អង្គរ

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • thickly forested flood plain near a lake
  • city, capital city (used in many placenames)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Khmer អង្គរ (especially a royal city, city) derived from Sanskrit नगर (city, town, holy city, idem).

Origin

Sanskrit

नगर

Gloss

city, town, holy city, idem

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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