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Kreung Ethnicity - United Nations in Cambodia

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Me Arak: A woman who can be asked by the spirit to borrow her body to<br />

communicate with human be<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

Pakkahteung: Compensation from the perpetrator for the victim’s family when<br />

the victim has been murdered<br />

Pi-u: The evil soul of a person<br />

Proteal: A type of herb<br />

Protu prochuk: Defamation<br />

Rong house: Communal house <strong>in</strong> the village<br />

Sen Preh Rong: A sacrifice for the communal house of the village<br />

Tatasrast: A sacrifice for the farm or house after it has been destroyed by fire<br />

Tatch: Compensation, <strong>in</strong> both wealth and spirit<br />

Teungkang Krak: Elder<br />

Yak: A term used to refer to a person of old age, typically a person over 50 years<br />

of age.<br />

56 Kameng village, Rattanakiri prov<strong>in</strong>ce

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