Norodom Sihamoni

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: Mul script ; regular script , pronounced ) is the King of Cambodia, the son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath.

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His official Cambodian title is:"Preah Karuna Preah Bat S?mdech Preah B?romneath Norodom Sihamoni, Preahm?haksat (i.e. "king") of the Kingdom of Cambodia"In Khmer:

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The literal meaning of the title is:Preah ("sacred", cognate of the Indian word Brahmin) Karuna ("compassionate", a Buddhist concept, see Karuna) Preah ("sacred") Bat ("foot", from Sanskrit ', cognate of Latin pes, pedis, French pied) S?mdech ("Lord, Prince, Excellency") Preah ("sacred") B?romneath (from Sanskrit ' meaning "supreme" and ' meaning "Lord, protector") Norodom (given name of King Norodom of Cambodia, used as a family name by his descendants) Sihamoni (given name of King Norodom Sihamoni; Siha- means "lion", from Sanskrit ', and is a cognate of "Singa-" in Singapore; -moni comes from Sanskrit muni, meaning "wise, inspired, sage") Preahm?haksat (Preah- "sacred"; -m?ha- from Sanskrit, meaning "great", cognate with "maha-" in maharaja; -ksat meaning "warrior, ruler", cognate of the Indian word Kshatriya) of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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