Yes, I agree. It just comes across as confusing and pretentious.

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:24 pm

Ot Mean Loi wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:13 pm Here are some more reasonable Khmer proverbs:

Ginger, the older, the spicier.

I like that one a lot.

This has potential indeed as a double entendre.

OML

I don't think he meant that Khema === Khmer. Khema is a title which means someone who is insightful, responsible and well grounded.

The title comes from ancient Khmer traditions, Khema being the name of one of the most significant female figures in all Buddhism. Khema was said to be a queen and a woman of unsurpassable beauty. To this day, the name is associated with someone who is insightful, responsible and well grounded.

So "Khema proverbs on speech" could be the type of proverbs... maybe

Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:13 pm

ofparadise wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:26 pm I don't think he meant that Khema === Khmer. Khema is a title which means someone who is insightful, responsible and well grounded.

The title comes from ancient Khmer traditions, Khema being the name of one of the most significant female figures in all Buddhism. Khema was said to be a queen and a woman of unsurpassable beauty. To this day, the name is associated with someone who is insightful, responsible and well grounded.

So "Khema proverbs on speech" could be the type of proverbs... maybe

That would be even more confusing since 'Khema' don't use special proverbs just reserved for them.

lol... that would be odd. My interpretation was proverbs to be "insightful, responsible and well grounded".

Thats already a good perspective, good householder.
Khmer comes form the Sanskrit word ksema, Khemera, Pali: khema (meaning land or person in peace, synonym for an Arahat) So the meaning of the topic is thought as "To peace leading proverbs". The language used here is called Khemara-peasa, meaning not only "language of the Khmer", but "peaceful speechk or the "speech of those at peace". That turns then maybe back to the first post(s).


នៅម្នាក់ឯងអោយប្រយ័ត្នគំនិត នៅជាមួយញាតិមិត្តអោយប្រយ័ត្នសំដី។

Being alone be carefull on thoughts, being together with family, friend, be carefull on speech.

កំភ្លាញស្លាប់ព្រោះមាត់។

(certain) Fish dies because of the mouth.

អណ្តាតជាអាទិកន្លង បានសុខទុក្ខផង ពីព្រោះអណ្តាត ។

The tongue is the source of overstepping(enter); having happiness or suffering, as well, is because of the tongue.

Samana Johann wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 3:11 pm នៅម្នាក់ឯងអោយប្រយ័ត្នគំនិត នៅជាមួយញាតិមិត្តអោយប្រយ័ត្នសំដី។

Being alone be carefull on thoughts, being together with family, friend, be carefull on speech.

កំភ្លាញស្លាប់ព្រោះមាត់។

(certain) Fish dies because of the mouth.

អណ្តាតជាអាទិកន្លង បានសុខទុក្ខផង ពីព្រោះអណ្តាត ។

The tongue is the source of overstepping(enter); having happiness or suffering, as well, is because of the tongue.

Gold. Thanks for sharing