อุตส่าห์

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Thai

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Etymology

From Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha, enthusiasm, zeal; resolution, firmness, strong will; strength, power, energy, effort, strenuous and continuous exertion; etc); perhaps via Old Khmer otsā, *utsāha (to work hard; to strive; to exert (oneself, every effort, etc)). Cognate with Thai อุตสาหะ (ùt-sǎa-hà), Modern Khmer ឧស្សាហៈ (ʼuhsaahaʼ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอุตส่าห์
ɒ u t s ˋ ā h ʻ
Phonemic
อุด-ส่า
ɒ u ɗ – s ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonùt-sàa
Royal Instituteut-sa
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔut̚˨˩.saː˨˩/(R)

Verb

อุตส่าห์ (ùt-sàa) (abstract noun การอุตส่าห์ or ความอุตส่าห์)

  1. (now often used sarcastically) to make an effort (to); to take pains (to); to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to exert (oneself, every effort, etc).