អង្ករ

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer raṅko, raṅka, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk(aw)ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Vietnamese gạo.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic អង្ករ ʼṅ̥kr WT romanisation ʼɑngkɑɑ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔɑŋ.ˈkɑː/

Noun

អង្ករ • (ʼɑngkɑɑ)

1. dehusked, uncooked rice

See also

• ស្រូវ (srəw) (rice plant, or unhusked rice grains)
• បាយ (baay) (cooked rice)