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- Sat May 15, 2021 4:21 am
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: Audio of the Chong language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1152
Re: Audio of the Chong language
[/quote] I didn't know the word Chong was used in the inscription. Do you have information about the inscription? I would like to take a look at it. [/quote] Old Khmer Dictionary Here is the link to the Old Khmer Dictionary, which is composed of all translations of the majority of known Old Khmer in...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:13 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: Audio of the Chong language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1152
Re: Audio of the Chong language
Correction: the term 'khmer' was already in use in the inscriptions from the 8th century upwards. The first time Chong is used as a class denotion in the inscriptions (ជង) is in the 7th century, meaning that at least from the 7th century the Khmer distinguished themselves from the Chong.. The first ...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:44 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: Audio of the Chong language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1152
Re: Audio of the Chong language
An audio recording by Researcher Marie Alexandrine Martin If anybody is interested in what the Chong language sounds like. I have provided a link. https://pangloss.cnrs.fr/corpus/Chong%20Lo?lang=en&mode= Nice! The Chong people are the original Khmer. 'Chong' means 'person' in Pearic language, and i...
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:32 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The Role of Khmer Monks 16th to 19th century
- Replies: 2
- Views: 739
Re: The Role of Khmer Monks 16th to 19th century
A paper on The Role of Khmer monks back in the 16th to 19th century by Vong Sotheara from the Royal University Of Phnom Penh. Feel free to take a look at it. https://www.academia.edu/10099960/The_Role_of_Khmer_Monks_during_16th_19th_Centuries Interesting read! I like how it describes how Buddhism c...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:44 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The People and Population of Angkor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1361
Re: The People and Population of Angkor
There's 'ang' (អញ) which is what you'd probably use around friends or when speaking to someone younger. And then there are ones that are spoken in religious or royal settings like 'atmaa' (អាត្មា, used by monks) and 'tuol bangkum' (ទូលបង្គំ, used when addressing royalty). In Khmer-Surin, men can al...
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The People and Population of Angkor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1361
Re: The People and Population of Angkor
Very interesting... You are probably right... For a good real life example of how the ancient kings treated prisoners of war... Visit Banteay Chhmar -- a lovely ruin in Cambodia's far far northwestern corner. I snapped this photo of a detail on the well-preserved northern interior wall... The mural...
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:10 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The People and Population of Angkor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1361
Re: The People and Population of Angkor
...I once asked my Cambodian literature students what the original meaning of the nominative "khnom" was, and they told me that in ancient times it was synonymous with the word, "slave" or "servant"... They told me that this usage was largely forgotten... It has been debated among historians whethe...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:58 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The People and Population of Angkor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1361
Re: The People and Population of Angkor
Here is a video 50 min long video. If you can't see the video in the thread, I provide the link below the video. https://youtu.be/7be_7GKKnII https://youtu.be/7be_7GKKnII Amazing! So Angkor had around 900,000 people living at the end of 13th century, and of those 900,000, almost 160,000 people live...
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:10 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: Temple Cambodia - Ta Ong, A Delight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 769
Re: Temple Cambodia - Ta Ong, A Delight
Beautiful Temple This One Accidental stroll into potential minefield. Mind you did find a cracking temple & the scenery was super, this was a real amazing find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJuFV23Jgs Beautiful scenery! Crazy to imagine that there are still many mindfields out there. I wonder a...
- Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:36 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: Diversity of Angkorian King?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1131
Re: Diversity of Angkorian King?
I saw this image popping up and being shared on social media. The company that posted it is from Thailand. Can anyone clarify if the information in the photo is either wrong or correct? https://i.postimg.cc/V63prF00/FB-IMG-1618038217860.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/NfVDg0TL/Screenshot-20210410-031239-0...
- Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: THE FALL OF DVĀRAVATĪ AS MENTIONED IN THE KHMER INSCRIPTION
- Replies: 3
- Views: 852
Re: THE FALL OF DVĀRAVATĪ AS MENTIONED IN THE KHMER INSCRIPTION
Whilst this is certainly all very interesting, my reticence is that it is all too traditional historicity; i.e. it is exclusively involved with elite society, and 95(?)% of the populace is wholly invisible. The masses were required to supply corvee labour to build the temples that are so admired to...
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:46 pm
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: THE FALL OF DVĀRAVATĪ AS MENTIONED IN THE KHMER INSCRIPTION
- Replies: 3
- Views: 852
Re: THE FALL OF DVĀRAVATĪ AS MENTIONED IN THE KHMER INSCRIPTION
A PDF report on THE FALL OF DVĀRAVATĪ AS MENTIONED IN THE KHMER INSCRIPTION by U-tain Wongsathit, Kangvol Katshima, and Chatupohn Khotkanok https://www.academia.edu/44951442/THE_FALL_OF_DV%C4%80RAVAT%C4%AA_AS_MENTIONED_IN_THE_KHMER_INSCRIPTION_K_1198 Very interesting paper! This paper gives some go...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:30 am
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The Ksatriyas of Ancient Cambodia
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1493
Re: The Ksatriyas of Ancient Cambodia
I read Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz recently. It includes a superb up-to-date account of scholarship on the 'non-fall' of Angkor. She shows how it gradually faded away - with droughts and floods gradually overwhelming the ability to maintain the hydraulics, ...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 2:28 am
- Forum: Cambodian History and Culture
- Topic: The Ksatriyas of Ancient Cambodia
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1493
Re: The Ksatriyas of Ancient Cambodia
That's interesting so thanks, I'll look into it. One contention that hasn't received much coverage or too many studies is this: In French Indochina, Vietnamese were prized by the colonial administration for their analytical skills and perhaps for their higher levels of education. Everyone who has e...