Khmer

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali issara, ultimately from Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvara).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឥសូរ
isūr
Phonemic អ៊ិ-សូរ / អី-សូរ
ʼ′i-sūr / ʼī-sūr
WT romanisation ʼisou, ʼəysou
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔi.ˈsou/ ~ /ʔəj.ˈsou/

Noun

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ឥសូរ (ʼisou)

  1. lord, king
  2. (Hinduism) Shiva
    ព្រះឥសូរ  ―  prĕəh ʼisou  ―  Shiva

Adjective

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ឥសូរ (ʼisou) (abstract noun ភាពឥសូរ)

  1. to be important, of high rank or standing
  2. chief, main, leading, great, supreme
  3. superior