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The lexicon is in two parts. Part 1: The English-Khmer Lexicon, is a revision and
expansion of the last edition published in 1995. Over the past 10 years there have
been many developments in technical language. This is especially true for the
Khmer language, where many new words have been created and many others have
changed their meaning or become more specific. Also, many more technical
Khmer documents are being produced by various institutions taking different
approaches to the use of language.
CDRI, like many other institutions, publishes technical and policy documents on a
wide range of development-related topics. Wherever possible, CDRI's editorial
team makes great efforts to use words that are already in use in official documents
and to refrain from creating new words. This is not always easy as official
documents may use different Khmer words to express the same meaning, so
choices have to be made as to what would be the most commonly understood word
or term. Sometimes a new word or term needs to be used for a new concept which
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does not yet have a specific translation in Khmer. Wherever possible a
combination of simple words is used to express any new idea or concept.
Part II, The Khmer-English Lexicon, is new. It has been compiled in response to
requests from many of our readers who may have some difficulty with Khmer
technical terms, especially new ones. Where there is no exact equivalent, this
lexicon provides the nearest translation. It does not contain a detailed explanation
for each word, and the reader is advised to use the English word to further research
its meaning. The reason the lexicon contains many headwords of Pali or Sanskrit
origin is that their meaning is not immediately obvious to the general public.
Wherever any one particular word is not very much in use, the reader is referred to
another word more frequently used or more readily understandable.
Extensive research and the opinions of many people have gone into the
compilation of this lexicon. CDRI would like to thank everyone who has
contributed to this final product. We hope this lexicon will serve as a tool to help
readers to make better use of both CDRI publications and the broader development
literature. We see the lexicon as a continuous ''work in progress' so would welcome
any comments or suggestion from readers to help improve and expand on the
current edition.
Larry Strange
Executive Director CDRI
October 2006
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2> lixitGnuBaØat
authorised representative tMNagman
siTRi§ bTan/ GaCJanukarI ¬tMNagmankarGnuBaØat¦ back out v. dkxøÜnecj/ ~ from a
automatic teller machine (see ATM) contract dkxøÜnecjBIkic©snüa
m:asuInebIkR)ak;s½VyRbvtiþ back to back xñgTl;xñg/ ~ credit
