ឯកឧកញ៉ា

Khmer

Etymology

ឯក (ʼaek) +‎ ឧកញ៉ា (ʼokñaa)

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឯកឧកញ៉ា ekukñ″ā Phonemic អែក អុក-ញ៉ា ʼaek ʼuk-ñ″ā WT romanisation ʼaek ʼokñaa (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaek ʔok.ˈɲaː/

Noun

ឯកឧកញ៉ា • (ʼaek ʼokñaa)

1. (obsolete) excellency

Usage notes

Used in ancient times, now replaced by ឯកឧត្តម for addressing people’s representatives, ministers, or high-ranking military officials.

Synonyms

• ឯកឧត្តម (ʼaek ʼutdɑm)