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