Meanings of place names
-
- Expatriate
- Posts: 3858
- Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 7:49 am
- Reputation: 978
- Location: Outside of Kampong Cham city
Re: Meanings of place names
Some did follow your kind advice. But the depth of his ignorance defies allotted space. For. example not knowing the difference between the Khmer word used in the present continuous and the word for port.violet wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:10 am "if anyone has any different explanations please share" seems to me he was comfortable enough to risk people shooting him in the head by offering up what he thought might be good explanations, while at the same time being open to correction.
Why not just offer informed corrections without knocking his head off?
.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
Re: Meanings of place names
Kampong means (n) landing.
-
- Expatriate
- Posts: 620
- Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2016 2:28 pm
- Reputation: 361
Re: Meanings of place names
And I’m still not sure it isn’t a clever attempt at comedy.taabarang wrote:Some did follow your kind advice. But the depth of his ignorance defies allotted space. For. example not knowing the difference between the Khmer word used in the present continuous and the word for port.violet wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:10 am "if anyone has any different explanations please share" seems to me he was comfortable enough to risk people shooting him in the head by offering up what he thought might be good explanations, while at the same time being open to correction.
Why not just offer informed corrections without knocking his head off?
.
For example, the legend of Lady Penh is pretty widely known. But he has come up with another bizarre explanation.
-
- Expatriate
- Posts: 3858
- Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 7:49 am
- Reputation: 978
- Location: Outside of Kampong Cham city
Re: Meanings of place names
A landing for what if not boats? Port seems appropriate.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
Re: Meanings of place names
Ignorance is harsh. At a lower level is all.taabarang wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:20 amSome did follow your kind advice. But the depth of his ignorance defies allotted space. For. example not knowing the difference between the Khmer word used in the present continuous and the word for port.violet wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:10 am "if anyone has any different explanations please share" seems to me he was comfortable enough to risk people shooting him in the head by offering up what he thought might be good explanations, while at the same time being open to correction.
Why not just offer informed corrections without knocking his head off?
.
Despite what angsta states, it’s clear from reading through his posts that angsta supports the free FreePalestine movement.
- Felgerkarb
- Expatriate
- Posts: 800
- Joined: Sun May 18, 2014 7:28 pm
- Reputation: 612
Re: Meanings of place names
Ya, I always thought of it as Port. /shrug
Isn't Saom, in Kampong Saom (SNV) an old word for the moon?
===============
We are all puppets in the hands of an insane puppeteer...
--Brother Theodore
We are all puppets in the hands of an insane puppeteer...
--Brother Theodore
-
- Expatriate
- Posts: 3065
- Joined: Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:36 am
- Reputation: 677
Re: Meanings of place names
Moist
Sent from my SM-G570Y using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G570Y using Tapatalk
- that genius
- Expatriate
- Posts: 4064
- Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:53 am
- Reputation: 960
Re: Meanings of place names
Kampong Cham just means Cham port, doesn't it?
What does Shitsville mean?
What does Shitsville mean?
- Username Taken
- Raven
- Posts: 13926
- Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 6:53 pm
- Reputation: 5997
Re: Meanings of place names
There's an old thread about this.
Khmer provincial towns - Names & Meanings
Khmer provincial towns - Names & Meanings
Re: Meanings of place names
A port is a kind of landing. No, Saom is some sort of plant or fruit, I can't remember which.Felgerkarb wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:59 amYa, I always thought of it as Port. /shrug
Isn't Saom, in Kampong Saom (SNV) an old word for the moon?
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 7 Replies
- 3154 Views
-
Last post by Username Taken
-
- 37 Replies
- 10588 Views
-
Last post by siliconlife
-
- 0 Replies
- 895 Views
-
Last post by CEOCambodiaNews
-
- 24 Replies
- 6379 Views
-
Last post by John Bingham
-
- 27 Replies
- 5372 Views
-
Last post by Ghostwriter
-
- 134 Replies
- 27164 Views
-
Last post by Lost50
-
- 3 Replies
- 2023 Views
-
Last post by fsdfdsdf
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 119 guests