ឧបយុវរាជ

Khmer

Etymology

ឧប (upa, “deputy-, vice-, sub-”) +‎ យុវ (yuveaʼ, “young, youthful”) +‎ រាជ (riəc, “king”). Cognate with Thai อุปยุวราช (ùp-bpà-yú-wá-râat)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧបយុវរាជ upyuvrāj Phonemic អ៊ុ-ប៉ៈ-យុ-វៈ-រាច ʼ′u-p″`-yu-v`-rāc WT romanisation ʼupaʼyuvĕəʼriəc (standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.paʔ.ju.ʋĕəʔ.riəc/

Noun

ឧបយុវរាជ • (ʼupaʼyuvĕəʼriəc)

1. deputy youth king

Usage notes

This title was appointed to Somdech Sihanouk since he was the head of state in the Sankum period in Cambodia.

Synonyms

• ឧបយៅវរាជ (ʼŏbâyŏuvréach)
• ឧភយោរាជ (ʼuphĕəʼyooriəc)
• ឧបរាជ (ʼupaʼraac)