Kind and Function of Noun

A noun is a word used to show a person, animal, place and thing. (នាមងង្ហាញពី មនុស្ស សត្វ វត្ថុ និង ទីកន្លែង)

Common Noun
Common Noun is a noun that make comment on persons, thingsor place (នាមសាធារណៈ). It can be either uncountable and countable noun.

e.g. Kidnapper, Gun...

Proper Noun
It is the name of some particular person or place. (នាមអរូបបី). It is usually a countable noun.but it doesn't have plural. (វាគ្មានពហុវចនៈទេ)

e.g. Paris, Phnom Penh.

Collective Noun
It is ued to name a number people, things and animals. (ដាក់ឈ្មោះចំនួនមនុស្ស, សត្វ និង វត្ថុ)។ it is usually a countable noun.

e.g. Nation, Flock

Compound Noun
It is a noun that combine word and word (នាមដែលផ្សំពាក្យចូលគ្នា):
 * Noun + Noun
 * Noun + Gerund
 * Gerund + Noun

Concrete Noun
It is a noun that can be touched ,smelled... (នាមរូបី). It can be mass and countable noun.

e.g. Salt, Radio

Abstract Noun
It is a noun that can't be touched, seen... (នាមអរូបី)។. It is usually a mass noun

It can be:
 * Action
 * Ste of being
 * Quality

Agent Noun
It is a noun that donates the doer of an ation. (នាមដែលនិយាយពីអ្នកធ្វើ).It is always a count noun.

e.g. Teacher, Architect.

Derivative Noun
It is a noun which is combined by prefix and suffix. (នាមដែលកើតឡើងដោយការផ្សំជាមួយ បរិបទ ឬ ឧបបទ).

e.g. Co-pilot, Heroism

Countable Noun
It is a noun that cn be counted. (នាមរាប់បាន). It can be formed either plural or singular.

e.g. Orphan, Envoy

Uncountable Noun
It isa noun that can't be counted. (នាមដែលមិនអាចរាប់បាន). It can't be plural

e.g. Bread, Hair

Verbal Noun
It is a noun that formed by a verb + ing. (កិរិយាសព្ទ + ing). It is always a mass noun. e.g. Writing, Speaking.