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)

to take care of, to protect
សូម ពួក ទេព្តារក្សាមហាក្សត្រ យើង
soum puək teipdaa rĕəʼksaa mĕəʼhaaksat yəəng
"May the Angels protect our king" (first line of Nokor Reach, the anthem of Cambodia)
to keep, to maintain
to observe, to pay attention to, to watch

Related terms

រ័ក្ស (rĕək)

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