ស្រោមអនាម័យ
sraom ʼaʼnaamay
The English word "condom" is translated into Khmer as ស្រោមអនាម័យ (sraom ʼaʼnaamay). If unsure, use ស្រោមអនាម័យ. Wiktionary also lists ស្រោមក្ត (sraom kdɑɑ) and អាវភ្លៀង (aav pliəng).
Meaning: flexible sleeve worn on the penis (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ស្រោមអនាម័យ | sraom ʼaʼnaamay |
| ស្រោមក្ត | sraom kdɑɑ |
| អាវភ្លៀង | aav pliəng |
The phrase refers to a flexible sleeve worn on the penis.
What does it mean word for word?
The term ស្រោមអនាម័យ is a compound of ស្រោម (sraom), meaning sleeve or cover and អនាម័យ (ʼanaamay), meaning hygiene.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ស្រោមអនាម័យ is the standard, polite and medically appropriate term used in pharmacies or formal discussions.
How do you pronounce it?
sraom ʼaʼnaamay
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using អាវភ្លៀង to mean condom, as it literally means "raincoat" and is not a standard term for a condom.
Did you know?
- Cambodian health campaigns often use the 'raincoat' metaphor អាវភ្លៀង in visual aids because it is more culturally approachable than the clinical term ស្រោមអនាម័យ.
- Because discussing sex is traditionally taboo in Cambodia, the formal term ស្រោមអនាម័យ is often avoided in face-to-face pharmacy transactions in favor of pointing or using the 'raincoat' slang.
- The word អនាម័យ used in the formal term for condom comes from the Pali word 'anamaya', which relates to the absence of disease.
Examples in context
- តើអ្នកមានស្រោមអនាម័យទេ?tae neak mean srom onamay te?Do you have a condom?
- សូមទិញស្រោមអនាម័យនៅហាងនេះ។soum tinh srom onamay nov hang nis.Please buy a condom at this shop.
- គាត់ប្រើស្រោមអនាម័យជានិច្ច។koat prae srom onamay chea nich.He always uses a condom.
Example conversation
A couple is discussing safe sex in a private room.
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំភ្លេចយកស្រោមអនាម័យមក។khnhom phlech yok srom anamay mok.I forgot to bring a condom.
- សុខា Sokhaតើវាមិនអីទេឬ?tae vea min ey te reu?Is that okay?
- រតនៈ Ratanakមិនអីទេ ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅទិញឥឡូវនេះ។min ey te, khnhom nung tov tinh ey lov nis.It's okay, I will go buy one now.
- សុខា Sokhaបាទ រតនៈ ខ្ញុំនឹងរង់ចាំ។bat, ratanak, khnhom nung rong cham.Yes, Ratanak, I will wait.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “condom” translations and entries ស្រោមអនាម័យ, អាវភ្លៀង, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
