ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍
thngay saw
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ (thngay saw) is the Khmer word for Saturday.
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ is used as a noun to refer to the day of the week.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of ថ្ងៃ (thngay), meaning 'day' and សៅរ៍ (saw), meaning 'Saturday'.
How do you pronounce it?
thngay saw
Did you know?
- In traditional Khmer astrology, ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ is often associated with the color purple.
- The word សៅរ៍ is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Shani', which refers to the deity associated with the planet Saturn.
- The spelling of សៅរ៍ includes a 'robat' sign, a diacritic mark that cancels the vowel sound of the final consonant.
Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍នេះខ្ញុំរវល់ណាស់។thngay sao nih khnhom rlov nas.I am very busy this Saturday.
- តើថ្ងៃសៅរ៍នេះមានកម្មវិធីអ្វី?tae thngay sao nih mean kammavithi avay?What programs are there this Saturday?
- យើងជួបគ្នានៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍។yeung joup knea nov thngay sao.We will meet on Saturday.
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a trip to the market.
- សុខា Sokhaតើអ្នកទំនេរថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទេ?tae neak tomne thngay sao te?Are you free on Saturday?
- សុខ Sokបាទ ខ្ញុំទំនេរ។bat khnhom tomne.Yes, I am free.
- សុខា Sokhaតោះទៅផ្សារជាមួយគ្នា!toh tov phsar cheamuoy knea!Let's go to the market together!
- សុខ Sokយល់ព្រម ជួបគ្នានៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍។yul prom joup knea nov thngay sao.Agreed, see you on Saturday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Saturday” translations and entries ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍, CC BY-SA 4.0.
