ក្រូច
krouc
The Khmer word for the fruit orange is ក្រូច (krouc).
ក្រូច refers specifically to the fruit. If you wish to describe the color of an orange, you should use the related term ពណ៌លឿង.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Which one should you use?
ក្រូច is used for the fruit, whereas ពណ៌លឿង is used to describe the color of an orange.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
krouc
Did you know?
- If you mistakenly use ក្រូច to describe the color of a shirt, a Khmer speaker might think you are describing a shirt made of actual fruit.
- While ក្រូច is translated as 'orange', it is used as a general umbrella term for many citrus fruits including pomelos, lemons and limes.
- The term ក្រូច traces its roots back to a Proto-Mon-Khmer ancestor, *kruuc, which meant 'citrus' thousands of years ago.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចង់ញ៉ាំក្រូច។khnhom chong nham krooch.I want to eat an orange.
- ក្រូចនេះផ្អែមណាស់។krooch nih ph-aem nah.This orange is very sweet.
- តើអ្នកមានក្រូចទេ?tae neak mean krooch te?Do you have any oranges?
Example conversation
At a local market, Mali asks Vipul about the fruit.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើក្រូចនេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?tae krooch nih thlay ponman?How much is this orange?
- វិបុល Vibolវាថ្លៃមួយដុល្លារ។vea thlay mouy dollah.It is one dollar.
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំយកក្រូចនេះមួយ។khnhom yok krooch nih mouy.I will take this orange.
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ អរគុណច្រើន!bat, orkun chreun!Yes, thank you very much!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ក្រូច, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ក្រូច, CC BY-SA 4.0.
