Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali āsā, ultimately from Sanskrit आशा (āśā).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic អាសា
ʼāsā
WT romanisation ʼaasaa
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.ˈsaː/

Noun

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អាសា (ʼaasaa)

  1. hope; desire, wish, aspiration
  2. sympathy

Verb

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អាសា (ʼaasaa) (abstract noun ការអាសា)

  1. to want, wish

Adjective

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អាសា (ʼaasaa) (abstract noun ភាពអាសា)

  1. to be serious, zealous, diligent
  2. to be voluntary
  3. to be sympathetic