មករា
mĕəʼkaʼraa
January is មករា (mĕəʼkaʼraa) in Khmer.
មករា is the name used for the first month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: first month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
When specifying a date, the word for 'month' (ខែ – khae) is placed before the name of the month, forming the phrase ខែមករា (month of January).
How do you pronounce it?
mĕəʼkaʼraa
Did you know?
- The name មករា is actually the name of a sea monster or a mythical creature in Sanskrit and Pali mythology.
- While មករា refers to the Gregorian month, Cambodia also follows a lunar calendar where months are named differently.
- A person named មករា might be named after the month of January or the strength associated with the 'Makara' creature.
Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃពុធ ទី២១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ – Thngai Put, ti 21 khae Meakara chhnam 2026Wednesday, January 21, 2026This example shows how to use មករា when writing a full date.
- ថ្ងៃកំណើតរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺក្នុងខែមករា។thngai kom-nerd ro-bos khnhom keu knong khae meakara.My birthday is in January.
- យើងនឹងទៅលេងភ្នំពេញនៅខែមករា។yeung nung tov leng phnom penh nov khae meakara.We will go to Phnom Penh in January.
Example conversation
Narong and Sreyny are talking about their vacation plans.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើអ្នកចង់ទៅដើរលេងខែមករាទេ?Tae neak chong tov der leng khae Meakara te?Do you want to travel in January?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyចាស ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅណាស់។Chas, knhom chong tov nah.Yes, I really want to go.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongយើងនឹងកក់សណ្ឋាគារសម្រាប់ខែមករា។Yeung neng kok santhakiar samrab khae Meakara.We will book the hotel for January.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyយល់ព្រម ណារ៉ុង។Yol prom, Narong.I agree, Narong.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “January” translations and entries មករា, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries មករា, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
