សង្ក្រាន្ត

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “the passage of the Sun from one position (Aries) to another (Taurus)”). Compare Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan).

Pronunciation
Orthographic សង្ក្រាន្ត
sṅ̥k̥rān̥t
Phonemic សង់-ក្រាន
sṅ´-k̥rān
WT romanisation sɑngkraan
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑŋ.ˈkraːn/

Noun

សង្ក្រាន្ត • (sɑngkraan)

  1. arrival, approach, departure
  2. the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun

Proper noun

សង្ក្រាន្ត • (sɑngkraan)

  1. the three-day Cambodian new year celebration
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