លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា

Khmer

Etymology

លោក (look, “sir”) +‎ អ្នក (nĕək, a polite term of address in Khmer society for someone without calling their name directly) +‎ ឧកញ៉ា (ʼokñaa, 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 (sɑmdac chav pɲie), an ancient high military rank.

Pronunciation

Orthographic លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា lokʼ̥nkukñ″ā Phonemic លោក នាក់ អុក-ញ៉ា lok nāk´ ʼuk-ñ″ā WT romanisation look nĕək ʼokñaa (standard) IPA(key) /loːk nĕəʔ ʔok.ˈɲaː/

Noun

លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា • (look nĕək ʼokñaa)

1. grand duke