ចក្រី

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer cakkrī, cakkri, cakkriya; ultimately from Sanskrit चक्री (cakrī, literally “one who has a discus”). Compare Thai จักรี (jàk-grii).

Pronunciation
Orthographic ចក្រី
ck̥rī
Phonemic ច័ក-ក្រី
c˘k-k̥rī
WT romanisation cakkrəy
(standard) IPA(key) /caʔ.ˈkrəj/

Noun

ចក្រី • (cakkrəy)

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of the god Viṣṇu, who possesses the discus Sudarśana.
  2. (Hinduism) an epithet of Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu.
  3. title of the minister in charge of land warfare, at the present time this title is used for an education official.
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