រើស

See also: រូស, រាសី, រស, and រស់

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruəs ~ *rəs ~ *rəəs ~ *raas (“to choose”); cognate with Bahnar rơih (“to choose”), Pacoh rêh (“to choose”), Ruching Palaung ră, răh (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

រើស • (rəəh) (abstract noun ភាពរើស)

1. partial, willful, choosy, finicky

Derived terms

• ជ្រើសរើស (crəəh rəəh)

See also

• ចម្រាញ់ (cɑmraɲ)
• ជ្រើស (crəəh)