ស្រា
sraa
The English word "wine" is translated into Khmer as ស្រា (sraa) or ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ.
Meaning: alcoholic beverage made from grapes (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ស្រា | sraa |
| ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ | sraa tumpĕəng baay cuu |
In Khmer, you can use a general term for any alcoholic beverage or a specific term if you are referring specifically to wine made from grapes.
What does it mean word for word?
The specific term ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ is a combination of the word for alcohol and the word for grapes, literally meaning "grape wine".
Which one should you use?
The term ស្រា is a general word that can refer to any alcohol, such as spirits or rice wine. In contrast, ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ is a more precise term used specifically to distinguish grape wine from other types of alcohol.
How do you pronounce it?
sraa
Did you know?
- In traditional Khmer medicine, certain types of ស្រា are used as a base for soaking herbs to create medicinal tonics.
- The Sanskrit root of ស្រា is also found in many other Southeast Asian languages, creating a shared vocabulary for alcohol across the region.
- In Cambodian culture, offering a glass of ស្រា is a common way to show hospitality and respect during formal business meetings or celebrations.
Examples in context
- គាត់ចូលចិត្តផឹកស្រា.koat chol chet pheuk sra.He likes to drink wine.
- តើអ្នកចង់បានស្រាមួយដបទេ?tae neak chong ban sra muoy dob te?Do you want a bottle of wine?
- ស្រានេះមានតម្លៃថ្លៃណាស់។sra nih mean domlay thlay nah.This wine is very expensive.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to drink at a restaurant.
- សុខ Sokសុខា តើអ្នកចង់ផឹកអ្វី?Sokha, tae neak chong phok avei?Sokha, what do you want to drink?
- សុខា Sokhaខ្ញុំចង់ផឹកស្រាមួយកែវ។khnhom chong phok sra mouy keav.I want a glass of wine.
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំក៏ចង់ផឹកស្រាដែរ។khnhom kor chong phok sra dae.I want to drink wine too.
- សុខា Sokhaតោះ ពួកយើងកុម្ម៉ង់ឥឡូវនេះ។toh pouk yeung kommong eylov nih.Let's order it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wine” translations and entries ស្រា, ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
