អូទីស្សឹម
ʼoutiissəm
Autism in Khmer is អូទីស្សឹម (ʼoutiissəm).
អូទីស្សឹម is used to refer to the neurological disorder known as autism.
Meaning: neurological disorder (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ʼoutiissəm
Did you know?
- Because អូទីស្សឹម is a modern loanword, older generations in rural Cambodia may not recognize it and might instead associate the symptoms with spiritual causes or ancestral beliefs.
- The term អូទីស្សឹម is a phonetic loanword from the English word 'autism', rather than a word derived from native Khmer roots.
- In casual Cambodian conversation, people may use a descriptive phrase meaning 'slow development' instead of the clinical term អូទីស្សឹម. This is often used by family members who are not familiar with medical diagnoses.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a documentary they watched about neurodiversity.
- សុខ Sokតើឯងដឹងថាអូទីស្សឹមគឺជាអ្វីទេ ស្រីនី?tae eng deng tha autism keu chea avei te Sreyney?Do you know what autism is, Sreyney?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyវាគឺជាបញ្ហានៃការលូតលាស់ប្រព័ន្ធប្រសាទ។vea keu chea ban-ha nei kar loot-luas pro-pon pro-satIt is a neurological development issue.
- សុខ Sokតើវាប៉ះពាល់ដល់ការប្រាស្រ័យទាក់ទងមែនទេ?tae vea pah-poul dol kar pra-sray teak-tong men te?Does it affect communication?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyបាទ សុខ វាអាចធ្វើឱ្យការទំនាក់ទំនងមានការពិបាក។bat Sok vea arch thveu oy kar tom-nak tom-norng mean kar pi-bakYes, Sok, it can make communication difficult.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “autism” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
