Oknha
Sign in to saveOknha (, ) is a Khmer honorific. It has different meanings depending on the period it was used.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Linguistics
- History
- ''Oknha'': the royal envoy of the Khmer Empire
- Royal title created by the Oudong monarchy (17th–19th century)
- Modern title for the new elite of Cambodia: (1993–present)
- Process of election
- Nomenclature and hierarchy
- Famous ''Oknhas''
- References
- See also
Oknha (, ) is a Khmer honorific. It has different meanings depending on the period it was used.
==Linguistics== The word means "nobleman" or "lord".
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