Spelling Variations
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There are many acceptable Romanised spelling forms for Khmer, Lao and Thai words. Here is a list of some common words/spellings you may come across.
We hope this will help you in 'searching' for site names, based on these romanised English derivatives.
| Khmer | Thai | Lao | Variation | Variation | Variation | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| អង្គ | Ang | Ong | Ong! | ||||
| បឹង | Beng | Boeng | Buhng | Body of Water | |||
| បល័្លង្ក | Balang | Balangk | Balung | Ba-lohng! | Throne | ||
| បុរាណ | Borann | Boran | Bo-rahn | Ancient | |||
| ប្រុស | Bros | Pros | B'roh! | Male | |||
| ចេតិយ៍ | Chedei | Chedi | Je'dei | Stupa | |||
| ជ័យ | Chey | Chei | Jei! | Victory | |||
| ជ្រៃ | Chrei | Chrey | J'rei! | ||||
| ដូង | Dong | Daung | Daung | Coconut | |||
| ឯក | Ek | Aek | Aeyk | ||||
| ហួយ | ຫ້ວຍ | Huay | Huaey | Huoay | |||
| កំណប់ | Kamnap | Komnap | Komnop | Kohm-nop | Treasure | ||
| កំផែង | กำแพง | Kampaeng | Kamphaeng | Kampeng | |||
| កែវ | แก้ว | ແກ້ວ | Keo | Kaev | Kaew | Kaev | Glass |
| គោក | โคก | Kok | Kork | Khok | Kohk | ||
| ក្រោម | Krom | Kraom | K'raowm | Lower | |||
| អ្នកតា | Neak Ta | Aneak Ta | A'nakh Ta | Spirit Shrine | |||
| មឿង | เมือง | ເມືອງ | Muang | Meung | Meuang | Moo'ung | City |
| ពៅ | Peou | Pov | Peow! | Youngest | |||
| ភ្នំ | พนม | Phnom | Pnom | Panom | P'nom | Hill, Mountain | |
| ព្នៅ | Pnov | Pneou | P'neov | ||||
| សែន | Sen | Saen | Saeyn | ||||
| សរ | Sa | Sor | Sar | Sorh | White | ||
| សំពៅ | Sampov | Sampeou | Som-peov | Ship | |||
| សំរោង | สำโรง | Samrong | Samraong | Som-raowng | |||
| សុភី | Sophi | Sophy | So-pee | ||||
| ស្ពាន | Spean | Spien | S'pien | Bridge | |||
| ស្រះ | สระ | Srah | Sra | Sa | Pond, Small Reservoir | ||
| ត្បូង | Tbong | Tboung | T'bouhng | South, Gems | |||
| ថ្ម | Thma | Thmor | T'mor | Stone | |||
| ត្នោត | Tnaot | Tnot | T'nowt | ||||
| ទឹក | Tuk | Toek | T'oehk | Water | |||
| ឧត្តម | Udom | Otdom | Oudom | Od'dom | His Excellency | ||
| វត្ត | วัด | ວັດ | Wat | Vat | Waht | Temple | |
| យាយ | Yeay | Yay | Yi'aye | Grandmother |