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dam

/dæm/

ទំនប់ទឹក

  1. noun ទំនប់, ទំនប់ទឹក
    a wall built across a river to stop the water flow
    ជញ្ជាំងឬខឿនដែលគេសាងសង់កាត់ស្ទឹងទន្លេដើម្បីទប់ទឹក
    The dam controls the river flooding.
    ទំនប់ទឹកជួយគ្រប់គ្រងទឹកជំនន់នៃទន្លេ។
  2. verb ទប់ទឹក, ធ្វើទំនប់
    to build a dam across a river to stop the flow of water
    សាងសង់ទំនប់ដើម្បីទប់លំហូរទឹក
    They planned to dam the stream.
    ពួកគេមានគម្រោងធ្វើទំនប់ទប់ស្ទឹងនោះ។

Synonyms: barrier, barrage, obstruction, block

Antonyms: unblock, release

Forms: dams, dammed, damming

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.