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Khmer
Etymology
From Old Khmer cakkrī, cakkri, cakkriya; ultimately from Sanskrit चक्री (cakrī, literally “one who has a discus”). Compare Thai จักรี (jàk-grii).
Pronunciation
Noun
ចក្រី • (cakkrəy)
- (Hinduism) an epithet of the god Viṣṇu, who possesses the discus Sudarśana.
- (Hinduism) an epithet of Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu.
- title of the minister in charge of land warfare, at the present time this title is used for an education official.