មេសា
meisaa
មេសា (meisaa) is the Khmer word for April.
មេសា refers to the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: fourth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for 'month' (ខែ) is typically prefixed to the name of the month to say 'the month of [Month Name]'.
How do you pronounce it?
meisaa
Did you know?
- During the festivals of មេសា, it is a common custom to playfully splash water on strangers and friends to wash away bad luck.
- The name មេសា is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'ram'.
- While មេសា is used for the Gregorian calendar, Cambodia also uses a traditional lunar calendar where the months shift slightly every year.
Examples in context
- ខែមេសា(the month of) AprilThis example is useful for seeing how to express (the month of) April using the word មេសា.
- មេសា ជាខែដែលក្ដៅខ្លាំង។mesa chea khae del kdao khlang.April is a very hot month.
- ថ្ងៃកំណើតរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺក្នុងខែមេសា។thngay komneur robos khnhom keu knong khae mesa.My birthday is in April.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their holiday plans.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតើអ្នកនឹងមកកម្ពុជាពេលណា?tae neak nung mok kampuchea pel na?When will you come to Cambodia?
- ចិន្តា Chindaខ្ញុំនឹងមកនៅខែមេសា។khnhom nung mok nov khae mesa.I will come in April.
- រតនៈ Ratanakល្អណាស់! ពេលនោះមានបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ។lor nas! pel noh mean bon chol chnam.That's great! There is the New Year festival then.
- ចិន្តា Chindaមែនហើយ ខ្ញុំចង់ឃើញបុណ្យនោះណាស់។men haey, khnhom chong khenh bon noh nas.Yes, I really want to see that festival.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “april” translations and entries មេសា, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries មេសា, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
