ក្រឡាហោម

Khmer

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer kralā homa, kralā homma (literally “court of sacrifices; sacrificial ground”), from kralā (“court; courtyard; ground; etc”) + homa, homma (“sacrifice; sacrificial ceremony”), itself from Sanskrit होम (homa, “oblation”), referring to the precinct of a fire worship ceremony held before marching to war. Cognate with Modern Thai กลาโหม (gà-laa-hǒom).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ក្រឡាហោម k̥rḷāhom WT romanisation krɑlaa haom (standard) IPA(key) /krɑ.ˈlaː haom/

Noun

ក្រឡាហោម • (krɑlaa haom)

1. a title of Cambodian minister

   ឧកញ៉ាក្រឡាហោម  ―  ʼokñaa krɑlaa haom  ―  Oknya Kralahom: minister of navy and trade affair (used in ancient times)