ឧកញ៉ា

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From ឧក (ʼok, first constituent in titles of the mandarinate) +‎ ញា (ñiə, to know).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic ឧកញ៉ា
ukñ″ā
Phonemic អុក-ញ៉ា
ʼuk-ñ″ā
WT romanisation ʼokñaa
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔok.ˈɲaː/

Noun

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ឧកញ៉ា (ʼokñaa)

  1. (historical) A Cambodian title equivalent to marquess or marquis.
  2. nobleman or lord, an honorary title of modern Cambodia.

Usage notes

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A title of Khmer officials since the eighteenth century, it was created to replace the word ពញា, and it ranks above ព្រះ and below អ្នកឧកញ៉ា.

Descendants

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  • Thai: ออกญา (ɔ̀ɔk-yaa)
  • Vietnamese: ốc nha