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The Poem of Angkor Wat, the Glossary

The Poem of Angkor Wat (ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត Lpoek Angkor Vat or Lbaeuk Ângkôr Vôtt), is a Khmer poem which dates from the beginning of the 17th century.^[1]

33 relations: Allen Ginsberg, Alliteration, Angkor, Étienne Aymonier, Bard, Beng Mealea, Cosmogony, Devata, Encyclopædia Britannica, Epic poetry, Fall of Longvek, Indian epic poetry, Indra, Khmer inscriptions, Khmer language, Longvek, Maharaja, Metre (poetry), Origin myth, Oudong, Pastiche, Phnom Bakheng, Poet, Reamker, Relief, Rhyme, Royal Ballet of Cambodia, Saveros Pou, Siem Reap province, Suryavarman II, Svay Leu District, UFO conspiracy theories, Vishvakarma.
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Angkor Wat
Cambodian literature
Cosmogony
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Allen Ginsberg

Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer.

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Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels, if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant.

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Angkor

Angkor (អង្គរ, 'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura (យសោធរបុរៈ; यशोधरपुर),Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen.

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Étienne Aymonier

Étienne François Aymonier (26 February 1844 – 21 January 1929) was a French linguist and explorer.

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In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.

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Beng Mealea

Beng Mealea (បឹងមាលា, UNGEGN: Bœ̆ng Méaléa, ALA-LC:, "Temple of Lotus Pond"),Freeman et Jacques, 2006, pp.220-223 or Boeng Mealea, is a temple from the Angkor Wat periodHigham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, located east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.

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Cosmogony

Cosmogony is any model concerning the origin of the cosmos or the universe.

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Devata

Devata (pl: devatas, meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (tevoda); Thai: เทวดา (tevada); Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: dewata; Batak languages: debata (Toba), dibata (Karo), naibata (Simalungun); diwata (Philippine languages)) are smaller and more focused Devas (Deities) in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Epic poetry

An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

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Fall of Longvek

The fall of Longkvek, also known as the sack of Longvek or siege of Longvek, was the final act of the Siamese–Cambodian War which lasted from 1591 to 1594 and after which the Khmer capital Longvek was ransacked and looted.

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Indian epic poetry

Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá).

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.

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Khmer inscriptions

Khmer inscriptions are a corpus of post-5th century historical texts engraved on materials such as stone and metal ware found in a wide range of mainland Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Laos) and relating to the Khmer civilization. The Poem of Angkor Wat and Khmer inscriptions are Cambodian literature.

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Khmer language

Khmer (ខ្មែរ, UNGEGN) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmer people and the official and national language of Cambodia.

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Longvek

Longvek or Lavek (លង្វែក, or ល្វែក) was a city in Cambodia.

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Maharaja

Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj) was a princely or royal title used by some Hindu monarchs since the ancient times.

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Metre (poetry)

In poetry, metre (Commonwealth spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

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Origin myth

An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. The Poem of Angkor Wat and origin myth are Cosmogony.

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Oudong

Oudong (ឧដុង្គ; also romanized as Udong or Odong) is a former town of the post-Angkorian period (1618–1863) situated in present-day Phsar Daek Commune, Ponhea Lueu District, Kandal Province, Cambodia.

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Pastiche

A pastiche is a work of visual art, literature, theatre, music, or architecture that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists.

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Phnom Bakheng

Phnom Bakheng (ភ្នំបាខែង) is a Hindu temple in the form of a temple mountain in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. The Poem of Angkor Wat and Phnom Bakheng are Angkor Wat.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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Reamker

Reamker (រាមកេរ្តិ៍, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC) is a Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Rāmāyana epic. The Poem of Angkor Wat and Reamker are Cambodian literature, Performing arts in Cambodia and works based on the Ramayana.

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Relief

Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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Rhyme

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the exact same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words.

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Royal Ballet of Cambodia

The Royal Ballet of Cambodia (របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ, Robam Preah Reach Trop) is a classical Khmer dance known for its intricate hand movements and elaborate costumes.

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Saveros Pou

Saveros Pou (ពៅសាវរស, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC:; 24 August 1929 – 25 June 2020), also known around 1970 under the name Saveros Lewitz, was a French linguist of Cambodian origin.

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Siem Reap province

Siem Reap, officially Siemreap (សៀមរាប), is a province (khaet) of Cambodia.

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Suryavarman II

Suryavarman II (សូរ្យវរ្ម័នទី២, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC), posthumously named Paramavishnuloka, was the ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1113 until his death in 1150. The Poem of Angkor Wat and Suryavarman II are Angkor Wat.

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Svay Leu District

Svay Leu District is a district of Siem Reap Province, in north western Cambodia.

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UFO conspiracy theories

UFO conspiracy theories are a subset of conspiracy theories which argue that various governments and politicians globally, in particular the United States government, are suppressing evidence that unidentified flying objects are controlled by a non-human intelligence or built using alien technology.

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Vishvakarma

Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (lit) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism.

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References

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1620 poems

Angkor Wat

Cambodian literature

Cosmogony

Performing arts in Cambodia

References