អង្គ

Etymology

From Pali aṅga (“constituent part, characteristic part”), from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, “body, component, member, part”).

Pronunciation

Noun

អង្គ • (ʾɑng)

1. body
2. torso, trunk
3. corpse
4. build, figure
5. appearance
6. form, shape
7. quality, virtue
8. (main) reason, (basic) cause
9. base, basis, grounds
10. quantity, amount, number
11. sort, kind, type, variety
12. group, organization, institution, establishment
13. corps (military or diplomatic)
14. Shivalinga (Indian cult object that represents the phallus of Shiva)

Classifier

អង្គ • (ʾɑng)

1. classifier for monks, clergy, exalted people, royalty, images of Buddha, deities, and letters of the alphabet