សង្ក្រាន្ត

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “the passage of the Sun from one position (Aries) to another (Taurus)”). Compare Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សង្ក្រាន្ត sṅ̥k̥rān̥t Phonemic សង់-ក្រាន sṅ´-k̥rān WT romanisation sɑngkraan (standard) IPA(key) /sɑŋ.ˈkraːn/

Noun

សង្ក្រាន្ត • (sɑngkraan)

1. arrival, approach, departure
2. the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun

Proper noun

សង្ក្រាន្ត • (sɑngkraan)

1. the three-day Cambodian new year celebration