Etymology

Prey Nokor

Today it means: Former name of Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon before its annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Full definition →

Khmer ព្រៃនគរ
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  1. Khmer · borrowed fromព្រៃនគរ
  2. English todayPrey Nokor

From Khmer ព្រៃនគរ (prɨy nɔɔnɔkɔɔ).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.