ត្រជាក់
trɑɑcĕək
In Khmer, 'cold' can be expressed as ត្រជាក់ (trɑɑcĕək) or រងា.
Meaning: having a low temperature (adj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑɑcĕək |
| រងា | rɔɔrɔngiə |
The term for 'cold' is used to describe low temperatures, but the specific word you choose depends on whether you are describing an object, the weather or a physical sensation.
Which one should you use?
Use ត្រជាក់ (trɑɑcĕək) to describe the temperature of objects or the weather, such as cold water or a cold room. Use រងា (rɔɔrɔngiə) specifically to describe the sensation of the weather being chilly or the feeling of being cold in one's body.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
trɑɑcĕək
Did you know?
- While ត្រជាក់ refers to temperature, it is also used in the phrase ចិត្តត្រជាក់ to describe someone who is calm or level-headed.
- In some traditional contexts, feeling រងា can be attributed to an imbalance of elements in the body rather than just the external air temperature.
- Because Cambodia is tropical, the word រងា is used more frequently during the 'cool season' from November to February, which English speakers would still find quite warm.
Examples in context
- រងារ។It's cold.This example shows the use of រងា.Tatoeba #2831831 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #1813 by CK
- ដណ្តប់ខ្លួនឯងឱ្យកក់ក្តៅ នៅខាងក្រៅត្រជាក់។Wrap yourself warm, it is cold out there.This example shows the use of ត្រជាក់.Tatoeba #2871725 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #1536205 by jorge855
- ទឹកនេះត្រជាក់ណាស់។teuk nih trocheak nah.This water is very cold.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are eating in a restaurant.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើកាហ្វេនេះត្រជាក់ឬនៅ?tae kafe nih trocheak reu nov?Is this coffee cold yet?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ វាត្រជាក់ហើយ។bat vea trocheak haey.Yes, it is cold.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តភេសជ្ជៈត្រជាក់ៗ។khnom chol chet pheasachak trocheak trocheak.I like cold drinks.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongខ្ញុំក៏ដូចគ្នាដែរ។khnom kor doch knea dae.Me too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cold” translations and entries ត្រជាក់, រងា, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
