ឥស្សរៈ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ឥស្សរ (ʼɨhsaʼraʼ)

Etymology

From Pali issara (“chief; lord; master; etc.”); ultimately from Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvara).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឥស្សរៈ is̥sr` Phonemic អិស-សៈ-រ៉ៈ / អ៊ិ-សៈ-រ៉ៈ ʼis-s`-r″` / ʼ′i-s`-r″` WT romanisation ʼəhsaʼraʼ, ʼisaʼraʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔəh.saʔ.raʔ/ ~ /ʔi.saʔ.raʔ/

Noun

ឥស្សរៈ • (ʼəhsaʼraʼ)

1. ruler, chief
2. Shiva

Adjective

ឥស្សរៈ • (ʼəhsaʼraʼ) (abstract noun ភាពឥស្សរៈ)

1. to be free, independent

   ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ  ―  khmae ʼəhsaʼraʼ  ―  Khmer Issarak (literally "Free Khmer")

2. to have power; to be supreme; dignified