រដូវ
rɔɔrɔdəw
The Khmer word for "period" is រដូវ (rɔɔrɔdəw).
While រដូវ can refer to a general interval of time, it is most commonly used to mean a specific "season", such as the rainy season or the dry season.
Meaning: interval of time (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
rɔɔrɔdəw
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, the word រដូវ is used as a euphemism for menstruation, referring to a woman's 'season'.
- While English speakers use 'period' to end a sentence, the Khmer equivalent for a full stop is សញ្ញាខណ្ឌ, which has no relation to the word រដូវ.
- The word រដូវ traces its roots back to the Sanskrit word ṛtu, which originally meant 'season' or 'fixed time' in ancient-Indian-traditions.
Example conversation
Ratana and Mali are talking about the weather.
- រតនៈ Ratanakរដូវនេះក្តៅខ្លាំងណាស់។rordov nis kdov khlang nah.This period is very hot.
- ម៉ាលី Malyមែនហើយ ខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តវាទេ។men haey, khnhom min chol chet vea te.Yes, I don't like it.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតើអ្នកចូលចិត្តរដូវណាជាង?tae neak chol chet rordov na cheang?Which period do you prefer?
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តរដូវត្រជាក់។khnhom chol chet rordov tro-cheak.I like the cold period.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry រដូវ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries រដូវ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
