Krom Ngoy (born Ouk Ou; 1865 – 1936) was a Cambodian poet and a master of khsae diev.
He was well-liked by the king and officials and was titled "Phai-ros Loe Koern" in Thai or "Phirum Pheasa Ou" in Khmer, meaning one who is excellent in the use of language.
He was called for an audience with and sing for the King Sisowath of Cambodia and was given a title as “Neak Preah Phee-rom Pheasa Ou”, translated as the elevated one who is excellent or perfect in the use of language.
He was later on invited by the then-director of the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh, Suzanne Karpeles, to sing his poems in a slow phase so they could be written down for later generations.
[citation needed] Ouk Ou died at the age of 71 on the 6th day of the waxing moon, 2479 Buddhist year or 1936 AD.