ចាស់

Khmer

Etymology

Compare Proto-Palaungic *ʔcaaʔ (“old”) (whence Riang cɑʔ¹).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចាស់ cās´ WT romanisation cah (standard) IPA(key) /cah/

Adjective

ចាស់ • (cah) (abstract noun ភាពចាស់)

1. to be old, mature
   • ~1970s, យស អូឡារាំង [Yol Aularong] (lyrics and music), “ស៊ីក្លូ [Cyclo]”:

     ជិះស៊ីក្លូ ទៅផ្សារចាស់

     chĭhsiklo tŏuphsarchas

     Riding a cyclo to the old market

2. to be former
3. to be intense (said of colors), strong, too much (said of seasonings)
4. to be almost ripe (said of fruit)

Derived terms

• ទទួលបានចាស់ (tɔɔtuəlbaancah)
• ទៅជាចាស់ (tɨwciəcah)
• ឡើងចាស់ (laəngcah)

Affixed forms

• កញ្ចាស់ (kɑñcah)
• ចំណាស់ (cɑmnah)

See also

• អតីត (ʼaʼdət)
• បុរាណ (boraan)