automatic drawing right \NTanxñgTl;xñg
siT§idkR)ak;sV½yRbvtþi back up v. KaMRT/ bBa¢ak;KaMRT/ ~ a claim
autonomous economic entity bBa¢ak;KaMRTkarGHGag
GgÁPaBesdækic©sVy½t backbone infrastructure ehdæarcna
autonomous enterprise shRKassVy½t sm<½n§q¥wgxñg ¬ehdæarcnasm<½n§eKal¦
autonomy sV½yPaB/ sVy½tPaB/ economic backdate v. cuHbuerkalbriecäT/
~ sV½yPi)alesdækic© cuHkalbriecäTGtItkal
average mFüm/ ~ annual growth rate backer GñkbeBa©jedImTun/ GñkKaMRT
GRtakMeNInmFümRbcaMqñaM/ ~ cost tMél¼ background 1> Rbvtþi/ savta
éføedIm mFüm 2> épÞxageRkay
average collection period (ACP)
backing, financial karKaMRTxaghirBaØvtßú
ry³eBlRbmUlbMNulCamFüm backlog kargarenAKrminTan;eFVI
avoidance, tax karecosvagBn§
backup eRtombMrug
award n. & v. 1> esckIþsMercrbs;GaCJa
backwardness PaBGn;fy
kNþal 2> rgVan; 3> pþl;rgVan;[/ ~ a contract
bad debt \NeTyüTarmin)an ¬xUc¦/
RbKl;kic©snüa[
awareness kardwgsÁal;/ raise public ~
\NeTyüBi)akTar ¬Cab;sgS½y¦
bMpuskaryl;dwgdl;saFarNCn bad faith GsT§a/ KMnitevocevr
bad title b½NÐkmµsiT§iykCakarmin)an
bad workmanship TwkédGn;/ kareFVImin
B, b )anl¥ ¬plitpl¦
bail R)ak;Fana ¬]> R)ak;bg;[tulakaredIm,I[
baccalaureate (degree) CnCab;ecaT)anenAeRkAXMu¦/ ~ bond b½NÑFana
¬sBaØab½Rt¦mFümsikSaTutiyPUmi bail out v. 1> se®gÁaHRkumh‘unCYbkarlM)ak
bachelor’s degree fñak;briBaØab½Rt xaghirBaØvtßú 2> bg;R)ak;FanaxøÜn
back eRkay/ xageRkay/ ~ interest karR)ak; bailiff n. GaCJasala
minTan;sg/ ~ a bill cuHhtßelxaFanaelI bail cover R)ak;Fana
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CMnYssac;R)ak;
3> rtnvtßú ¬KNenyü¦ cash reserves sac;R)ak;bMrug
cash account 1>KNnIebLa 2>KNnIrtnvtßú cash voucher b½NÑcMNayebLa
cash advance R)ak;buerRbTan ¬R)ak;ebIkmun¦ cash with order (CWO) bg;R)ak;eBl
cash against document (CAD) bBa¢aTij
RbKl;R)ak;eBl)anTTYlÉksar cash-disbursement book esovePA
cash book (CB) n. bBa¢IR)ak;ecjcUl cMNayR)ak;
cash budget EpnkarcMNUlcMNaysac;R)ak; cashier ebLakr/ ebLaFikar
cash credit \NTansac;R)ak; cash-receipt book esovePAcMNUlR)ak;
cash crop dMNaMlk;ykR)ak; casting vote sMelg]tþmanuPaB
cash discount karlk;cuHéføtamkarbg;Ca ¬e)aHeqñat¦
sac;R)ak; casual labourer BlkrGENþt
cash down sale karlk;ykR)ak;Pøam ¬ry³eBlxøI¦
¬Casac;R)ak; rW mUlb,Tanb½Rt b:uEnþminyk casualty at sea mhnþrayenAsmuRT
b½NÑ\NTaneT¦ cataclysm n. mhavinas
cash economy esdækic©eRbIR)ak;kas catalogue kataLúk ¬esovePAbgðaj rUb¼vtßú
cash flow lMhUrsac;R)ak;/ ~ analysis epSg²¦
karviPaKlMhUrsac;R)ak;/ ~ statement catalyst katalIkr/ ~ role tYnaTICakatalIkr
r)aykarN_lMhUrsac;R)ak; ¬bnSúI/ CMruj¦
cash in on eqøótykcMeNjBIelI catchment area EdnrgTwkePøóg
cash in hand (GB), cash on hand catalyse v. bnSúI ¬Kña¦/ BenøÓn
(US) sac;R)ak;kñúg ebLa¼éd/ ebLa categorisation of goods karkMNt;
cash in/with bank sac;R)ak;enAFnaKar RbePTTMnij
cash on delivery (COD) RbKl;TMnij category RbePT/ BYk/ Epñk
