កក្កដា
kakkaʼdaa
July in Khmer is កក្កដា (kakkaʼdaa).
កក្កដា is the name for the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: seventh month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to the month of July, you must prefix the name with the word for month, ខែ. The resulting compound is ខែកក្កដា, which is the most common way to express the name of the month.
How do you pronounce it?
kakkaʼdaa
Did you know?
- In Khmer, the word for 'month' ខែ literally means 'moon', meaning ខែកក្កដា translates to 'Moon Crab'.
- Because the word originates from Sanskrit and Pali, it shares a deep linguistic connection with the word 'cancer' used in English to describe the zodiac sign of the crab.
- Khmer uses a dual calendar system where the Gregorian month កក្កដា exists alongside a lunar calendar used for traditional holidays.
Examples in context
- ខែកក្កដា(The month of) JulyThis example shows how to use កក្កដា within the compound ខែកក្កដា to mean the month of July.
- ថ្ងៃទី ១ ខែកក្កដា។tngai ti muoy khae kak-kada.July 1st.
- យើងនឹងទៅលេងនៅខែកក្កដា។yeung neung tov leng nov khae kak-kada.We will go visit in July.
Example conversation
Sokha and Sok are discussing their travel plans.
- សុខា Sokhaតើអ្នកនឹងទៅលេងនៅពេលណា?tae neak neung tov leng nov pel na?When are you going to visit?
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំនឹងទៅនៅខែកក្កដា។khnhom neung tov nov khae kak-kada.I will go in July.
- សុខា Sokhaតើខែកក្កដាមានភ្លៀងច្រើនទេ?tae khae kak-kada mean phleang chreun te?Is there a lot of rain in July?
- សុខ Sokបាទ ខែកក្កដាមានភ្លៀងច្រើន។bat, khae kak-kada mean phleang chreun.Yes, there is a lot of rain in July.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “July” translations and entries កក្កដា, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
