Titles and Styles
| Monarchical styles of King Norodom Sihanouk |
|
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Royal Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Majesty |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Following his abdication, Sihanouk's official title was "Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat" (Khmer: ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ).
The literal translation of the title :
- Preah— "Sacred"
- Karuna— "Compassionate," referring to the Buddhist concept Karuna
- Bat— "Foot," from Sanskrit Pāda.
- Sâmdech— "Lord" or "Excellency"
- Preah— "Sacred"
- Norodom— "Best quality among men," from Sanskrit Uttam ("best in quality") + Nar ("among men")
- Sihanouk— "Jaws of the Lion," from Sanskrit Siha ("lion") + Hanouk ("jaws")
- Preahmâhaviraksat— Preah ("sacred") + Mâha ("great") + Vira ("brave or eminent") + Ksat ("warrior or ruler")
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