Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruəs ~ *rəs ~ *rəəs ~ *raas (to choose); cognate with Bahnar rơ̆ih (to choose), Pacoh rêh (to choose), Shwe Palaung ရာရ်ႈ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic រើស
roes
WT romanisation rəəh
(standard) IPA(key) /rəːh/

Verb

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រើស (rəəh) (abstract noun ការរើស)

  1. to choose, select
  2. to find
  3. to pick (up)
  4. to lift, raise
  5. to gather, collect, compile

Adjective

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រើស (rəəh) (abstract noun ភាពរើស)

  1. to be partial, willful, choosy, finicky

Derived terms

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Affixed forms

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See also

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