ឧស្សាហ៍

Khmer

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali ussāha, from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha). Cognate with Thai อุตส่าห์ (ùt-sàa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧស្សាហ៍
us̥sāh̊
Phonemic អ៊ុស-សា / អ៊ុស-សា-ហៈ
ʼ′us-sā / ʼ′us-sā-h`
WT romanisation ʼuhsaa, ʼuhsaahaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔuh.ˈsaː/ ~ /ʔuh.saː.haʔ/

Noun

ឧស្សាហ៍ • (ʼuhsaa)

  1. seriousness, endeavor, perseverance, industry, diligence, strong efforts

Verb

ឧស្សាហ៍ • (ʼuhsaa) (abstract noun ការឧស្សាហ៍)

  1. to study, work hard

Adjective

ឧស្សាហ៍ • (ʼuhsaa) (abstract noun ភាពឧស្សាហ៍)

  1. to be industrious, diligent

Adverb

ឧស្សាហ៍ • (ʼuhsaa) (abstract noun ភាពឧស្សាហ៍)

  1. diligently

Derived terms