ឧស្សាហ៍

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ឧស្សាហៈ (ʼuhsaahaʼ)

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

• ឧស្សាហកម្ម (ʼuhsaahaʼkam, “industry”)
• ឧស្សាហូបនីយកម្ម (ʼuhsaahoupaʼniiyĕəʼkam, “industrialization”)