ព្រៃនគរ

Khmer

Etymology

ព្រៃ (prɨy, “forest”) +‎ នគរ (nɔkɔɔ, “town”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ព្រៃនគរ
b̥raingr
Phonemic ព្រៃ ន-គ
b̥rai n-g
WT romanisation prɨy nɔkɔɔ
(standard) IPA(key) /prɨj nɔ.ˈkɔː/

Proper noun

ព្រៃនគរ • (prɨy nɔkɔɔ)

  1. (historical) Prey Nokor (a former Khmer settlement which became modern Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), in Vietnam)

Descendants

  • ⇒? Vietnamese: Sài Gòn

See also

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