In Khmer culture, Bateanukrom is an essential part of the grieving process, allowing family and friends to pay their respects to the deceased. The rituals and ceremonies involved in Bateanukrom are designed to help the deceased person's soul transition smoothly to the afterlife, while also providing comfort and solace to the bereaved family.

Many Khmer words from the 1950s and 1960s—used in royal court ceremonies or old legal texts—have vanished from daily speech. A modern app may not recognize បរលោក (baralok – the other world/afterlife) or ខេមរៈ (Khemer – an ancient term for Khmer). The Bateanukrom Khmer preserves these linguistic fossils.

: These provide translations for modern terms like "text" ( អត្ថបទ ) or "design" ( រចនា ).