ឧកញ៉ា

Khmer

Etymology

From ឧក (ʼok, “first constituent in titles of the mandarinate”) +‎ ញា (ñiə, “to know”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧកញ៉ា ukñ″ā Phonemic អុក-ញ៉ា ʼuk-ñ″ā WT romanisation ʼokñaa (standard) IPA(key) /ʔok.ˈɲaː/

Noun

ឧកញ៉ា • (ʼokñaa)

1. (historical) A Cambodian title equivalent to marquess or marquis.
2. nobleman or lord, an honorary title of modern Cambodia.

Usage notes

A title of Khmer officials since the eighteenth century, it was created to replace the word ពញា, and it ranks above ព្រះ and below អ្នកឧកញ៉ា.

Descendants

• → Thai: ออกญา (ɔ̀ɔk-yaa)
• → Vietnamese: ốc nha