Vocabulary #3 - To look, to watch, (to read)
វាក្យសព្ទ #3 - មើល
IPA: mɤ:l, meul
The Khmer word “មើល” can be translated into English in many different ways depending on the context:
មើលទូរទស្សន៍ — to watch TV
មើលកូន — to take care of a child
មើលសៀវភៅ — to look at a book / to read a book
មើលឈាម — to check blood
មើលគ្រូ — to observe a teacher
មើលចិត្ត — to observe someone’s intentions
មើលងាយ — to look down on someone
Even though it has many meanings in English, the core meaning in Khmer is generally “to look at something carefully through the eyes.”
Next time, we will study the differences between the words មើល /mɤ:l/, ពិនិត្យ /piʔnɘt/, ឆែក /chaɛc/, and ឆៀក /chiɜʔ/.

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