English
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville comes from Khmer សីហនុ ‘Seih-nou’.
- Khmermodernសីហនុsəyhnuʼ‘Seih-nou’
- EnglishtodaySihanoukville
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Khmermodernសីហនុsəyhnuʼ‘Seih-nou’
- EnglishtodaySihanoukville
Formed from Sihanouk + -ville
The story
Named after Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012).
Every English word from Khmer សីហនុ
Today it means
name A city, the capital of Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Khmer សីហនុ / Sihanoukville