neak ta

Neak ta: a Cambodian ancestral or tutelary force, a local guardian spirit watching over a place or land. Neak ta can be either male or female, and are often associated as a ancestral couple.

Note: Chuon Nath Dictionary takes តា "ta" literally as "grandfather", adding that he is "an old man of the land, who has been looking over the land for a long time."