អង្គរ
Khmer
Etymology
From Middle Khmer ʼaṅgara (“city, especially a royal city”), from metathesis of Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city, town”). Doublet of នគរ (nɔkɔɔ, “kingdom”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
អង្គរ • (ʾɑngkɔɔ)
- thickly forested flood plain near a lake
- city, capital city (used in many placenames)
- អង្គរវត្ត ― ʾɑngkɔɔ vŏət ― Angkor Wat
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