រដូវ
rɔɔrɔdəw
The English phrase "season" (referring to a quarter of a year) is translated into Khmer as រដូវ (rɔɔrɔdəw). If unsure, use រដូវ. Wiktionary also lists ឧតុ (ʼutoʼ).
Meaning: quarter of a year (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| រដូវ | rɔɔrɔdəw |
| ឧតុ | ʼutoʼ |
The term is used to refer to a season or a specific period of time, such as a weather season. For example, you can specify the dry season by using the phrase រដូវប្រាំង.
Which one should you use?
រដូវ is the standard, everyday term for a season or a weather period. In contrast, ឧតុ is a more formal or technical term used in academic or literary contexts regarding seasons or climate.
How do you pronounce it?
rɔɔrɔdəw
Did you know?
- While English speakers think of four seasons, Cambodia traditionally recognizes only three: the rainy season, the cool-dry season and the hot-dry season.
- If you were to use ឧតុ while chatting at a street food stall, it might sound as strangely formal as using the word 'epoch' to describe a rainy afternoon.
- Even though they look and sound different, រដូវ and ឧតុ are actually two forms of the exact same word. They are 'doublets' that both trace back to the same ancient Sanskrit root.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Mali and Narong are discussing the changing weather.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើអ្នកចូលចិត្តរដូវណាជាងគេ?tae neak chol chett rordov na cheang ke?Which season do you like the most?
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តរដូវរងា។khnhom chol chett rordov rongea.I like the winter season.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongខ្ញុំក៏ចូលចិត្តវាដែរ ព្រោះវាត្រជាក់។khnhom kor chol chett vea der prouh vea trocheak.I like it too because it is cool.
- ម៉ាលី Malyមែនហើយ វាក៏មានខ្យល់បរិសុទ្ធដែរ។men haey vka kor mean khyol borisoth dae.Yes, it also has fresh air.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “season” translations and entries រដូវ, ឧតុ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries រដូវ, ឧតុ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
