សុភ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali subha, from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha, “auspiciousness, beautiful”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សុភ subʰ Phonemic សុ-ភៈ su-bʰ` WT romanisation sophĕəʼ (standard) IPA(key) /so.ˈpʰĕəʔ/

Adjective

សុភ • (sophĕəʼ) (abstract noun ភាពសុភ)

1. to be excellent, perfect, good
2. to be peaceful, calm, happy
3. to be pure, clear, clean
4. to be nice (looking), attractive, beautiful, splendid, superb, likeable
5. to be lucky, auspicious
6. to be prosperous, successful
7. to be punctual, exact

Noun

សុភ • (sophĕəʼ)

1. luck
2. beauty, charm
3. happiness
4. progress, prosperity
5. interest