ឱកាស

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali okāsa (“visibility; occasion”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ឱកាស • (ʼaokaah)

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.)