ស្ករ
skâr
The Khmer word for sugar is ស្ករ (skâr).
ស្ករ refers to sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink.
Meaning: sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
skâr
Did you know?
- While English uses 'sugar' for both the substance and the flavor, Khmer distinguishes between ស្ករ for the ingredient and ផ្អែម for the taste of 'sweet'.
- The Khmer word ស្ករ is borrowed from the Pali word sakkharā.
- While ស្ករ is the general term for sugar, if you are ordering a specific type of sweet syrup or condensed milk in a local cafe, you might encounter the word ទឹក (water) used as a prefix in various sweetening contexts.
Examples in context
- នំខេកនេះមានដាក់ម្សៅ ទឹកដោះគោ ពងមាន់ និង ស្ករ។This cake contains flour, milk, eggs and sugar.This sentence illustrates how to list ស្ករ as an ingredient in a cake.Tatoeba #2845384 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #680579 by Source_VOA
- ខ្ញុំចង់បានស្ករតែបន្តិចនៅក្នុងកាហ្វេ។khnom chong ban skor tae bantech nov knong kafe.I want just a little sugar in my coffee.
- តើលោកមានស្ករនៅផ្ទះទេ?tae lok mean skor nov pteah te?Do you have sugar at home?
Example conversation
Maly and Vibol are preparing tea in the kitchen.
- វិបុល Vibolម៉ាលី តើស្ករនៅឯណា?Maly, tae skor nov ae na?Maly, where is the sugar?
- ម៉ាលី Malyវានៅលើតុនោះ វិបុល។vea nov leu tok noh, Vibol.It is on that table, Vibol.
- វិបុល Vibolអរគុណ ខ្ញុំនឹងដាក់ស្ករបន្តិច។orkun, khnhom neng dak skor bantech.Thanks, I will put in a little sugar.
- ម៉ាលី Malyបាទ កុំដាក់ច្រើនពេក។bat, kom dak chreun pek.Yes, don't put in too much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sugar” translations and entries ស្ករ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ស្ករ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
