Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer ឩប្បរាជ (ūpparāja, vice king); ultimately from Pali uparāja, from upa- (inferior; deputy; vice) +‎ rāja (king); or ultimately from Sanskrit उपराज (uparāja), from उप- (upa-, inferior; deputy; vice) +‎ राज (rāja, king). Cognate with Thai อุปราช (ùp-bpà-ràat); Burmese ဥပရာဇာ (u.pa.raja); Lao ອຸບປະຫຣາດ (ʼup pa rāt), ອຸປະລາດ (ʼu pa lāt).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ឧបរាជ
uprāj
Phonemic អ៊ុ-ប៉ៈ-រ៉ាច / អុ-ប៉ៈ-រ៉ាច
ʼ′u-p″`-r″āc / ʼu-p″`-r″āc
WT romanisation ʼupaʼraac, ʼopaʼraac
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.paʔ.raːc/ ~ /ʔo.paʔ.raːc/

Noun edit

ឧបរាជ (ʼupaʼraac)

  1. deputy king, crown prince, viceroy

Related terms edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ឧបរាជ m

  1. Khmer script form of uparāja (deputy king)

Declension edit