RbKl;R)ak;/ bg;R)ak;eBlTTYlTMnij causal sehtu ¬EdlR)ab;BIkarTak;Tgehtu
cash over and short R)ak;elIsxVH nigpl¦
¬bnþicbnþÜckñúgebLa¦ CD-ROM suIDIr:m
cash paid book esovePAsgR)ak; ceiling price éføGtibrma/ éføx<s;bMput
cash price éfølk; ¬efak¦ Kittamkarbg; celebrity n. Gñkl,IeQµaH
Casac;R)ak; census 1> karCMerOn ¬RbCaCn¦/
cash rebate cMnYncuHéføeGaytamkarbg;Ca ~ sample KMrUtagCMerOn/
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GgÁPaBesdækic©ÉkCn kic©snüaEbgEckplitkmµ
privatisation ÉkCnnIykmµ/ ÉkCnPavUbnIykmµ productive adj. manplitPaB/ ~ assets
privilege 1> ÉksiT§i ¬GtßRbeyaCn_Biess¦ RTBüskmµmanplitPaB/ ~ ratio smaPaK
2> buBVsiT§i ¬siT§iBiess¦ plitPaB
pro forma invoice vikáybRtbeNþaHGasnñ productivity plitPaB
proactive skmµRKb;RKg/ skmµRbyuT§ profession n. viC¢aCIv³/ medical ~ viC¢aCIv³
probability RbU)ab‘ÍlIet/ PvnIyPaB/ ¬xag¦ eBTü
~ sampling karykKMrUtagedayRbU)ab‘ÍlIet professional énviC¢aCIv³/ ~ fees esah‘uy
procedural law (French: code de viC¢aCIv³/ ~ secrecy karrkSasMgat;viC¢aCIv³
procédure) c,ab;nItiviFI profile n. TMrg;/ rUbPaBTUeTA ¬]> énRkumh‘un
procedure nItiviFI cMeBaHsaFarNCn¦
proceeds R)ak;cMNUl/ pl/ net ~ cMNUlsuT§ profit cMeNj/ R)ak;cMeNj/ healthy ~
process dMeNIrkar cMeNjeRcIn/ ~ margin GRtacMeNj/ Gb,har/
processing karEkécñ/ RbRBwtþkmµ/ karcat;Ecg ~ sharing karEbgEckR)ak;cMeNj
¬Tinñn½y>>¦/ certificate of ~ viBaØabnb½RtbBa¢ak; profit and loss account or profit and
BIkEnøgEkécñ loss statement (US) KNnIcMeNjxat
proclamation esckþIRbkas/ karRbkas KNnIlT§pl/ r)aykarN_cMNUlcMNay
procurement lT§kmµ/ karpÁt;pÁg;/ ~ phase profitability PaBmancMeNj
dMNak;kalpÁt;pÁg; programme of action kmµviFIskmµPaB
producer plitkr/ ~ surplus plelIs)an progress vDÆnPaB/ PaBeCOnelOn/ CMenOn/
dl;plitkr ~ report r)aykarN_CMenOn/ ~ payment
product plitpl/ ~ breadth cMnYnmuxplitpl/ karTUTat;tamdMNak;énCMenOnkargar/ in ~ kMBug
~ cycle vdþplitpl/ ~ depth Funplitpl eCOnelOn
¬kñúgExSplitplnimYy²¦/ ~ line/ range ExS progressive personal income tax
plitpl ¬plitplRbhak;RbEhlKña 1ExS¦/ Bn§kMeNIntamfñak;elIcMNUlbuKÁl
~ mix l,ayplitpl ¬plitplTaMgGs; prohibition karhamXat;
Edldak;lk; rWplitedayshRKasNamYy¦ prohibitive adj. 1> Edlx<s;hYslT§PaB
production plitkmµ/ ~ accounts KNnI ¬éfø/ tMél¦ 2> EdlhamXat; ¬c,ab;¦
plitkmµ/ ~ cost cMNayplitkmµ/ ~ line project KMerag/ ~ appraisal karvaytMél
ExSsgVak;plitkmµ/ ~ system RbB½n§plitkmµ KMerag/ ~ cycle vdþénKMerag/ ~ formulation
production-sharing contract (PSC) karksagKMerag/ ~ justification yutþikmµKMerag/
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Y, y
yardstick xñat
year (fiscal, financial...) qñaM/ kariybriecäT
¬sareBIBn§/ hirBaØvtßú>>>¦
year on year qñaMelIqñaM/ BImYyqñaMeTAmYyqñaM/
~ change bMErbMrYlqñaMelIqñaM ¬bMErbMrYleFob
nwgeBldUcKñaénqñaMmun¦
yield Tinñpl
young people RbCaCnv½yekµg/ RsTab;yuvv½y
Z, z
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