Prey Nokor
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Prey Nokor
Where it comes from
From Khmer ព្រៃនគរ (prɨy nɔɔnɔkɔɔ).
proper noun
- Former name of Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon before its annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. In exchange for these alliances, the Vietnamese rulers of the south, the Nguyen clan, obtained administrative control over many of these areas. The sleepy Cambodian port of Prey Nokor (Forest City) at the mouth of the Mekong was taken over in this way in the 1620’s and renamed Saigon (it is now know
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Talk about this word "Prey Nokor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prey%20nokor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Prey Nokor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prey%20nokor "Prey Nokor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prey%20nokor.Cite this
@misc{prey_nokor_2026,
title = {Prey Nokor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prey%20nokor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
