អង្គរក្ស

Khmer

Etymology

From អង្គ (ʼɑng, “body”) +‎ រ័ក្ស (rĕək, “to guard”); possibly calque of English bodyguard. Compare Thai องครักษ์ (ong-ká-rák).

Pronunciation

Orthographic អង្គរក្ស ʼṅ̥grk̥s Phonemic អង់-គៈ-រ័ក / អង់-គ'-រ័ក / អង់-គ្រ័ក ʼṅ´-g`-r˘k / ʼṅ´-g'-r˘k / ʼṅ´-g̥r˘k WT romanisation ʼɑngkĕəʼrĕək, ʼɑngkərĕək, ʼɑngkrĕək (standard) IPA(key) /ʔɑŋ.kĕəʔ.rĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔɑŋ.kə.rĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔɑŋ.ˈkrĕəʔ/

Noun

អង្គរក្ស • (ʼɑngkĕəʼrĕək)

1. royal guard
2. bodyguard