Word Evolution
ពាក្យថ្មី និងការវិវត្តនៃពាក្យ
Linguistic Drift 🌊
English changes constantly! Technology creates neologisms (new words), and old words often gain new, metaphorical meanings.
🤖 Tech Neologisms (ពាក្យបច្ចេកវិទ្យាថ្មី)
Noun / Verb
/ˈdiːpfeɪk/
Deepfake
Fake videos/audio created by AI that look real.
វីដេអូ ឬសំឡេងក្លែងក្លាយដែលបង្កើតដោយ AI
Verb
/ˈduːmskrəʊl/
Doomscroll
Spending too much time scrolling through bad news online.
ចំណាយពេលមើលដំណឹងអាក្រក់តាមអ៊ីនធឺណិតច្រើនពេក
Noun
/ˈɪnfluənsər/
Influencer
A person with many social media followers who promotes products.
អ្នកមានឥទ្ធិពលក្នុងបណ្តាញសង្គម
🧬 Portmanteaus (ពាក្យផ្សំ)
Emotion + Icon
/ɪˈmoʊtɪkɑːn/
Emoticon
Facial expression created with keyboard characters :-)
រូបតំណាងអារម្មណ៍
Web + Seminar
/ˈwɛbɪnɑːr/
Webinar
A seminar conducted over the internet.
សិក្ខាសាលាតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Breakfast + Lunch
/brʌntʃ/
Brunch
A late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch.
អាហារសម្រន់រវាងពេលព្រឹកនិងថ្ងៃត្រង់
🔄 Changed Meanings (ន័យថ្មី)
Old: Cloud (Sky)
/klaʊd/
The Cloud
New Meaning: Servers accessed over the internet for data storage.
ប្រព័ន្ធផ្ទុកទិន្នន័យលើអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Old: Troll (Monster)
/troʊl/
Troll
New Meaning: Someone who posts comments just to upset people.
អ្នកដែលបង្ហោះសាររករឿងតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Old: Stream (River)
/striːm/
Stream
New Meaning: To transmit or receive video/audio over the internet.
ការផ្សាយផ្ទាល់ ឬទស្សនាវីដេអូតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត
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