Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Pali ukāsa.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ឧកាស
ukās
Phonemic អ៊ុ-កា-សៈ
ʼ′u-kā-s`
WT romanisation ʼukaasaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.kaː.saʔ/

Noun edit

ឧកាស (ʼukaasaʼ)

  1. a polite word used to begin a conversation or to ask someone for something: pardon me; may I have your attention, etc.