ឧសភា

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit उषपा (uṣapā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧសភា
usbʰā
Phonemic អុ-សៈ-ភា / អ៊ុ-សៈ-ភា
ʼu-s`-bʰā / ʼ′u-s`-bʰā
WT romanisation ʼosaʼphiə, ʼusaʼphiə
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔo.saʔ.pʰiə/ ~ /ʔu.saʔ.pʰiə/

Noun

ឧសភា • (ʼosaʼphiə)

  1. May (month)
    ខែ  ―  khae ʼosaʼphiə  ―  (the month of) May
  2. sun
  3. fire

See also

Gregorian calendar months: ខែសុរិយគតិ (khae soreyaʾ kĕəʾteʾ)edit

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ឧសភា

  1. Khmer script form of usabhā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of ឧសភ (usabha, bull)