รักษา
rák-sǎaverb
to heal, cure, or treat
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
preservelexitron
2v.
keep; protectlexitron
3v.
to keep; to maintain; to preserve; to conserve(transitive)wiktionary
4v.
to observe; to uphold(transitive)wiktionary
5v.
to watch; to guard; to protect; to take care (of)(transitive)wiktionary
6v.
to heal, cure, or treat (medically, emotionally, etc)(transitive)wiktionary
Built from
Borrowed from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā, “defence”). Compare Pali rakkhā, whence Thai รักขา. Cognate with Lao ຮັກສາ (hak sā), Shan ႁၵ်ႉသႃ (hâ̰k sǎa).
A note on usage
รักษาไว้ให้คงอยู่มิให้สูญเสีย