ចាស់
Khmer
Etymology
Compare Proto-Palaungic *ʔcaaʔ (“old”) (whence Riang cɑʔ¹).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ចាស់ • (cah) (abstract noun ភាពចាស់)
- to be old, mature
- c. 1970s, យស អូឡារាំង [Yol Aularong], “ស៊ីក្លូ [Cyclo]”:
- to be former
- to be intense (said of colors), strong, too much (said of seasonings)
- to be almost ripe (said of fruit)
Derived terms
- ទទួលបានចាស់ (tɔɔtuəlbaancah)
- ទៅជាចាស់ (tɨwciəcah)
- ឡើងចាស់ (laəngcah)