ឱកាស

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali okāsa (“visibility; occasion”)

Pronunciation
Orthographic ឱកាស
okās
Phonemic អោ-កាស / អោ-កា-សៈ-
ʾo-kās / ʾo-kā-s`-
WT romanisation ʾaokaah, ʾaokaasaʾ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔao.ˈkaːh/ ~ /ʔao.kaː.saʔ./

Noun

ឱកាស • (ʾaokaah)

  1. cause, situation, occasion, chance
  2. opportunity, time
  3. free time, permission, agreement
  4. aokaasa’ (a polite word used to begin a conversation or to ask someone for something: pardon me; may I have your attention, etc.)
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