Khmer edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

អាសា (ʼaasaa)

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

Verb edit

អាសា (ʼaasaa) (abstract noun ការអាសា)

  1. to want, wish

Adjective edit

អាសា (ʼaasaa) (abstract noun ភាពអាសា)

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