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)

to be old, mature
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)

Affixed forms

កញ្ចាស់ (kɑñcah)
ចំណាស់ (cɑmnah)

See also

អតីត (ʼaʼdət)
បុរាណ (boraan)

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