នគរ

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Angkorian Old Khmer នគរ (nagara) (first attested in c. 878-977), 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
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