ព្រះអង្គ

Khmer

Etymology

From ព្រះ (prĕəh, “prefix for gods, royal persons, and things relating to them”, literally “divine; excellent; precious; etc”) +‎ អង្គ (ʼɑng, “being; body; form; etc”); derived from Old Khmer braḥ ʼaṅga. Compare Lao ພຣະອົງ (pha ra ʼong); Thai พระองค์ (prá-ong).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ព្រះអង្គ b̥rḥʼṅ̥g Phonemic ព្រះ អង់ b̥rḥ ʼṅ´ WT romanisation prĕəh ʼɑng (standard) IPA(key) /prĕəh ˈʔɑŋ/

Noun

ព្រះអង្គ • (prĕəh ʼɑng)

1. (of a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person) body.
2. an honorific for or term of address to a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person.