សក់
sɑk
The English word "hair" is translated into Khmer as សក់ (sɑk).
The term refers to the mass of filaments found on the human head.
Meaning: mass of such filaments on the human head (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sɑk.
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, mentioning a child's hair or growth too early can be seen as bringing bad luck. People may use indirect language to avoid focusing on the child's physical traits to protect them from spirits.
- The word សក់ only refers to the hair on the head. To describe hair on the arms, legs or chest, Khmer speakers use a different word, រោម, which also means 'feather'.
- The Khmer word សក់ shares a common ancestor with the Vietnamese word tóc, stemming from the same Proto-Austroasiatic root.
Examples in context
- នាងមានសក់ពណ៌លឿង ។She has blonde hair.This sentence is useful for describing the hair color of a person using the word សក់.Tatoeba #4506269 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4506312 by CH
- គាត់មានសក់វែង។koat mien sok veng.He has long hair.
- ខ្ញុំចង់កាត់សក់។khnom chong kat sok.I want to cut my hair.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a hair salon.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកចង់កាត់សក់បែបណា?tae neak chong kat sok baeb na?How do you want to cut your hair?
- សុខ Sokសូមកាត់សក់ឱ្យខ្លីបន្តិច។som kat sok oy khyei bantech.Please cut the hair a little short.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកចង់បានម៉ូដបែបនេះឬ?tae neak chong ban mode baeb nih reu?Do you want this style?
- សុខ Sokបាទ យកម៉ូដនេះ។baat yok mode nih.Yes, I will take this style.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hair” translations and entries សក់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries សក់, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
