សាធុ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali sādhu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic and Phonemic សាធុ
sādʰu
WT romanisation saathuʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /saː.ˈtʰuʔ/

Noun[edit]

សាធុ (saathuʼ)

  1. generosity, charity, kindness
  2. a kind or generous person
  3. scholar

Verb[edit]

សាធុ (saathuʼ) (abstract noun ការសាធុ)

  1. to greet an elder respectfully (instructed by an elder to a young person)

Adjective[edit]

សាធុ (saathuʼ) (abstract noun ភាពសាធុ)

  1. to be good, righteous; excellent; correct, true, exact; proper

Interjection[edit]

សាធុ (saathuʼ)

  1. well done, bravo, amen (to express solemn approval at the end of prayers or statements)