Sophea
សុភា
Khmer word for a judge or a lawyer, used as a given name.
Meaning and origin
Sophea is unusual among Khmer word-names in describing a respected occupation rather than a virtue or a natural image: the ordinary word behind it names someone who judges or argues a case, roughly a judge or a lawyer.
How to pronounce Sophea
| Khmer (Cambodia) | so-PEE-ah /soːˈpʰiə/ |
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