នរក

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Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali naraka (“one of the underworlds”) or Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”). Compare Burmese နရက် (na.rak), Lao ນະລົກ (na lok), Thai นรก (ná-rók).

Pronunciation

Orthographic នរក
nrk
Phonemic ន-រក់
n-rk´
WT romanisation nɔrŭək
(standard) IPA(key) /nɔ.ˈrŭəʔ/

Noun

នរក • (nɔrŭək)

  1. underworld, hell

Derived terms

Pali

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Noun

នរក m

  1. Khmer script form of naraka (“hell”)

Sanskrit

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Noun

នរក • (náraka) stem, m or n

  1. Khmer script form of नरक (“hell”)
    • 900-1100 AD; copied later, Arlo Griffiths, Kunthea Chhom, “A problematic inscription (K.1237)”, in Udaya: Journal of Khmer Studies‎, volume 14 (PDF), Yosothor, published 2019, halshs-02168837, page 10:
      វិមទ*យន្តិយេភូមី*
      ទាសាន្ទេវស្យបាបី*នះ
      តេសវ្វ៌នរកេយាន្តុ
      យាតនាមាភវក្ឞយាត៑ ៕
      * Read ទ, មី and បី as ទ៌, មិ and បិ.
      vimardayanti ye bhūmi
      dāsāndevasya pāpinaḥ
      te sarvvanarake yāntu
      yātanām ā bhavakṣayāt· ॥
      May the evil ones who disturb the land and servants of the god undergo torment in every hell until the end of existence.
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