Khmer lunar calendar
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The Khmer lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Cambodia to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and the timing of traditional holidays.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambodian lunar calendar | 1 |
| Khmer calendar | 1 |
| Khmer lunar calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3755138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khmer lunar calendar Context triple: [Burmese calendar, relatedTo, Khmer lunar calendar]
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A.
Vietnamese traditional calendar
The Vietnamese traditional calendar is a lunisolar system used to determine festivals, holidays, and agricultural cycles in Vietnam, adapted from the Chinese calendar but incorporating local cultural and historical elements.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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D.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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E.
Assamese calendar
The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khmer lunar calendar Target entity description: The Khmer lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Cambodia to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and the timing of traditional holidays.
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A.
Vietnamese traditional calendar
The Vietnamese traditional calendar is a lunisolar system used to determine festivals, holidays, and agricultural cycles in Vietnam, adapted from the Chinese calendar but incorporating local cultural and historical elements.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
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D.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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E.
Assamese calendar
The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cambodian national identity
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Khmer culture ⓘ Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
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| basedOn |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| category | Khmer traditional timekeeping system ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
Lao lunar calendar ⓘ Thai lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Khmer festivals and rituals ⓘ |
| defines |
Buddhist Lent period in Cambodia
ⓘ
end of Buddhist Lent in Cambodia ⓘ |
| determines |
dates of ancestral veneration rites
ⓘ
dates of traditional merit-making ceremonies ⓘ |
| follows | Buddhist religious observances ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
intercalary day
ⓘ
intercalary month ⓘ lunar month ⓘ solar month ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| languageOfNotation |
Khmer
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surface form:
Khmer language
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| primaryUse |
agricultural timing
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religious purposes ⓘ traditional astrology ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism in Cambodia ⓘ |
| timeScale |
months based on lunar phases
ⓘ
years adjusted to solar cycle ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Gregorian calendar in Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khmer people ⓘ |
| usedByInstitution |
Cambodian Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Royal Household of Cambodia ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian royal court (historically)
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| usedFor |
determining cultural events
ⓘ
determining religious festivals ⓘ determining traditional holidays ⓘ setting auspicious dates for house construction ⓘ setting auspicious dates for ordination ceremonies ⓘ setting auspicious dates for weddings ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
Kathen festival date
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Khmer New Year date (Chaul Chnam Thmey) ⓘ Pchum Ben festival date ⓘ Visak Bochea date ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khmer lunar calendar Description of subject: The Khmer lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Cambodia to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and the timing of traditional holidays.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khmer calendar
this entity surface form:
Cambodian lunar calendar