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.

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