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)

to choose, select
to find
to pick (up)
to lift, raise
to gather, collect, compile

Adjective

រើស • (rəəh) (abstract noun ភាពរើស)

partial, willful, choosy, finicky

Derived terms

ជ្រើសរើស (crəəh rəəh)