អង្គរក្ស

Khmer

Etymology

From អង្គ (ʼɑng, “body”) +‎ រ័ក្ស (rĕək, “to guard”); possibly calque of English bodyguard. Compare Thai องครักษ์ (ong-ká-rák).

Pronunciation
Orthographic អង្គរក្ស
ʼṅ̥grk̥s
Phonemic អង់-គៈ-រ័ក / អង់-គ'-រ័ក / អង់-គ្រ័ក
ʼṅ´-g`-r˘k / ʼṅ´-g'-r˘k / ʼṅ´-g̥r˘k
WT romanisation ʼɑngkĕəʼrĕək, ʼɑngkərĕək, ʼɑngkrĕək
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔɑŋ.kĕəʔ.rĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔɑŋ.kə.rĕəʔ/ ~ /ʔɑŋ.ˈkrĕəʔ/

Noun

អង្គរក្ស • (ʼɑngkĕəʼrĕək)

  1. royal guard
  2. bodyguard
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