ចាស់

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Proto-Palaungic *ʔcaaʔ (old) (whence Riang cɑʔ¹).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចាស់
cās´
WT romanisation cah
(standard) IPA(key) /cah/

Adjective

ចាស់ • (cah) (abstract noun ភាពចាស់)

  1. to be old, mature
  2. to be former
  3. to be intense (said of colors), strong, too much (said of seasonings)
  4. to be almost ripe (said of fruit)

Derived terms

  • ទទួលបានចាស់ (tɔɔtuəlbaancah)
  • ទៅជាចាស់ (tɨwciəcah)
  • ឡើងចាស់ (laəngcah)

Affixed forms

See also