ស៊ូ

Khmer

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ស៊ូ
s′ū
WT romanisation suu
(standard) IPA(key) /suː/

Etymology 1

From Thai สู้ (sûu, “to fight”)

Adjective

ស៊ូ • (suu) (abstract noun ភាពស៊ូ)

  1. to be bold, courageous, brave, persistent, persevering

Verb

ស៊ូ • (suu) (abstract noun ការស៊ូ)

  1. to venture, to risk, to dare
  2. to prefer (to do something), would rather ... (instead of), better to ...
    ស៊ូ...ជាជាង...
    suu … ciə ciəng …
    rather... than..

Derived terms
  • តស៊ូ (tɑɑ suu)
  • ស៊ូទ្រាំ (suutrŏəm)

See also

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese su su, ultimately from French chouchou.

Noun

ស៊ូ • (suu)

  1. (ផ្លែ~) chayote

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 蘇／苏 (sū).

Proper noun

ស៊ូ • (suu)

  1. So, a surname from Chinese
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