លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា

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Khmer

Etymology

លោក (louk, sir) +‎ អ្នក (neak, a polite term of address in Khmer society for someone without calling their name directly) +‎ ឧកញ៉ា (ʔokɲaa, the second highest royal title). This is a title for a classical Khmer official which was coined in the eighteenth century, replacing the much older សម្ដេចចៅពញា (sɑmdach chav pɲie), an ancient high military rank.

Noun

លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា (louk neak ʔokɲaa)

  1. grand duke