អង្គរ
Khmer
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Khmer អង្គរ (ʼaṅgara, “city, especially a royal city”), from metathesis of Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city, town”). Doublet of នគរ (nɔkɔɔ, “kingdom”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editអង្គរ • (ʼɑngkɔɔ)
- thickly forested flood plain near a lake
- city, capital city (used in many placenames)
- អង្គរវត្ត ― ʼɑngkɔɔ vŏət ― Angkor Wat