ហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍
hvrêhs
The English phrase "strawberry" translates to Khmer as ហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍ (hvrêhs) or ស្ត្របឺរី.
Meaning: accessory fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍ | hvrêhs |
| ស្ត្របឺរី | strâbœri |
In Khmer, the word refers to the accessory fruit known as a strawberry.
How do you pronounce it?
hvrêhs
Did you know?
- While ស្ត្របឺរី is common, the variation ហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍ likely derives from the French word 'fraise', a remnant of Cambodia's colonial history.
- The spelling ស្ត្របឺរី uses a specific Khmer consonant cluster to mimic the English 'str' sound, which is not a natural phonetic structure in native Khmer.
- In Cambodia, strawberries are often grown in cooler, highland regions like Mondulkiri, making the borrowed names symbols of imported or high-altitude agriculture.
Example sentences for Khmer are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are shopping at a fruit market.
- សុខ Sokចិន្តា មើលហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍ទាំងនេះទៅ!Chinda, meul hfruh teang nih tov!Chinda, look at these strawberries!
- ចិន្តា Chindaវាស្អាតណាស់ សុខ។vea s-at nah, Sok.They are very beautiful, Sok.
- សុខ Sokតើយើងគួរទិញហ្វ្រ៊ែហ្ស៍ខ្លះទេ?tae yeung kuor tinh hfruh khlah te?Should we buy some strawberries?
- ចិន្តា Chindaចាស ទិញមួយគីឡូទៅ។chas, tinh mouy kilo tov.Yes, let's buy one kilo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “strawberry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
