រក្សា

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic រក្សា rk̥sā Phonemic រៈ-ក្សា r`-k̥sā WT romanisation rĕəʼksaa (standard) IPA(key) /rĕəʔ.ˈkʰsaː/

Verb

រក្សា • (rĕəʼksaa) (abstract noun ការរក្សា)

1. to take care of, to protect

   សូមពួកទេព្តារក្សាមហាក្សត្រយើង

   soum puək teipdaa rĕəʼksaa mĕəʼhaaksat yəəng

   "May the Angels protect our king" (first line of Nokor Reach, the anthem of Cambodia)

2. to keep, to maintain
3. to observe, to pay attention to, to watch

Related terms

• រ័ក្ស (rĕək)