what does the name angkor wat mean
The modern name, Angkor Wat, means City Temple; Angkor is a vernacular form of the word nokor which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara meaning capital or city.
According to âAngkor Watâ the name itself, âAngkorâ derives from a Sanskrit word meaning âholy cityâ.âWatâ of course, in Khmer means âtempleâ.