Etymology

From ราช ‎(râat, “royal”) +‎ การ ‎(gaan, “affair; activity; business; duty; enterprise; mission”). Compare Old Khmer *rājakāryya, rājjikāra, rājakāryya, rājyakāryya ‎(“royal service”); Modern Khmer រាជការ ‎(réachkar), រាជការ្យ ‎(réachkary); Sanskrit राजकर ‎(rājakara, “royal tax”), राजकार्य ‎(rājakārya, “royal business; royal duty”).

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