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ឧកញ៉ា

ឧកញ៉ា

Khmer

Noun

ឧកញ៉ា (okɲaa)

  1. A Cambodian title equivalent to marquess or marquis.
  2. (now) super-rich, oknha.

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.