Khmer

See also: khmer

English

Etymology

Attributed to the Pali term Khemara (“one who is wholesome”); the elision form, ក្មេរ (Kmera), is found in ancient stone inscriptions.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/
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    IPA(key): [kʰəˈmɛɹ]

Noun

Khmer (countable and uncountable, plural Khmer or Khmers)

  1. (uncountable) The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
  2. (countable) A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
  3. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.

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Adjective

Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)

  1. Of or pertaining to Khmer people or their language.

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See also
  • Appendix:Khmer Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Khmer

Further reading
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