ស៊ូ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស៊ូ s′ū WT romanisation suu (standard) IPA(key) /suː/

Etymology 1

From Thai สู้ (sûu, “to fight”)

Adjective

ស៊ូ • (suu) (abstract noun ភាពស៊ូ)

1. to be bold, courageous, brave, persistent, persevering

Verb

ស៊ូ • (suu) (abstract noun ការស៊ូ)

1. to venture, to risk, to dare
2. to prefer (to do something), would rather ... (instead of), better to ...

   ស៊ូ...ជាជាង...

   suu … ciə ciəng …

   rather... than..

Derived terms

• តស៊ូ (tɑɑ suu)
• ស៊ូទ្រាំ (suutrŏəm)

See also

• សូវ (səw)

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese su su, ultimately from French chouchou.

Noun

ស៊ូ • (suu)

1. (ផ្លែ~) chayote

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 蘇／苏 (sū).

Proper noun

ស៊ូ • (suu)

1. So, a surname from Chinese