Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:48 am

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:49 am In this sentence: ម៉ែមិនអាចពរកូនបានទេ។
from the context ពរmeans to pick up or hold? possibly
but according to the dictionary it means to wish or bless
Alternatively "to waterproof something"
Neither definition fits the context of the story.
Is there anyone who can help me out with this?
Thanks

thanks for the tag @Username Taken

heres the explanation you desire @phnompenhsteve

Carry
1.
(FIGURATIVE) ញុះញង ships carry cargo ដឹកនាំ, carrier in the hand, hold កាន់ carrier on the shoulder លី carrier suspended between two persons សែង, carrier suspended from one end of a shoulder pole រែក, carrier on the hip កណ្ដៀត, carrier on the head ទូល, carrier suspended from the hand យួរ, carrier (a child) on the hip ពរ, carrier cradled in the arms បី, carrier (a child) on one's shoulder លី

Username Taken wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:23 am @phnompenhsteve

@Jamie_Lambo's source for future reference: http://dict.antkh.com/dictionaries/carry.aspx

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:57 am Because it continues ធំហោយ ie "you're too big(to be blessed?)" And in the picture the 6 year old girl is trying to pick her up. So doesn't fit the context.
And my khmer friend says here it means to carry but i can't find that definition in a dictionary. So just looling more into it so i can better understand how the word is used.

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:37 am Why do you say that it doesn't fit the context of the story? What would you say is the context of the story?

Your translations of ពរ seem to be on track.

Throwing the entire sentence in GT it gives, "I cannot bless you", or "Men can not bless the child".


@Jamie_Lambo should be out of bed soon.

Spigzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:34 am

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:56 pm Sorry can't find anything in a dictionary, but my kids assure me that in that sentence ពរ means to carry like a baby or maybe like to piggy back.

Piggyback is "e-ul". Buggered if I know the Khmer letters to write that.

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:34 pm អៀវ Ithink

Spigzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:34 am

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:56 pm Sorry can't find anything in a dictionary, but my kids assure me that in that sentence ពរ means to carry like a baby or maybe like to piggy back.

Piggyback is "e-ul". Buggered if I know the Khmer letters to write that.

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:53 am

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:34 pm អៀវ Ithink

Spigzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:34 am

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:56 pm Sorry can't find anything in a dictionary, but my kids assure me that in that sentence ពរ means to carry like a baby or maybe like to piggy back.

Piggyback is "e-ul". Buggered if I know the Khmer letters to write that.

correct

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:16 am That word was also featured in the same story.
Haha I'm learning a lot from children's books:)

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:53 am

phnompenhsteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:34 pm អៀវ Ithink

Spigzy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:34 am

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:56 pm Sorry can't find anything in a dictionary, but my kids assure me that in that sentence ពរ means to carry like a baby or maybe like to piggy back.

Piggyback is "e-ul". Buggered if I know the Khmer letters to write that.

correct