នគរ

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Angkorian Old Khmer នគរ (nagara), from Sanskrit नगर (nágara, holy city). Doublet of អង្គរ (ʼɑngkɔɔ, Angkor).

Pronunciation

Orthographic នគរ
ngr
Phonemic ន-គ / នៈ-គៈ-រៈ.–
n-g / n`-g`-r`.–
WT romanisation nɔkɔɔ, nĕəʼkĕəʼrĕəʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /nɔ.ˈkɔː/ ~ /nĕəʔ.kĕəʔ.rĕəʔ.–/

Noun

នគរ • (nɔkɔɔ)

  1. kingdom
    នគរខ្មែរ  ―  nɔkɔɔ khmae  ―  Kingdom of Cambodia
    នគររាជ  ―  nɔkɔɔ riəc  ―  "Nokor Reach" (the anthem of Cambodia)
  2. city, town
    នគរបាល  ―  nɔkɔɔ baal  ―  police
    នគរជន  ―  nĕəʼkĕəʼrĕəʼ cŭən  ―  city dweller

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin nagara
Pallava

Etymology

From Sanskrit नगर (nágara, holy city) (first attested in c. 878-977). Compare Old Javanese nagara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔɡɔːr/

Noun

នគរ (nagara)

  1. capital, royal city.
  2. domain, kingdom, realm.
  3. place of the sovereign's residence.

Descendants

  • Middle Khmer: អង្គរ ('aṅgara)
  • Khmer: នគរ (nɔkɔɔ)
  • Lao: ນະຄອນ (na khǭn)
  • Thai: นคร (ná-kɔɔn)