Etymology

Siem Reap

Today it means: A city in Cambodia. Full definition →

Khmer សៀមរាប
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  1. Khmer · borrowed fromសៀមរាប
  2. English todaySiem Reap

Borrowed from Khmer សៀមរាប (siəm riəp).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.