Meanings
- historicalFormer name of Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon before its annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century.
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In exchange for these alliances, the Vietnamese rulers of the south, the Nguyen clan, obtained administrative control over many of these areas. The sleepy Cambodian port of Prey Nokor (Forest City) at the mouth of the Mekong was taken over in this way in the 1620’s and renamed Saigon (it is now known as Ho Chi Minh City, and houses several million people).
1991, David P. Chandler, The Land and People of Cambodia, HarperCollins Publisher, →ISBN, page 90
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Khmerព្រៃនគរ
- EnglishPrey Nokor
From Khmer ព្រៃនគរ (prɨy nɔɔnɔkɔɔ).
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Chinese Mandarin 牌諾 /牌诺
- 牌諾 /牌诺historical Khmer city
Korean 프레이 노코르
- 프레이 노코르 (peurei nokoreu)historical Khmer city
Cite this entry
Prey Nokor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prey%20Nokor
“Prey Nokor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prey%20Nokor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prey Nokor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prey%20Nokor.
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