ឧភយោរាជ

Khmer

Etymology

ឧភយ (ʼŏphôy, “two; both, twofold”) +‎ រាជ (riəc, “king”). Cognate with Thai อุปโยราช (ùp-bpà-yoo-râat)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧភយោរាជ ubʰyorāj Phonemic អ៊ុ-ភៈ-យោ-រាច ʼ′u-bʰ`-yo-rāc WT romanisation ʼuphĕəʼyooriəc (standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.pʰĕəʔ.joː.riəc/

Noun

ឧភយោរាជ • (ʼuphĕəʼyooriəc)

1. uprayorach; king who has abdicated and serves as the advisor of the new king and the vice-regent

Related terms

• ឧបយុវរាជ (ʼupaʼyuvĕəʼriəc), ឧបយៅវរាជ (ʼŏbâyŏuvréach), ឧបរាជ (ʼupaʼraac)