Etymology

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Today it means: A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. Full definition →

Khmer អង្គរ ← Sanskrit नगर
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromनगर“city”
  2. Khmer · borrowed fromអង្គរ“Capital City”
  3. English todayAngkor

From Khmer អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “Capital City”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”). Doublet of negara and Nagari.

Words from the same roots

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Nagarnegara

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