Khmer lunar date symbols

Signs for the days of the moon.

Also known as: Khmer divination lunar date signs

In Khmer:: លេខអត្ត
In Khmer (Latin):: Lek attak

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Meanings

The Khmer set of signs writing the day of the lunar month in calendrical and religious contexts.

Historically documentedVerified fact
Write the day of the lunar month in Khmer calendrical and religious texts.
Contexts: History, Religion
Culturally establishedVerified fact
A separate notation from the ordinary Khmer numerals, kept because the lunar month is counted in two halves rather than straight through and the ordinary digits would not express that.
Contexts: History, Religion

Visual description

A closed set of small distinct glyphs, one for each day of the waxing and waning halves of the lunar month.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The writing systems of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia
SOAS University of London and comparable scholarly editions · retrieved 2026-08-27
Scholarly treatment of Khmer, Burmese, Lao, Javanese and Balinese writing and notation. Cited for identity and documented use; claims about ritual meaning are typed accordingly on the records.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The Khmer set of signs writing the day of the lunar month in calendrical and religious contexts.

Historically documentedVerified fact

Write the day of the lunar month in Khmer calendrical and religious texts.

Contexts: History, Religion

Culturally establishedVerified fact

A separate notation from the ordinary Khmer numerals, kept because the lunar month is counted in two halves rather than straight through and the ordinary digits would not express that.

Contexts: History, Religion

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The writing systems of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia
SOAS University of London and comparable scholarly editions · retrieved 2026-08-27
Scholarly treatment of Khmer, Burmese, Lao, Javanese and Balinese writing and notation. Cited for identity and documented use; claims about ritual meaning are typed accordingly on the records.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27