Khmer

edit

Etymology

edit

From Sanskrit रस (rasa) or Pali rasa. Cognate with Thai รส (rót), Lao ລົດ (lot), ᦷᦟᧆ (lod) or ᦷᦟᧆᦉ (lodṡ), Burmese ရသ (ra.sa.), Malay rasa.

Pronunciation

edit
Orthographic រស
rs
Phonemic រស់
rs´
WT romanisation rŭəh
(standard) IPA(key) /rŭəh/

Noun

edit

រស (rŭəh)

  1. taste, flavor
  2. juice (of meat), sap (juice of plants), nectar
  3. sense of taste
  4. essence, importance, satisfaction
  5. passion
  6. duty, affair, job
  7. wealth
  8. behavior
edit

See also

edit

Pali

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Noun

edit

រស m

  1. Khmer script form of rasa (“taste”)

Declension

edit