អង្គ

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • body
  • torso, trunk
  • corpse
  • build, figure
  • appearance
  • form, shape
  • quality, virtue
  • (main) reason, (basic) cause
  • base, basis, grounds
  • quantity, amount, number
  • sort, kind, type, variety
  • group, organization, institution, establishment
  • corps (military or diplomatic)
  • (Indian cult object that represents the phallus of Shiva)

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali aṅga (factor, part, member, constituent, constituent part, characteristic part) derived from Sanskrit अङ्ग (limb, body, member, component, etc, constituent, part, a limb) derived from Old Khmer ʼaṅga.

Origin

Old Khmer

ʼaṅga

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