រក្សា

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).

Pronunciation
Orthographic រក្សា
rk̥sā
Phonemic រៈ-ក្សា
r`-k̥sā
WT romanisation rĕəʼksaa
(standard) IPA(key) /rĕəʔ.ˈkʰsaː/

Verb

រក្សា • (rĕəʼksaa) (abstract noun ការរក្សា)

  1. to take care of, to protect
    សូមពួកទេព្តារក្សាមហាក្សត្រយើង
    soum puək teipdaa rĕəʼksaa mĕəʼhaaksat yəəng
    "May the Angels protect our king" (first line of Nokor Reach, the anthem of Cambodia)
  2. to keep, to maintain
  3. to observe, to pay attention to, to watch
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