you (respectful term for addressing an old man)


ពួកអ្នក

ពួកអ្នក • (puək nĕək)

ពួក (puək) + អ្នក (nĕək)

com

ពួក (puək) + អ្នក (nĕək)


ឯណា

នៅឯណា


អញ

Cognate with Eastern Mnong ăñ (“I, me”), Proto-Khmuic *ʔaɲ, Semai eng.


ព្រះនាង

km-pronoun

ព្រះនាង • (prĕəh niəng)


បពិត្រ

បពិត្រ • (bɑɑbɑpɨt)

Borrowed from Pali pavitta, cognate with Thai บพิตร (bɔɔ-pít).

a second or third person pronoun, used by priests to address royal persons


កា

you, your (especially used by old people to address or refer to young (servant) girls)


ទ្រង់

ទ្រង់ • (trŭəng)


ខ្លួនឯង

សម្លាប់ខ្លួនឯង


យើងខ្ញុំ

យើងខ្ញុំ • (yəəng khñom)

យើងខ្ញុំទាំងពីរនាក់


ពួកគាត់

ពួកគាត់ • (puək kŏət)

ពួក (puək) + គាត់ (kŏət)

com

ពួក (puək) + គាត់ (kŏət)


ពួកយើង

km-pronoun

ពួកយើង • (puək yəəng)


ពួកវា

ពួកវា • (puək viə)


ករុណា

I, me (used by a layperson when speaking to a monk)


ឆាន់

chan (romanization)
Thai ฉัน . (canonical)
chǎn (romanization)

I, me (used by an older Buddhist monk when addressing a younger one)


ដូនជី

you, your (used by a layperson when addressing a nun)


ញោម

ញោម • (ñoom)

you, your (used by a Buddhist monk when addressing his parents or laymen)


ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ

ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ • (prĕəh daec prĕəh kun)

you, Your Excellency (used when addressing a Buddhist monk or a very high-ranking civil or military official)


មីង

you, she (used for a woman who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents)


ពូ

you, he (used for a man who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents)


អ៊ំ

you (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation)


ញ៉ុម

ញ៉ុម • (ñom)

ខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំ#Khmer

I, me, alternative form of ខ្ញុំ (khñom)


អុង

អុង • (ʼong)


អាត្មា

អាត្មា • (ʼaatmaa)

I, me (used by a Buddhist monk when addressing a layperson)


លឺ

you, second person pronoun (used among Sino-Khmer people)


ខ្ញុំព្រះករុណា

ខ្ញុំព្រះករុណា • (khñom prĕəh kaʼrunaa)

ខ្ញុំ (khñom) + ព្រះ (prĕəh) + ករុណា (kaʼrunaa).


ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ

km-pronoun

ខ្ញុំព្រះអង្គ • (khñom prĕəh ʼɑng)

ខ្ញុំ (khñom) + ព្រះអង្គ (prĕəh ʼɑng).

com

ខ្ញុំ (khñom) + ព្រះអង្គ (prĕəh ʼɑng)


ខ្ញុំម្ចាស់

km-pronoun

ខ្ញុំម្ចាស់ • (khñom mcah)

(women's speech) I, me (used to royalty)


អ្នកបង

អ្នកបង • (nĕək bɑɑng)

com

អ្នក (nĕək) + បង (bɑɑng)

(intimate) you, your (wife to husband, man or woman to a slightly older woman, or of a higher status)


លោកអ្នក

km-pronoun

លោកអ្នក • (look nĕək)


ព្រះករុណា

ព្រះករុណា • (prĕəh kaʼrunaa)